Species that contain: Ctenopoma and petherici [ 6 ] records

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.