Anabas testudineus

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: Anabas
Species: Anabas testudineus

Name

Anabas testudineus (Bloch, 1792)

Lectotype: ZMB 1370
Paralectotypes: ZMB 6578 (1, lost)

Type locality: Japan [erroneous; lectotype catalogued as from "Indian Ocean"; likely to be India: Tranquebar [Tharangambadi, 11°01'37"N 79°51'E]]

Synonyms

Anthias testudineus Bloch, 1792
Amphiprion testudineus (Bloch, 1792)
Sparus testudineus (Bloch, 1792)
Perca scandens Daldorff, 1797
Anabas scandens (Daldorff, 1797)
Lutjanus scandens (Daldorff, 1797)
Sparus scandens (Daldorff, 1797)
Amphiprion scansor Bloch & Schneider, 1801
Lutjanus testudo Lacepède, 1802
Anabas spinosus Gray, 1834
Anabas variegatus Bleeker, 1851
Anabas macrocephalus Bleeker, 1855
Anabas microcephalus Bleeker, 1857
Anabas trifoliatus Kaup, 1860
Anabas elongatus Reuvens, 1895
Anabas testudineus kavaiya Deraniyagala, 1952
Anabas testudineus lacustri Das, 1966
Anabas testudineus ricei Das, 1966
Anabas testudineus riveri Das, 1966

References

Bloch, M.E. 1792. Naturgeschichte der ausländischen Fische. Berlin. 6: i–xii + 1–126, Pls. 289–323. BHL Reference page.
Kottelat, M. 2013. The fishes of the inland waters of southeast Asia: a catalogue and core bibiography of the fishes known to occur in freshwaters, mangroves and estuaries. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology Supplement No. 27: 1–663. PDF. Reference page.
Liem, K.F., 1963. The comparative osteology and phylogeny of the Anabantoidei (Teleostei, Pisces). Illinois Biological Monographs No. 30 (for 1963): i-viii + 1-149. BHL
Menon, A.G.K., 1999. Check list -- Fresh water fishes of India. Records of the Zoological Survey of India, Occasional Paper No. 175: i-xxix + 1-366/
Talwar, P.K. & Jhingran, A. G.; 1991: Inland fishes of India and adjacent countries. In 2 vols. Oxford & IBH Publishing Co., New Delhi, Bombay, Calcutta. 1-2: i-xvii + 36 unnumbered + 1-1158, 1 pl, 1 map. [V. 1, i-liv + 1-541, 1 map; v. 2, i-xxii + 543-1158, 1 pl.] Reference page.
Weber, M. & L.F. de Beaufort, 1922. The fishes of the Indo-Australian Archipelago. IV. Heteromi, Solenichthyes, Synentognathi, Percesoces, Labyrinthici, Microcyprini. E. J. Brill, Leiden. v. 4: i-xiii + 1-410. BHL

Links

Anabas testudineus in FishBase,
Froese, R. & Pauly, D. (eds.) 2024. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication, www.fishbase.org, version 02/2024, accessed on January 11, 2021.
Anabas testudineus in Catalog of Fishes, Eschmeyer, W.N., Fricke, R. & van der Laan, R. (eds.) 2024. Catalog of Fishes electronic version, accessed on January 11, 2021.
Anabas testudineus – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
Anabas testudineus – Taxon details on National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI).
IUCN: Anabas testudineus (Least Concern)
Anabas testudineus in the World Register of Marine Species, accessed on January 11, 2021

Vernacular names

অসমীয়া: কাৱৈ মাছ
English: Climbing perch
español: Perca trepadora
français: Perche grimpeuse
Bahasa Melayu: Ikan Puyu
Nederlands: Klimbaars
polski: Łaziec indyjski
ไทย: ปลาหมอ, ปลาหมอไทย, ปลาสะเด็ด, ปลาเข็ง
українська: Повзун індійський
Tiếng Việt: Cá rô đồng