Dwarf ctenopoma

Microctenopoma nanum

Six Point Seven Centimeters Anabantid Fish of African Waters

Tropical
Lower river
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
Africa
Small
Tropical fish

Microctenopoma nanum, the dwarf ctenopoma, is a fish in the family Anabantidae found in southern Cameroon, Gabon, and the Congo Basin of Africa. It grows to 8.0 cm in total length.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Leaffishes, Snakeheads, and Gouramis
Family: Anabantidae
Genus: Microctenopoma
Maximum length: 6.7 cm
Water: Freshwater
Distribution: Africa: widely distributed in the Congo River basin in Central African Republic, Republic of Congo and Democratic Republic of the Congo (Ref. 39599 ). Also widespread in Lower Guinea, from the Sanaga in Cameroon (Ref. 51193 , 81650 ) south to the Chiloango (Ref. 81650 , 120641 ). Reports from the Congo and Zambezi basins in Angola (Ref. 11970 ) belong to other species (Ref. 39599 and Norris unpubl.).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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