Climbing perch
Ctenopoma multispine Peters, 1844
Status not recordedbony fish
The climbing perch (Ctenopoma multispine) is a species in the family Anabantidae, order Anabantiformes.
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Quick facts about the climbing perch
- Weight
- Not recorded
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- Not recorded
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- Conservation status
- Not recorded
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the climbing perch live?
Not recorded
Is the climbing perch endangered?
No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.
How is the climbing perch classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classTeleostei
- orderAnabantiformes
- familyAnabantidae
- genusCtenopoma
- SpeciesCtenopoma multispine Peters, 1844
Synonyms Anabas machadoi, Anabas multispinis, Anabas rhodesianus, Anabas vernayi, Ctenopoma machadoi, Ctenopoma multispini, Ctenopoma multispinis, Ctenopoma multispinus, Spirobranchus smithii
Other names and names in other languages (8)
- Many spined climbing perchEnglish
- Many-spined climbing perchEnglish
- Manyspined ctenopomaEnglish
- Mangepigget BuskfiskDanish
- Vielstacheliger BuschfischGerman
- MbunduLozi
- boNthoTswana
- Cá rô nhiều gaiVietnamese
Relatives of the climbing perch
Other species in the same genus Ctenopoma.
Leopard Bushfish
Ctenopoma acutirostre
Pellegrin's ctenopoma
Ctenopoma pellegrini
Mottled ctenopoma
Ctenopoma weeksii
Climbing perch
Ctenopoma kingsleyae
Ocellated ctenopoma
Ctenopoma muriei
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Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
What kind of animal is the climbing perch?
The climbing perch (Ctenopoma multispine) belongs to the family Anabantidae in the order Anabantiformes.
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