Species that contain: Microctenopoma and nanum [ 3 ] records

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.

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.

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.