Ctenopoma ashbysmithi

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Anabantoidei

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii Infraclassis: Teleostei Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai Supercohors: Clupeocephala Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha Subcohors: Neoteleostei Infracohors: Eurypterygia Sectio: Ctenosquamata Subsectio: Acanthomorphata Divisio/Superordo: Acanthopterygii Subdivisio: Percomorphaceae Series: Anabantaria Ordo: Anabantiformes Subordo: Anabantoidei

Familia: Anabantidae
Genus: Ctenopoma
Species: Ctenopoma ashbysmithi

Name

Ctenopoma ashbysmithi Banister & Bailey, 1979

Holotype: BMNH 1976.10.21.2

Paratypes: BMNH 1976.10.21.3-11 (9)

Type locality: Unnamed marsh, 10 km southwest of Kindu, Democratic Republic of Congo.

Etymology: Named in the memory of 2nd Lt. Adrian Ashby-Smith who helped the fish team for part of its stay in Zaïre (now Democratic Republic of Congo). He was killed in 1976 whilst exploring a volcano in Ecuador.

References

Primary references

• Banister, K.E. and R.G. Bailey, 1979. Fishes collected by the Zaïre River expedition, 1974-75. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society v. 66 (no. 3) (for July 1979): 205-249. PDF [see pages 237-241]

Additional references

• Gosse, J.-P., 1986. Anabantidae (pp. 402-414). In: Daget, J., J.-P. Gosse and D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde (eds), 1986. Check-list of the freshwater fishes of Africa. CLOFFA. ISNB Bruxelles, MRAC Tervuren, ORSTOM Paris. v. 2: i-xiv + 1-520. PDF [see page 404]

Links

• Ctenopoma ashbysmithi in FishBase,
  Froese, R. & Pauly, D. (eds.) 2024. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication, www.fishbase.org, version 02/2024.
• Ctenopoma ashbysmithi in Catalog of Fishes, Eschmeyer, W.N., Fricke, R. & van der Laan, R. (eds.) 2024. Catalog of Fishes electronic version, accessed on December 8, 2022.
• Ctenopoma ashbysmithi – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
• IUCN: Ctenopoma ashbysmithi  (Data Deficient)
• Ctenopoma ashbysmithi in the World Register of Marine Species, accessed on December 8, 2022

Vernacular names

Tiếng Việt: Cá rô đốm Kindu