Ocellated labyrinth fish

Ctenopoma muriei

Anabantid Fish of Freshwater Basins

Ocellated labyrinth fish is a freshwater fish of Africa. The species occupies freshwater habitats. Records give a maximum length of 6 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Leaffishes, Snakeheads, and Gouramis
Family: Anabantidae
Genus: Ctenopoma
Maximum length: 6 cm
Water: Freshwater
Distribution: Africa: White Nile River basin (Ref. 7393 , 28714 , 79609 ) and tributaries of Lakes Victoria (Ref. 4903 , 7393 , 34290 ), Edward (Ref. 56140 , 79609 ) George and Albert (Ref. 7393 ), and Tanganyika (Ref. 7393 , 45485 ). Present in Rusizi (Ref. 87863 ) and Malagarazi (Ref. 54847 ). Also reported from the upper Congo River basin in the upper Lualaba River (Ref. 79606 ), Bangweulu swamps and Luombwa River (Ref. 42135 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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