Climbing perch
Anabas testudineus (Bloch, 1792)
The climbing perch (Anabas testudineus), also called the climbing bass, is a bony fish in the family Anabantidae and the genus Anabas. It belongs to the order Anabantiformes and the suborder Anabantoidei, within the class Teleostei.
Quick facts about the climbing perch
The IUCN Red List assesses the climbing perch globally as Least Concern, which is not a threatened category.
- Weight
- Not recorded
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- freshwatersrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Photos of the climbing perch
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Where does the climbing perch live?
Not recorded
What is the climbing perch?
The climbing perch (Anabas testudineus) is a species of amphibious freshwater fish in the family Anabantidae (the climbing gouramis). A labyrinth fish native to Far Eastern Asia, the fish inhabits freshwater systems from India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka in the west, to Southern China in the east, and to Southeast Asia west of the Wallace Line in the south.
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Is the climbing perch endangered?
The climbing perch is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
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How is the climbing perch classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classTeleostei
- orderAnabantiformes
- familyAnabantidae
- genusAnabas
- SpeciesAnabas testudineus (Bloch, 1792)
Synonyms Amphiprion scansor, Amphiprion testudineus, Anabas elongatus, Anabas macrocephalus, Anabas microcephalus, Anabas scandens, Anabas spinosus, Anabas tastudineus, Anabas testudinens, Anabas testudineus lacustri, Anabas testudineus ricei, Anabas testudineus riveri, Anabas trifoliatus, Anabas variegatus, Anabus testudineus, Anthias testudineus, Antias testudineus, Lutjanus scandens, Lutjanus testudo, Perca scandens, Sparus scandens, Sparus testudineus
Other names and names in other languages (87)
- Climbing bassEnglish
- فرخ متسلّقArabic
- KawaiAssamese
- কাৱৈ মাছAssamese
- HapunggulBatak Toba
- Kepala kerasBatak Toba
- AtasBikol
- কৈBangla
- KaiBangla
- KoeeBangla
- Koee maach'inBangla
- KoiBangla
- GutanCebuano
- 攀鱸的異名Chinese
- 攀鲈的异名Chinese
- lezoun indickýCzech
- KlatrefiskDanish
- KletterfischGerman
- Perca trepadoraSpanish
- Gourami trepadorSpanish
- KiipijäkalaFinnish
- perche grimpeuseFrench
- KobaiHindi
- Kawai'inHindi
- ArraroIloko
- キノボリウオJapanese
- BetikJavanese
- Bale balangJavanese
- KrucilanJavanese
- KhakoiKhasi
- KranhKhmer
- Trey kranhKhmer
- Trey kranh sraiKhmer
- PiitKimbundu
- കരിപിടിMalayalam
- കരിപ്പിടിMalayalam
- കറൂപ്പ്Malayalam
- കല്ലേമുട്ടിMalayalam
- AntikallaiMalayalam
- KallemuttiMalayalam
- KarippidiMalayalam
- KarooppuMalayalam
- UndecolleeMalayalam
- OkabiManipuri
- UkabiManipuri
- Puyo-puyomrw
- PuyuMalay
- BetokMalay
- Ikan PuyuMalay
- PepuyuMalay
- Nga-priBurmese
- Nga-bye-maBurmese
- KabaiNepali
- KlimbaarsDutch
- KouOdia
- AlaloPangasinan
- LaziecPolish
- łaziec indyjskiPolish
- анабасRussian
- Рыба-ползунRussian
- Ryba-polzunRussian
- KavaiyaSinhala
- කාවයියාSinhala
- KlätterfiskSwedish
- SennalTamil
- பனயேரிக் கென்டைTamil
- பனையேரிக் கென்டைTamil
- Panaiyeri kendaiTamil
- PaunieyriTamil
- KavaiyanTelugu
- ปลาหมอThai
- ปลาสะเด็ดThai
- ปลาหมอไทยThai
- ปลาเข็งThai
- Pla mor ThaiThai
- Pla sadetThai
- PuyoFilipino
- LiwaloFilipino
- MartinikoFilipino
- TinikanFilipino
- Повзун індійськийUkrainian
- Cá ro dongVietnamese
- Cá rô dôngVietnamese
- Cá Rô đồngVietnamese
- 攀鱸Chinese
- 攀木魚Chinese
- 過山鯽Chinese
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Relatives of the climbing perch
Other species in the same genus Anabas.
Gangetic koi
Anabas cobojius
CompareClimbing perch vs Gangetic koiClimbing perch vs Anabas tongtruongensis
Common questions
Each answer is written from the sourced facts on this page, and only where they hold the answer.
What kind of animal is the climbing perch?
The climbing perch is a bony fish in the family Anabantidae, order Anabantiformes.
What is the scientific name of the climbing perch?
Its scientific name is Anabas testudineus, and it belongs to the genus Anabas.
Who named the climbing perch and when?
The species name Anabas testudineus is credited to (Bloch, 1792).
Is the climbing perch endangered?
No. The IUCN Red List assesses it globally as Least Concern, which is not a threatened category.
What is another name for the climbing perch?
The climbing perch is also called the climbing bass.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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