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Species in the genus Ctenopoma: [ 31 ] records

acutirostre, Ctenopoma Pellegrin [J.] 1899:360 [Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle (Série 1) v. 5 (no. 7); ref. 14733] Diélé, Democratic Republic of Congo. Syntypes: MNHN 1886-0473 (1), 1897-0813 (1). Type catalog: Blanc 1963:71 [ref. 19851]. •Valid as Ctenopoma acutirostre Pellegrin 1899 -- (Gosse 1986:403 [ref. 6194], Vierke 1986:41 [ref. 36452], Vierke 1988:64 [ref. 36453], Wakiyama et al. 1997:100 [ref. 25519], Krysanov & Golubtsov 2001:739 [ref. 25916], Munene et al. 2021:25 [ref. 39283], Stiassny et al. 2021:1687 [ref. 39000]). Current status: Valid as Ctenopoma acutirostre Pellegrin 1899. Anabantidae. Distribution: Western-central Africa: Congo River system (Democratic Republic of Congo). Habitat: freshwater.

africanus, Anabas Vetterlein [R.] 1914:253, Fig. 4 [Wochenschrift für Aquarien- und Terrarienkunde v. 11 (13); ref. 21735] Niger. Syntypes: (several) whereabouts unknown. •Synonym of Ctenopoma argentoventer (Ahl 1922) -- (Gosse 1986:404 [ref. 6194]). •? Synonym of Ctenopoma kingsleyae Günther 1896. Current status: Synonym of Ctenopoma kingsleyae Günther 1896. Anabantidae. Habitat: freshwater.

argentoventer, Anabas Ahl [E.] in Schreitmüller & Ahl 1922:266 [2] [Blätter für Aquarien- und Terrarienkunde v. 33 (no. 16); ref. 15389] Lower Niger. Holotype (unique): ZMB 20636. Type catalog: Paepke 1994:311-312 [ref. 21516]. Types mentioned: Paepke 1995:97 [ref. 21847]. On p. 2 of separate. Also appeared in Ahl 1923:184 [ref. 15393]. •Valid as Ctenopoma argentoventer (Ahl 1922) -- (Gosse 1986:404 [ref. 6194], Vierke 1986:44 [ref. 36452], Vierke 1988:67 [ref. 36453]). •Synonym of Ctenopoma kingsleyae Günther 1896 -- (Lévèque et al. 1991:146 [ref. 31367], Norris in Lévêque et al. 1992:844 [ref. 21590], Norris & Douglas 1992:718 [ref. 19869]). Current status: Synonym of Ctenopoma kingsleyae Günther 1896. Anabantidae. Habitat: freshwater.

ashbysmithi, Ctenopoma Banister [K. E.] & Bailey [R. G.] 1979:237, Figs. 17-19, 22 (above) [Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society v. 66 (no. 3) (for July 1979); ref. 8851] Marsh, 10 kilometers southwest of Kindu, Democratic Republic of Congo. Holotype: BMNH 1976.10.21.2. Paratypes: BMNH 1976.10.21.3-11 (9). •Valid as Ctenopoma ashbysmithi Banister & Bailey 1979 -- (Gosse 1986:404 [ref. 6194]). Current status: Valid as Ctenopoma ashbysmithi Banister & Bailey 1979. Anabantidae. Distribution: Democratic Republic of Congo. Habitat: freshwater.

breviventralis, Anabas Pellegrin [J.] 1939:377 [Bulletin de la Société Zoologique de France v. 63 (no. 7) [for 1938]; ref. 17213] Congo River, Congo-Brazzaville. Holotype (unique): MNHN 1938-0031. Type catalog: Blanc 1963:71 [ref. 19851]. •Valid as Anabas breviventralis Pellegrin 1939 -- (Gosse 1986:404 [ref. 6194]). •Questionably a synonym of Ctenopoma kingsleyae Günther 1896 -- (Norris & Douglas 1992:718 [ref. 19869]). Current status: Uncertain as Ctenopoma kingsleyae Günther 1896. Anabantidae. Habitat: freshwater.

caudomaculatus, Anabas Ahl [E.] 1927:77 [Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin 1927 (for Apr.-July); ref. 15834] Pendé, Cameroon. Holotype (unique): ZMB 21226. Type catalog: Paepke 1994:312 [ref. 21516]. Types mentioned: Paepke 1995:97 [ref. 21847]. •Valid as Ctenopoma caudomaculatum (Ahl 1927) -- (Vierke 1986:45 [ref. 36452], Vierke 1988:69 [ref. 36453]). •Synonym of Ctenopoma petherici Günther 1864 -- (Gosse 1986:413 [ref. 6194], Lévèque et al. 1991:146 [ref. 31367], Norris in Lévêque et al. 1992:846 [ref. 21590], Norris & Douglas 1992:716 [ref. 19869]). Current status: Synonym of Ctenopoma petherici Günther 1864. Anabantidae. Habitat: freshwater.

chadensis, Anabas petherici Fowler [H. W.] 1936:322, Fig. 24 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 88; ref. 1424] Batangafo, Chad basin, Central African Republic [Ubangi-Shari]. Holotype: ANSP 66126. Paratypes: ANSP 66127-30 (4), 67222 (1). Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:18 [ref. 13621]. •Synonym of Ctenopoma petherici Günther 1864 -- (Gosse 1986:413 [ref. 6194], Lévèque et al. 1991:146 [ref. 31367], Norris & Douglas 1992:716 [ref. 19869]). Current status: Synonym of Ctenopoma petherici Günther 1864. Anabantidae. Habitat: freshwater.

ctenotis, Anabas Boulenger [G. A.] 1920:403, Fig. 10 [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1919 (pts 3-4) (art. 25); ref. 15206] Ditch along the Lukuga River, near west coast of Lake Tanganyika. Syntypes: BMNH 1919.7.24.33-34 (2). •Valid as Ctenopoma ctenotis (Boulenger 1920) -- (Gosse 1986:405 [ref. 6194], Vierke 1986:46 [ref. 36452], Vierke 1988:71 [ref. 36453]). •Synonym of Ctenopoma muriei (Boulenger 1906) -- (Norris et al. 1988:489 [ref. 6415], Lévèque et al. 1991:146 [ref. 31367], Norris in Lévêque et al. 1992:844 [ref. 21590]). Current status: Synonym of Ctenopoma muriei (Boulenger 1906). Anabantidae. Habitat: freshwater.

denticulatum, Ctenopoma Pellegrin [J.] 1899:361 [Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle (Série 1) v. 5 (no. 7); ref. 14733] Congo. Holotype (unique): MNHN 1890-0036. Type catalog: Blanc 1963:72 [ref. 19851]. •Synonym of Ctenopoma ocellatum Pellegrin 1899 -- (Gosse 1986:411 [ref. 6194]). Current status: Synonym of Ctenopoma ocellatum Pellegrin 1899. Anabantidae. Habitat: freshwater.

gabonense, Ctenopoma Günther [A.] 1896:269, Pl. 13 (fig. C) [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 6) v. 17 (no. 100) (art. 37); ref. 14607] Gabon and probably Ogowe River. Syntypes: BMNH 1867.5.13.19 (1), 1868.8.16.11 (1). •Synonym of Ctenopoma nigropannosum Reichenow 1876 -- (Gosse 1986:411 [ref. 6194]). •Valid as Ctenoppoma gabonense Günther 1896 -- (Norris 2007:253 [ref. 30044], Munene et al. 2021:25 [ref. 39283], Stiassny et al. 2021:1687 [ref. 39000], Fermon et al. 2022:226 [ref. 39448]). Current status: Valid as Ctenopoma gabonense Günther 1896. Anabantidae. Distribution: Western-central Africa: Congo River system (Gabon and Democratic Republic of Congo). Habitat: freshwater.

garuanus, Anabas Ahl [E.] 1927:77 [Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin 1927 (for Apr.-July); ref. 15834] Garua, Benoué River, Cameroon. Syntypes: ZMB 21231 (2). Type catalog: Paepke 1994:312 [ref. 21516]. Types mentioned: Paepke 1995:97 [ref. 21847]. •Valid as Ctenopoma garuanum (Ahl 1927) -- (Gosse 1986:407 [ref. 6194]). Current status: Valid as Ctenopoma garuanum (Ahl 1927). Anabantidae. Distribution: Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

houyi, Anabas Ahl [E.] 1927:78 [Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin 1927 (for Apr.-July); ref. 15834] Cameroon. Syntypes: ZMB 21217 (5), 32258 (1). Type catalog: Paepke 1994:312 [ref. 21516] as houyi. Types mentioned: Paepke 1995:97 [ref. 21847]. •Synonym of Ctenopoma muriei (Boulenger 1906) -- (Lévèque et al. 1991:146 [ref. 31367], Norris in Lévêque et al. 1992:844 [ref. 21590]). Current status: Synonym of Ctenopoma muriei (Boulenger 1906). Anabantidae. Habitat: freshwater.

kingsleyae, Ctenopoma Günther [A.] 1896:270, Pl. 13 (fig. A) [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 6) v. 17 (no. 100) (art. 37); ref. 14607] Kondo-Kondo, Ogowe River. Syntypes: BMNH 1896.5.5.30-32 (3). •Valid as Ctenopoma kingsleyae Günther 1896 -- (Gosse 1986:407 [ref. 6194], Vierke 1986:48 [ref. 36452], Vierke 1988:75 [ref. 36453], Lévêque et al. 1989:123 [ref. 26480], Paugy & Bénech 1989:304 [ref. 26478], Norris & Teugels 1990:496 [ref. 15717], Paugy et al. 1990:343 [ref. 26477], Lévèque et al. 1991:146 [ref. 31367], Norris in Lévêque et al. 1992:844 [ref. 21590], Norris & Douglas 1992:719 [ref. 19869], Norris 2007:263 [ref. 30044] in "Ctenopoma", Pezold et al. 2016:106 [ref. 34870], Munene et al. 2021:25 [ref. 39283], Fermon et al. 2022:227 [ref. 39448]). Current status: Valid as Ctenopoma kingsleyae Günther 1896. Anabantidae. Distribution: Western-central Africa: Senegal south to Democratic Republic of Congo, including Congo River basin. Habitat: freshwater.

machadoi, Anabas Fowler [H. W.] 1930:43, Fig. 12 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 82; ref. 1406] Quanza River at Chouzo, Angola. Holotype: ANSP 51800. Paratypes: ANSP 51801-55 (55). Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:18 [ref. 13621]. •Valid as Ctenopoma machadoi (Fowler 1930) -- (Gosse 1986:408 [ref. 6194], Skelton 2019:237 [ref. 36564]). Current status: Valid as Ctenopoma machadoi (Fowler 1930). Anabantidae. Distribution: Southwestern Africa: Angola. Habitat: freshwater.

maculata, Ctenopoma Thominot [A.] 1886:159 [Bulletin de la Société philomathique de Paris (7th Série) v. 10; ref. 17903] San Benito River, Gabon. Holotype (unique): MNHN 1885-0423. Type catalog: Blanc 1963:72 [ref. 19851]. •Valid as Ctenopoma maculatum Thominot 1886 -- (Gosse 1986:408 [ref. 6194], Vierke 1986:49 [ref. 36452], Vierke 1988:77 [ref. 36453], Norris 2007:267 [ref. 30044], Fermon et al. 2022:227 [ref. 39448]). Current status: Valid as Ctenopoma maculatum Thominot 1886. Anabantidae. Distribution: Western-central Africa: southern Cameroon, Gabon and Congo. Habitat: freshwater.

multifasciata, Ctenopoma Thominot [A.] 1886:160 [Bulletin de la Société philomathique de Paris (7th Série) v. 10; ref. 17903] San Benito River, Gabon. Syntypes: (2) MNHN 1885-0424 (1). Type catalog: Blanc 1963:72 [ref. 19851] as holotype. Correct spelling would be Ctenopoma multifasciatum. •Synonym of Ctenopoma maculatum Thominot 1886 -- (Gosse 1986:408 [ref. 6194]). Current status: Synonym of Ctenopoma maculatum Thominot 1886. Anabantidae. Habitat: freshwater.

multispinis, Ctenopoma Peters [W. (C. H.)] 1844:34 [Bericht über die zur Bekanntmachung geeigneten Verhandlungen der Königlichen Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1844; ref. 13442] Quellimane, Mozambique. Holotype (unique): lost. Specimen from Peters: BMNH 1861.5.2.74 (1) (from Peters), FMNH 54262 [CM 2891; ex ZMB 1374] (1), MNHN 0000-2239 (1); SMF 1794 [ex ZMB in 1850] (1); ZMB (18): 1374, 1375, 1376, 23980, 32267. Type catalog: Blanc 1963:72 [ref. 19851], Ibarra & Stewart 1987:29 [ref. 12367], Paepke 1994:313 [ref. 21516]. Also described as new in Peters 1846:480, Pl. 10 (figs. 10-15) [ref. 3448]. See also Peters 1847:384, Pl. 11 (fig. 3) [ref. 6176]. Blanc 1963 designated a lectotype (as holotype), but that was on a non-type specimen. •Valid as Ctenopoma multispinis Peters 1844 -- (Bruton 1974:47 [ref. 41499], Vierke 1986:50 [ref. 36452], Vierke 1988:77 [ref. 36453]). •Valid as Ctenopoma multispine Peters 1844 -- (Gosse 1986:402 [ref. 6194], Skelton 1993:336 [ref. 24071], Skelton 2001:336 [ref. 27406], Marshall 2011:259 [ref. 31755], Bruton et al. 2018:85 [ref. 36373], Skelton 2019:237 [ref. 36564], Kisekelwa et al. 2020:[11] 710 [ref. 38315], Munene et al. 2021:25 [ref. 39283], Abwe et al. 2023:32 [ref. 39992]). Current status: Valid as Ctenopoma multispine Peters 1844. Anabantidae. Distribution: Central and southern Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

muriei, Anabas Boulenger [G. A.] 1906:348 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 7) v. 18 (no. 107) (art. 50); ref. 17101] White Nile River, Sudan. Syntypes: ?BMNH 1863.3.9.17 (1), 1907.12.2.2881-2883 (3), 1907.12.2.2884-2903 (? now 19); MNHN 1907-0240 to 0242 (3). Type catalog: Blanc 1963:72 [ref. 19851] as murieri. See Ctenopoma petherici. •Valid as Ctenopoma muriei (Boulenger 1906) -- (Gosse 1986:409 [ref. 6194], Vierke 1986:51 [ref. 36452], Norris et al. 1988:487 [ref. 6415], Vierke 1988:78 [ref. 36453], Lévèque et al. 1991:146 [ref. 31367], Norris in Lévêque et al. 1992:844 [ref. 21590], Krysanov & Golubtsov 2001:739 [ref. 25916], De Vos et al. 2001:132 [ref. 26059], Seegers et al. 2003:47 [ref. 28087], Akoth et al. 2023:14 [ref. 40069], Bigirimana et al. 2024:37 [ref. 41336]). Current status: Valid as Ctenopoma muriei (Boulenger 1906). Anabantidae. Distribution: Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

nebulosum, Ctenopoma Norris [S. M.] & Teugels [G. G.] 1990:493, Fig. 1 [Copeia 1990 (no. 2); ref. 15717] Sombreiro River at Ehuama, 5°00'N, 6°40'E, Nigeria. Holotype: MRAC 87-24-P-151. Paratypes: BMNH 1969.3.26.54-56 (3); MRAC 86-10-P-89 (1), 86-10-P-90-92 (3), 86-10-P-93 (1, c&s), 87-24-P-152 (1), 87-24-P-153-155 (3), 87-24-P-161 (1), 87-24-P-162-164 (3), 88-35-P-7-8 (2); MNHN 1988-0250 (1). •Valid as Ctenopoma nebulosum Norris & Teugels 1990 -- (Lévèque et al. 1991:146 [ref. 31367], Norris in Lévêque et al. 1992:843 [ref. 21590], Norris 2007:265 [ref. 30044] in "Ctenopoma"). Current status: Valid as Ctenopoma nebulosum Norris & Teugels 1990. Anabantidae. Distribution: Western Africa: Niger Delta ecoregion endemic. Habitat: freshwater.

nigropannosum, Ctenopoma Reichenow [A.] 1876:147 [Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin 1875 (for 21 Dec. 1875); ref. 18612] Loango, Gabon. Syntypes: ZMB 7009 (2), 9131 (2). Type catalog: Paepke 1994:314 [ref. 21516]. •Valid as Ctenopoma nigropannosum Reichenow 1876 (often dated 1875) -- (Gosse 1986:410 [ref. 6194], Vierke 1986:52 [ref. 36452], Vierke 1988:81 [ref. 36453], Fuller et al. 1999:468 [ref. 25838], Norris 2007:255 [ref. 30044], Skelton 2019:227 [ref. 36564], Stiassny et al. 2021:1688 [ref. 39000], Fermon et al. 2022:227 [ref. 39448], Walsh et al. 2022:[5] [ref. 39281]). Current status: Valid as Ctenopoma nigropannosum Reichenow 1876. Anabantidae. Distribution: Western-central Africa: Gabon, Republic of Congo, and Democratic Republic of Congo. Habitat: freshwater.

ocellatum, Ctenopoma Pellegrin [J.] 1899:359 [Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle (Série 1) v. 5 (no. 7); ref. 14733] Makaka, Democratic Republic of Congo. Holotype (unique): MNHN 1886-0472. Type catalog: Blanc 1963:73 [ref. 19851]. •Valid as Ctenopoma ocellatum Pellegrin 1899 -- (Gosse 1986:411 [ref. 6194], Vierke 1986:53 [ref. 36452], Vierke 1988:81 [ref. 36453], Krysanov & Golubtsov 2001:739 [ref. 25916], Stiassny et al. 2021:1688 [ref. 39000], Fermon et al. 2022:227 [ref. 39448] with question). Current status: Valid as Ctenopoma ocellatum Pellegrin 1899. Anabantidae. Distribution: Western-central Africa: Niger Delta (Nigeria); middle Congo River system (Democratic Republic of Congo). Habitat: freshwater.

oxyrhynchus, Anabas Boulenger [G. A.] 1902:52, Pl. 15 (fig. 2) [Annales du Musee du Congo (Ser. Zoologie) v. 2 (fasc. 2); ref. 562] Yembe River at Banzyville, Democratic Republic of Congo, about 4°18'N, 21°11'E. Holotype (unique): MRAC 1164. See Opinion 1562 where oxyrhynchus is not conserved for purposes of priority. The specific name oxyrhynchus is a noun. •Valid as Ctenopoma oxyrhynchum (Boulenger 1902) -- (Gosse 1986:412 [ref. 6194], Vierke 1986:53 [ref. 36452], Vierke 1988:83 [ref. 36453]). •Synonym of Ctenopoma weeksii Boulenger 1896. Current status: Synonym of Ctenopoma weeksii Boulenger 1896. Anabantidae. Habitat: freshwater.

pellegrinii, Anabas Boulenger [G. A.] 1902:51, Pl. 15 (fig. 1) [Annales du Musee du Congo (Ser. Zoologie) v. 2 (fasc. 2); ref. 562] Yembe River at Banzyville, Democratic Republic of Congo, about 4°18'N, 21°11'E. Syntypes: BMNH 1901.12.26.54 (1), MRAC 1276 (1). •Valid as Ctenopoma pellegrinii (Boulenger 1902) -- (Gosse 1986:412 [ref. 6194] as pellegrini, Vierke 1986:54 [ref. 36452] as pellegrini, Vierke 1988:84 [ref. 36453] as pellegrini, Britz & Cambray 2001:280 [ref. 25647] as cf. pellegrini, Fermon et al. 2022:227 [ref. 39448] with question). Current status: Valid as Ctenopoma pellegrini (Boulenger 1902). Anabantidae. Distribution: Western-central Africa: middle Congo River basin (Democratic Republic of Congo). Habitat: freshwater.

petherici, Ctenopoma Günther [A.] 1864:211 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 3) v. 13 (no. 75); ref. 18181] Upper Nile River, at Chartoum and Gondokoro. Syntypes: BMNH 1863.3.9.17 (1, 6.5 in.), ZMB 5296 (1). Type catalog: Paepke 1994:314 [ref. 21516]. Boulenger 1864:348 [ref. 17101] states, "I propose to retain the name Petherici for the large specimen figured in Petherick's `travels,' the others, the supposed young, representing a smaller species, which I have the pleasure in naming after Dr. J. Murie...[Anabas muriei]." •Valid as Ctenopoma petherici Günther 1864 -- (Gosse 1986:412 [ref. 6194], Vierke 1986:55 [ref. 36452], Vierke 1988:84 [ref. 36453], Norris & Teugels 1990:496 [ref. 15717], Lévèque et al. 1991:146 [ref. 31367], Norris in Lévêque et al. 1992:846 [ref. 21590], Norris & Douglas 1992:716 [ref. 19869], Dankwa et al. 1999:49 [ref. 28023], Krysanov & Golubtsov 2001:739 [ref. 25916], Neumann et al. 2016:307 [ref. 35036], Fermon et al. 2022:228 [ref. 39448] with question). Current status: Valid as Ctenopoma petherici Günther 1864. Anabantidae. Distribution: Northeast Africa: Nile River system (Egypt and Sudan). Habitat: freshwater.

pleurostigma, Anabas Boulenger [G. A.] 1903:27, Pl. 5 (fig. 1) [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1903, v. 1 (pt 1) (art. 3); ref. 570] Kribi River, southern Cameroon. Syntypes: (several) BMNH 1902.7.28.59-63 (5), 1902.11.12.150 (1). •Synonym of Ctenopoma maculatum Thominot 1886 -- (Gosse 1986:408 [ref. 6194]). Current status: Synonym of Ctenopoma maculatum Thominot 1886. Anabantidae. Habitat: freshwater.

rhodesianus, Anabas Gilchrist [J. D. F.] & Thompson [W. W.] 1917:548 [Annals of the South African Museum v. 11 (pt 6); ref. 15119] Livingstone, Victoria Falls, Zambia/Zimbabwe. Holotype (unique): SAM 10793 [now at AMG]. •Synonym of Ctenopoma multispine Peters 1844 -- (Gosse 1986:402 [ref. 6194]). Current status: Synonym of Ctenopoma multispine Peters 1844. Anabantidae. Habitat: freshwater.

riggenbachi, Anabas Ahl [E.] 1927:79 [Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin 1927 (for Apr.-July); ref. 15834] Cameroon. Holotype (unique): ZMB 21227. Type catalog: Paepke 1994:312 [ref. 21516]. Types mentioned: Paepke 1995:97 [ref. 21847]. •Valid as Ctenopoma riggenbachi (Ahl 1927) -- (Gosse 1986:413 [ref. 6194]). •Synonym of Ctenopoma petherici Günther 1864 -- (Norris & Douglas 1992:716 [ref. 19869]). Current status: Synonym of Ctenopoma petherici Günther 1864. Anabantidae. Habitat: freshwater.

smithii, Spirobranchus Bianconi [G. G.] 1859:279, Pl. 10 [Specimina zoologica mosambicana; ref. 295] Mozambique. No types known. Original not seen. Name also appeared in Bianconi 1859:503 [ref. 26455] with figure. •Synonym of Ctenopoma multispine Peters 1844 -- (Gosse 1986:403 [ref. 6194]). Current status: Synonym of Ctenopoma multispine Peters 1844. Anabantidae. Habitat: freshwater.

togoensis, Anabas Ahl [E.] 1928:205 [Zoologischer Anzeiger v. 78 (nos 9/10); ref. 15832] Kete Kratschi, Togo. Holotype (unique): ZMB 15804. Type catalog: Paepke 1994:313 [ref. 21516]. Types mentioned: Paepke 1995:97 [ref. 21847]. •Valid as Ctenopoma togoensis (Ahl 1928) -- (Gosse 1986:413 [ref. 6194]). •Synonym of Ctenopoma petherici Günther 1864 -- (Norris & Douglas 1992:716 [ref. 19869]). Current status: Synonym of Ctenopoma petherici Günther 1864. Anabantidae. Habitat: freshwater.

vernayi, Anabas Fowler [H. W.] 1935:279, Fig. 15 [Annals of the Transvaal Museum v. 16 (pt 2); ref. 1423] Chobe River, below rapids, 3 miles from Kasane, Botswana. Holotype (unique): SAIAB [ex TMP 15291] (not found at SAIAB). •Synonym of Ctenopoma multispine Peters 1844 -- (Gosse 1986:403 [ref. 6194]). Current status: Synonym of Ctenopoma multispine Peters 1844. Anabantidae. Habitat: freshwater.

weeksii, Ctenopoma Boulenger [G. A.] 1896:310 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 6) v. 17 (no. 100) (art. 49); ref. 14601] About 50 miles south of Mangala, upper Congo River (Democratic Republic of Congo). Holotype (unique): BMNH 1898.3.19.16. Ctenopoma weeksii placed on Official List to conserve over Ctenopoma oxyrhynchum. •Synonym of Ctenopoma maculatum Thominot 1886 -- (Gosse 1986:408 [ref. 6194]). •Valid as Ctenopoma weeksii Boulenger 1896 -- (Britz & Cambray 2001:280 [ref. 25647], Stiassny et al. 2021:1688 [ref. 39000], Fermon et al. 2022:228 [ref. 39448] with question). Current status: Valid as Ctenopoma weeksii Boulenger 1896. Anabantidae. Distribution: Central Africa: middle and upper Congo River system (Democratic Republic of Congo). Habitat: freshwater.