Microctenopoma intermedium (Pellegrin, 1920)
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
Microctenopoma intermedium, also known as blackspot climbing perch, is a fish in the family Anabantidae. It is found in the Okavango, upper and lower Zambezi, and Kafue Rivers, and St. Lucia basin, as well as in the southern tributaries of the Congo system. It grows to 6.2 cm in total length. It is a facultative air-breathing fish that occurs in dense marginal vegetation of various water bodies in swamps and floodplains.
Wikipedia contributors, Microctenopoma intermedium; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T23:11:42.438447+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Microctenopoma intermedium (Pellegrin, 1920)
- Name authority
- (Pellegrin, 1920)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Anabantiformes
- Family
- Anabantidae
- Genus
- Microctenopoma
- 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
- genusMicroctenopoma Norris, 1995
- speciesMicroctenopoma intermedium (Pellegrin, 1920)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Microctenopoma. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Microctenopoma uelense Norris & Douglas, 1995 | AnabantidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Microctenopoma ocellifer (Nichols, 1928) | AnabantidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Microctenopoma nanum (Günther, 1896) | AnabantidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Microctenopoma ansorgii (Boulenger, 1912) | AnabantidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Microctenopoma pekkolai (Rendahl, 1935) | AnabantidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Microctenopoma nigricans Norris, 1995 | AnabantidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Microctenopoma milleri (Norris & Douglas, 1991) | AnabantidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Microctenopoma stevenorrisi Skelton, Stauffer, Chakona & Wisor, 2021 | 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 intermedium (Pellegrin, 1920) (Pellegrin, 1920) | synonym |
| Anabas intermedius Pellegrin, 1920 Pellegrin, 1920 | 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.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1016909 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:73HNL. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.