Ctenopoma acutirostre Pellegrin, 1899
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The leopard bush fish (Ctenopoma acutirostre), also known as leopard bushfish, spotted ctenopoma, leopard ctenopoma, spotted climbing perch, spotted leaf fish, spotted cichlid or spotted bushfish, is a freshwater fish. It is a member of the family Anabantidae, which is part of a group popularly known as labyrinth fish (gouramies and relatives).
It is relatively common in the aquarium industry and is often sold as a beginners' "oddball" fish.
Wikipedia contributors, Leopard bush fish; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T19:27:03.823701+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Ctenopoma acutirostre Pellegrin, 1899
- Name authority
- Pellegrin, 1899
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Anabantiformes
- Family
- Anabantidae
- Genus
- Ctenopoma
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: no · Freshwater: yes · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderAnabantiformes
- suborderAnabantoidei
- familyAnabantidae Bonaparte, 1831
- genusCtenopoma Peters, 1844
- speciesCtenopoma acutirostre Pellegrin, 1899
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Ctenopoma. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Ctenopoma gabonense Günther, 1896 | AnabantidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Ctenopoma garuanum (Ahl, 1927) | AnabantidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Ctenopoma maculatum Thominot, 1886 | AnabantidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Ctenopoma multispine Peters, 1844 | AnabantidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Ctenopoma muriei (Boulenger, 1906) | AnabantidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Ctenopoma nebulosum Norris & Teugels, 1990 | AnabantidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Ctenopoma ocellatum Pellegrin, 1899 | AnabantidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Ctenopoma pellegrini (Boulenger, 1902) | AnabantidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Ctenopoma petherici Günther, 1864 | AnabantidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Ctenopoma ashbysmithi Banister & Bailey, 1979 | AnabantidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Ctenopoma houyi (Ahl, 1927) | AnabantidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Ctenopoma kingsleyae Günther, 1896 | AnabantidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Anabas ocellatus acutirostris (Pellegrin, 1899) (Pellegrin, 1899) | synonym |
| Anabas acutirostris (Pellegrin, 1899) (Pellegrin, 1899) | synonym |
| Ctenopoma acutirostris (Pellegrin, 1899) (Pellegrin, 1899) | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Pellegrin, J. (1899). Revision des exemplaires du genre Ctenopoma de la collection du Muséum et description de trois espèces nouvelles. Bulletin Du Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle (Série 1), v. 5 (no. 7): 357–362. https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.part.6294 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:326QP. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.