Ctenopoma kingsleyae Günther, 1896
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
Ctenopoma kingsleyae is a fish in the family Anabantidae found in the coastal rivers from Senegal to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, including the Senegal, Volta, Niger, and Congo River basins.
Wikipedia contributors, Ctenopoma kingsleyae; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T19:27:11.797267+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Ctenopoma kingsleyae Günther, 1896
- Name authority
- Günther, 1896
- 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 kingsleyae Günther, 1896
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 acutirostre Pellegrin, 1899 | AnabantidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Ctenopoma houyi (Ahl, 1927) | 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 |
|---|---|
| Ctenopoma argentoventer (Ahl, 1922) (Ahl, 1922) | synonym |
| Ctenopoma breviventrale (Pellegrin, 1938) (Pellegrin, 1938) | synonym |
| Anabas kingsleyae (Günther, 1896) (Günther, 1896) | synonym |
| Anabas africanus Vetterlein, 1914 Vetterlein, 1914 | synonym |
| Anabas argentoventer Ahl, 1922 Ahl, 1922 | synonym |
| Anabas argentivomer Ahl, 1922 Ahl, 1922 | synonym |
| Anabas breviventralis Pellegrin, 1938 Pellegrin, 1938 | 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.
- Günther, A. (1896). Report on a collection of reptiles and fishes made by Miss M. H. Kingsley during her travels on the Ogowe River and in Old Calabar. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 6), v. 17 (no. 100) (art. 37): 261–285, Pls. 13–15. [Fishes on p. 267–285, Pls. 13–15. https://doi.org/10.1080/00222939608680365 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:326RG. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.