General information
Ctenopoma muriei Boulenger, 1906  
   
Common nameOcellated labyrinth fish
Synonyms
Anabas muriei Boulenger, 1906
Ctenopoma muriei muriei (Boulenger, 1906)
Spirobranchus muriei (Boulenger, 1906)
Ctenopoma murei murei (Boulenger, 1906)
Anabas ctenotis Boulenger, 1920
Ctenopoma ctenotis (Boulenger, 1906)
IUCN Red List status (2014)
Least Concern (LC)
Habitat
Freshwater
Systematics
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Neoteleostei; Acanthomorphata; Anabantomorpharia; Anabantiformes; Anabantoidei; Anabantidae
Geographical distribution Egypt; Tanzania; Kenya; Nigeria; Namibia; Cameroon; Sudan; Burundi; Chad; Democratic Republic of the Congo; Ethiopia; Niger; Uganda; Zambia
Occurrence native: Egypt; native: Tanzania; native: Kenya; native: Nigeria; misidentification: Namibia; native: Cameroon; native: Sudan; native: Burundi; native: Chad; native: Democratic Republic of the Congo; native: Ethiopia; native: Niger; native: Uganda; native: Zambia
Karyological information
Geographical area of study Alvero River in western Ethiopia
Source of chromosomes Thymus
Number of specimens with sex 2
Diploid chromosome number 48
Karyotype formula 48A
Fundamental arm number 48
Chromosome length Not reported
Sex chromosome Not reported
Chromosome staining/banding/FISH Not reported
Reference Selezniow F, Fopp-Bayat GD, Jankun M, Krejszeff S, Mamcarz A (2008). Note on the karyotype and NOR location of siamese fighting fish Betta splendens (Perciformes,Osphronemidae). Caryologia, 61(4) : 349-353.
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