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Species in the genus Microctenopoma: [ 18 ] records

ansorgii, Anabas Boulenger [G. A.] 1912:23, Pl. 17 (fig. 7) [Annales du Musée du Congo Belge Sér. C (Zoologie) (Sér. 1) v. 2 (fasc. 3); ref. 581] Lagoons near Luali River at Lundo, Democratic Republic of Congo. Syntypes: ANSP 38655-58 (4); BMNH 1912.4.1.480-487 (8?); MRAC 1703-04 (2), 1705-08 (4); NMW 70500 (6); ZMB 18825 (1) Lundo. Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:18 [ref. 13621]. •Valid as Ctenopoma ansorgii (Boulenger 1912) -- (Gosse 1986:403 [ref. 6194], Vierke 1986:43 [ref. 36452], Vierke 1988:65 [ref. 36453], Norris & Douglas 1991:176 [ref. 19507]). •Valid as Microctenopoma ansorgii (Boulenger 1912) -- (Norris 1995:358 [ref. 21948], Britz & Cambray 2001:280 [ref. 25647], Krysanov & Golubtsov 2001:739 [ref. 25916], Norris 2007:259 [ref. 30044], Fricke et al. 2018:366 [ref. 35805], Skelton 2019:227 [ref. 36564], Stiassny et al. 2021:1688 [ref. 39000]). Current status: Valid as Microctenopoma ansorgii (Boulenger 1912). Anabantidae. Distribution: West Africa: Congo and Angola; introduced in Madagascar. Habitat: freshwater.

brunneus, Anabas Ahl [E.] 1927:76 [Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin 1927 (for Apr.-July); ref. 15834] Cameroon. Syntypes: ZMB 31538 (6). Type catalog: Paepke 1994:312 [ref. 21516]. Types mentioned: Paepke 1995:97 [ref. 21847]. •Valid as Ctenopoma brunneum (Ahl 1927) -- (Vierke 1986:45 [ref. 36452], Vierke 1988:68 [ref. 36453]). •Synonym of Ctenopoma nanum Günther 1896 -- (Gosse 1986:410 [ref. 6194]). •Synonym of Microctenopoma nanum (Günther 1896). Current status: Synonym of Microctenopoma nanum (Günther 1896). Anabantidae. Habitat: freshwater.

congicum, Ctenopoma Boulenger [G. A.] 1887:148 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 5) v. 19 (no. 110) (art. 19); ref. 14472] Lagoons on islands of Lower Congo. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1887.1.13.11. •Valid as Ctenopoma congicum Boulenger 1887 -- (Gosse 1986:405 [ref. 6194], Vierke 1986:45 [ref. 36452], Vierke 1988:69 [ref. 36453], Lévèque et al. 1991:146 [ref. 31367], Norris in Lévêque et al. 1992:840 [ref. 21590]). •Valid as Microctenopoma congicum (Boulenger 1887) -- (Norris 1995:358 [ref. 21948], Krysanov & Golubtsov 2001:739 [ref. 25916], Norris 2007:259 [ref. 30044], Skelton 2019:227 [ref. 36564], Stiassny et al. 2021:1688 [ref. 39000], Fermon et al. 2022:228 [ref. 39448] with question, Walsh et al. 2022:[5] [ref. 39281]). Current status: Valid as Microctenopoma congicum (Boulenger 1887). Anabantidae. Distribution: Western-central Africa: Congo River system and Loémé River system (Republic of Congo). Habitat: freshwater.

damasi, Anabas Poll [M.] & Damas [H.] 1939:52, Fig. 31 [Exploration du Parc National Albert. Mission H. Damas (1935-36). Fasc. 6; ref. 17219] Semliki River, Ishango, Democratic Republic of Congo. Syntypes: (184) IRSNB 48 (60); MRAC 66011-12 (2), 66013-24 (12), 60025-42 (18), 60043-100 (58), 60101-139 (39). Type catalog: Walschaerts 1987:45 [ref. 20755], Derijst 1991:24 [ref. 21528]. •Valid as Ctenopoma damasi (Poll & Damas 1939) -- (Gosse 1986:405 [ref. 6194], Vierke 1986:46 [ref. 36452], Vierke 1988:71 [ref. 36453]). •Valid as Microctenopoma damasi (Poll & Damas 1939) -- (Norris 1995:358 [ref. 21948], Akoth et al. 2023:14 [ref. 40069]). Current status: Valid as Microctenopoma damasi (Poll & Damas 1939). Anabantidae. Distribution: East Africa: Lake Edward drainage (Democratic Republic of Congo; Uganda). Habitat: freshwater.

davidae, Anabas Poll [M.] 1939:50, Fig. 32 [Annales du Musée du Congo Belge Sér C (Zoologie: Poissons, reptiles, amphibies) (Sér. 1) v. 4 (no. 1); ref. 3513] Stanley Pool, Democratic Republic of Congo. Syntypes: MRAC 43971 (1), 43857 (1). Type catalog: Derijst 1991:24 [ref. 21528]. •Valid as Ctenopoma davidae (Poll 1939) -- (Gosse 1986:406 [ref. 6194]). •Synonym of Ctenopoma ansorgei (Boulenger 1912) -- (Norris & Douglas 1991:177 [ref. 19507]). •Synonym of Microctenopoma ansorgii (Boulenger 1912) based on placement of ansorgii. Current status: Synonym of Microctenopoma ansorgii (Boulenger 1912). Anabantidae. Habitat: freshwater.

fasciolata, Anabas (Ctenopoma) Boulenger [G. A.] 1899:242 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 7) v. 3 (no. 15) (art. 38); ref. 14699] Monsembé, Upper Congo. Syntypes: BMNH 1898.7.9.6-8 (3). •Valid as Ctenopoma fasciolata (Boulenger 1899) -- (Gosse 1986:406 [ref. 6194]). •Valid as Ctenopoma fasciolatum (Boulenger 1899) -- (Vierke 1986:47 [ref. 36452], Vierke 1988:74 [ref. 36453]). •Valid as Microctenopoma fasciolatum (Boulenger 1899) -- (Norris 1995:358 [ref. 21948], Stiassny et al. 2021:1688 [ref. 39000], Fermon et al. 2022:228 [ref. 39448] with question). Current status: Valid as Microctenopoma fasciolatum (Boulenger 1899). Anabantidae. Distribution: Central Africa: Congo River system (Democratic Republic of Congo, Republic of Congo). Habitat: freshwater.

filamentosa, Anabas fasciolatus var. Pellegrin [J.] 1925:105 [Bulletin de la Société Zoologique de France v. 50 (no. 2); ref. 15562] Sangha River at Ouesso, Congo. Holotype (unique): MNHN 1925-0155 [not 1925-0055]. Type catalog: Blanc 1963:72 [ref. 19851]. •Synonym of Ctenopoma fasciolatum (Boulenger 1899) -- (Gosse 1986:406 [ref. 6194]). •Synonym of Microctenopoma fasciolatum (Boulenger 1899). Current status: Synonym of Microctenopoma fasciolatum (Boulenger 1899). Anabantidae. Habitat: freshwater.

intermedius, Anabas Pellegrin [J.] 1920:151 [Bulletin de la Société Zoologique de France v. 45 (no. 3/7); ref. 15249] Upper Zambezi, Léalui, Zambia. Syntypes: MNHN 1920-0102 and 0103 (4). Type catalog: Blanc 1963:72 [ref. 19851]. •Valid as Ctenopoma intermedium (Pellegrin 1920) -- (Gosse 1986:407 [ref. 6194]). •Valid as Microctenopoma intermedium (Pellegrin 1920) -- (Norris 1995:358 [ref. 21948], Skelton 1993:335 [ref. 24071], Skelton 2001:335 [ref. 27406], Marshall 2011:258 [ref. 31755], Bruton et al. 2018:84 [ref. 36373], Skelton 2019:237 [ref. 36564], Skelton et al. 2021:357 [ref. 38399], Abwe et al. 2023:32 [ref. 39992]). Current status: Valid as Microctenopoma intermedium (Pellegrin 1920). Anabantidae. Distribution: Southern-central Africa: upper Zambezi River basin. Habitat: freshwater.

lineatus, Anabas Nichols [J. T.] 1923:2, Fig. 3 [American Museum Novitates No. 57; ref. 15413] Central African Republic [Gribingui River system, possibly Kaga Bandoro = Fort Crampel]. Holotype (unique): AMNH 8108 [not 810]. •Synonym of Ctenopoma nanum Günther 1896 -- (Gosse 1986:410 [ref. 6194]). •Valid as Ctenopoma lineatum (Nichols 1923) -- (Norris & Douglas 1991:173 [ref. 19507] with locality information, Lévèque et al. 1991:146 [ref. 31367], Norris in Lévêque et al. 1992:841 [ref. 21590]). •Valid as Microctenopoma lineatum (Nichols 1923) -- (Norris 1995:358 [ref. 21948]). Current status: Valid as Microctenopoma lineatum (Nichols 1923). Anabantidae. Distribution: Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

longipinnis, Ctenopoma congicum Fowler [H. W.] 1949:269, Figs. 75-79 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 101; ref. 1461] 8 miles south of Oka, Congo system, French Equatorial Africa. Holotype: ANSP 71925. Paratypes: ANSP 71926-36 (11). Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:18 [ref. 13621]. •Synonym of Ctenopoma congicum Boulenger 1887 -- (Gosse 1986:405 [ref. 6194]). •Synonym of Microctenopoma congicum (Boulenger 1887). Current status: Synonym of Microctenopoma congicum (Boulenger 1887). Anabantidae. Habitat: freshwater.

milleri, Ctenopoma Norris [S. M.] & Douglas [M. E.] 1991:168, Fig. 1 [Copeia 1991 (no. 1); ref. 19507] Unspecified tributary waters of the lower Congo River, at or near Lukala, 175 kilometers southwest of Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo. Holotype: MRAC 174725. Paratypes: MRAC 174726-28 (3). •Valid as Microctenopoma milleri (Norris & Douglas 1991) -- (Norris 1995:358 [ref. 21948]). Current status: Valid as Microctenopoma milleri (Norris & Douglas 1991). Anabantidae. Distribution: Democratic Republic of Congo. Habitat: freshwater.

nanum, Ctenopoma Günther [A.] 1896:269, Pl. 13 (fig. B) [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 6) v. 17 (no. 100) (art. 37); ref. 14607] Gabon River, western Africa. Syntypes: BMNH 1868.8.16.9-10 (2). •Valid as Ctenopoma nanum Günther 1896 -- (Gosse 1986:410 [ref. 6194], Vierke 1986:51 [ref. 36452], Vierke 1988:79 [ref. 36453]). •Valid as Microctenopoma nanum (Günther 1896) -- (Norris 1995:358 [ref. 21948], Norris 2007:261 [ref. 30044], Kullander & Roberts 2012:367 [ref. 31751], Skelton 2019:227 [ref. 36564], Kisekelwa et al. 2020:[11] 710 [ref. 38315], Munene et al. 2021:25 [ref. 39283], Stiassny et al. 2021:1688 [ref. 39000], Fermon et al. 2022:228 [ref. 39448]). Current status: Valid as Microctenopoma nanum (Günther 1896). Anabantidae. Distribution: Western-central Africa: Congo River system, and Sanaga River system in Lower Guinea. Habitat: freshwater.

nigricans, Microctenopoma Norris [S. M.] 1995:369, Fig. 11 [Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters v. 6 (no. 4); ref. 21948] Lubi River, tributary to Sankuru River, about 160 air-kilometers south-southeast of Kananga, about 23°E to the south of 7°S, Democratic Republic of Congo. Holotype: MRAC 104317. Paratypes: MRAC 87160-167 (8), 104318-31 (14), 153523-26 (4). •Valid as Microctenopoma nigricans Norris 1995 -- (Munene et al. 2021:25 [ref. 39283]). Current status: Valid as Microctenopoma nigricans Norris 1995. Anabantidae. Distribution: Central Africa: Congo River system. Habitat: freshwater.

ocellifer, Anabas muriei Nichols [J. T.] 1928:3, Fig. 3 [American Museum Novitates No. 309; ref. 15863] Ankoro, junction of Lualaba and Luvua rivers, Katanga Province, Democratic Republic of Congo. Holotype: AMNH 9253. Paratypes: AMNH 9259 (4). •Synonym of Ctenopoma muriei (Boulenger 1906), but a valid subspecies as described -- (Gosse 1986:409 [ref. 6194]). •Valid as Microctenopoma ocellifer (Nichols 1928) -- (Norris 1995:358, 372 [ref. 21948], Kullander & Roberts 2012:367 [ref. 31751]). Current status: Valid as Microctenopoma ocellifer (Nichols 1928). Anabantidae. Distribution: Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

pekkolai, Anabas Rendahl [H.] 1935:16, Fig. 6 [Annales Zoologici Societatis Zoologicae Botanicae Fennicae Vanamo v. 2 (2); ref. 13741] Tonga, White Nile River, Sudan. Holotype (unique): ZMUA [= UAZM]. •Valid as Anabas pekkolai Rendahl 1935 -- (Gosse 1986:412 [ref. 6194]). •Valid as Microctenopoma pekkolai (Rendahl 1935) -- (Norris 1995:358 [ref. 21948], Krysanov & Golubtsov 2001:739 [ref. 25916]). Current status: Valid as Microctenopoma pekkolai (Rendahl 1935). Anabantidae. Distribution: Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

steveboyesi, Microctenopoma Skelton [P. H.], Stauffer [J. R., Jr.], Chakona [A.] & Wisor [J. M.] 2021:349, Figs. 1b, 3 [Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters v. 30 (no. 4) IEF-1134; ref. 38399] Calua Lagoon, tributary of Cuito River, Okavango system, Moxico Province, Angola, 12°44'11"S, 18°23'34"E. Holotype: SAIAB 203370. Paratypes: MRAC, SAIAB. Plus additional non-type material. •Valid as Microctenopoma steveboyesi Skelton, Stauffer, Chakona & Wisor 2021. Current status: Valid as Microctenopoma steveboyesi Skelton, Stauffer, Chakona & Wisor 2021. Anabantidae. Distribution: Southern Africa: Cuanza, Cuito-Okavango and upper Zambezi River drainages, Angola. Habitat: freshwater.

stevenorrisi, Microctenopoma Skelton [P. H.], Stauffer [J. R., Jr.], Chakona [A.] & Wisor [J. M.] 2021:353, Fig. 6 [Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters v. 30 (no. 4) IEF-1134; ref. 38399] Alto Chicapa, Luemba River, village Sá Mundji, Congo system, Angola, approximately 10°50'S, 19°10'E. Holotype: MRAC 164142. Paratypes: MRAC, SAIAB. •Valid as Microctenopoma stevenorrisi Skelton, Stauffer, Chakona & Wisor 2021. Current status: Valid as Microctenopoma stevenorrisi Skelton, Stauffer, Chakona & Wisor 2021. Anabantidae. Distribution: Southern Africa: Cuango and Cuilo-Casai River drainages, southern Congo River basin, Angola. Habitat: freshwater.

uelense, Microctenopoma Norris [S. M.] & Douglas [M. E.] in Norris 1995:364, Fig. 8 [Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters v. 6 (no. 4); ref. 21948] Unspecified tributary of Nangbalama River, northeastern most of Congo River system, Uele District, just outside Garamba National Park, Democratic Republic of Congo. Holotype: MRAC 90-51-P-1. Paratypes: AMNH 6340 (7); ANSP 66823-29 (7), 67230-35 (6); BMNH 1913.1.22.3 (1); FMNH 73555 (45, 4 c&s), 73556 (15); IRSNB 10332 (1), 15206 (6); MRAC (29 lots, 149); USNM 313977 (4). •Valid as Microctenopoma uelense Norris & Douglas 1995. Current status: Valid as Microctenopoma uelense Norris & Douglas 1995. Anabantidae. Distribution: Africa. Habitat: freshwater.