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  5. Climbing gouramies (Anabantidae)

Climbing gouramies (Anabantidae)

The Climbing gouramies (Anabantidae) family has 16 species in the Guppies.za.net fish encyclopedia, 13 of which are kept in home aquariums.

Species in this family

  • Ornate ctenopoma (Microctenopoma ansorgii)Ornate ctenopomaMicroctenopoma ansorgii
  • Spotted ctenopoma (Ctenopoma acutirostre)Spotted ctenopomaCtenopoma acutirostre
  • Banded ctenopoma (Microctenopoma fasciolatum)Banded ctenopomaMicroctenopoma fasciolatum
  • Cape kurper (Sandelia capensis)Cape kurperSandelia capensis
  • Climbing perch (Anabas testudineus)Climbing perchAnabas testudineus
  • Congo ctenopoma (Microctenopoma congicum)Congo ctenopomaMicroctenopoma congicum
  • Dwarf ctenopoma (Microctenopoma nanum)Dwarf ctenopomaMicroctenopoma nanum
  • Eyespot ctenopoma (Ctenopoma ocellatum)Eyespot ctenopomaCtenopoma ocellatum
  • Manyspined ctenopoma (Ctenopoma multispine)Manyspined ctenopomaCtenopoma multispine
  • Mottled ctenopoma (Ctenopoma weeksii)Mottled ctenopomaCtenopoma weeksii
  • Rocky kurper (Sandelia bainsii)Rocky kurperSandelia bainsii
  • Tailspot ctenopoma (Ctenopoma kingsleyae)Tailspot ctenopomaCtenopoma kingsleyae
  • Twospot climbing perch (Ctenopoma nigropannosum)Twospot climbing perchCtenopoma nigropannosum
  • Gangetic koi (Anabas cobojius)Gangetic koiAnabas cobojius
  • Ocellated labyrinth fish (Ctenopoma muriei)Ocellated labyrinth fishCtenopoma muriei
  • Silverbelly ctenopomaCtenopoma argentoventer
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