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Anabantidae
Microctenopoma ocellifer
Microctenopoma ocellifer
- Tropical
- Upper river
- Restricted distribution
- Freshwater fish
- Africa
- Small
- Tropical fish
Tropical
Restricted distribution
Freshwater fish
SmallMicroctenopoma ocellifer is a fish in the family Anabantidae. It is found in the upper Congo River basin in the Democratic Republic of Congo and in Zambia. It grows to 5.4 cm in total length.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Family
- Anabantidae
- Genus
- Microctenopoma
- Maximum length
- 4.5 cm
- Water
- Freshwater
- Distribution
- Africa: confined to the Upemba Lake region of the (upper) Lualaba drainage in Democratic Republic of the Congo; not known north of the Gates of Hell rapids north of Ankoro nor further south than the Lake Upemba swamps (Ref. 26634 ).
- Conservation status
- LCLeast Concern
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Order
Family
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