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Mottled ctenopoma

Ctenopoma weeksii Boulenger, 1896

Status not recordedbony fish

The mottled ctenopoma (Ctenopoma weeksii) is a species in the family Anabantidae, order Anabantiformes.

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Quick facts about the mottled ctenopoma

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 mottled ctenopoma live?

Not recorded

Is the mottled ctenopoma 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 mottled ctenopoma classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderAnabantiformes
  5. familyAnabantidae
  6. genusCtenopoma
  7. SpeciesCtenopoma weeksii Boulenger, 1896

Synonyms Anabas oxyrhynchus, Anabas weeksii, Ctenopoma oxyhynchus, Ctenopoma oxyrhynchum, Ctenopoma oxyrhynchus

Other names and names in other languages (6)
  • Marbled climbing perchEnglish
  • Sharpnose climbing perchEnglish
  • Broget BuskfiskDanish
  • Pfauenaugen-BuschfischGerman
  • OxyrhunchumFinnish
  • Шоколадная ктенопомаRussian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the mottled ctenopoma

Other species in the same genus Ctenopoma.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the mottled ctenopoma?

The mottled ctenopoma (Ctenopoma weeksii) belongs to the family Anabantidae in the order Anabantiformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Mottled ctenopoma (Ctenopoma weeksii). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/mottled-ctenopoma

MLA

“Mottled ctenopoma (Ctenopoma weeksii).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/mottled-ctenopoma.

BibTeX
@misc{mottled_ctenopoma_2026,
  title = {Mottled ctenopoma (Ctenopoma weeksii)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/mottled-ctenopoma},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}