Ctenopoma weeksii Boulenger, 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.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Ctenopoma weeksii Boulenger, 1896
- Name authority
- Boulenger, 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 weeksii Boulenger, 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 oxyrhynchus (Boulenger, 1902) (Boulenger, 1902) | synonym |
| Ctenopoma oxyrhynchum (Boulenger, 1902) (Boulenger, 1902) | synonym |
| Anabas oxyrhynchus Boulenger, 1902 Boulenger, 1902 | synonym |
| Anabas weeksii (Boulenger, 1896) (Boulenger, 1896) | 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.
- Boulenger, G. A. (1896). Descriptions of new fishes from the upper Congo. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 6), v. 17 (no. 100) (art. 49): 309–311. https://doi.org/10.1080/00222939608680369 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:326SG. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.