Ctenopoma weeksii

Ctenopoma weeksii

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 weeksii

Name

Ctenopoma weeksii Boulenger, 1896

Holotype (unique): BMNH 1898.3.19.16

Type locality: About 50 miles south of Mangala, upper Congo River basin (Democratic Republic of Congo).

Synonyms

• Anabas weeksii (Boulenger, 1896)
• Anabas oxyrhynchus Boulenger, 1902
• Ctenopoma oxyrhynchus (Boulenger, 1902) (misspelling)
• Ctenopoma oxyrhynchum (Boulenger, 1902)

References

Primary references

• Boulenger, G.A. 1896. Descriptions of new fishes from the upper Congo. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 6) v. 17 (no. 100) (art. 49): 309-311. BHL [see page 310]

Additional references

• Boulenger, G.A. 1902. Additions à la faune ichthyologique de bassin du Congo. Matériaux pour la faune du Congo. Annales du Musee du Congo (Ser. Zoology) v. 2 (fasc. 2): 19-57, Pls. 7-16. BHL [see pages 52-53: Anabas oxyrhynchus]
• Opinion 1562. Anabas oxyrhynchus Boulenger, 1902 (currently Ctenopoma oxyrhynchum; Osteichthyes, Perciformes): specific name not conserved. Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 46(3) September 1989, p. 212. BHL

Links

• Ctenopoma weeksii in FishBase,
  Froese, R. & Pauly, D. (eds.) 2024. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication, www.fishbase.org, version 02/2024.
• Ctenopoma weeksii in Catalog of Fishes, Eschmeyer, W.N., Fricke, R. & van der Laan, R. (eds.) 2024. Catalog of Fishes electronic version, accessed on September 12, 2023.
• Ctenopoma weeksii – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
• Ctenopoma weeksii – Taxon details on National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI).
• IUCN: Ctenopoma weeksii  (Least Concern)
• Ctenopoma weeksii in the World Register of Marine Species, accessed on September 12, 2023