| General information |
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Microctenopoma congicum Boulenger, 1887 |
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| Common name | Congo ctenopoma, Kam-aitan |
| Synonyms |
Ctenopoma congicum Boulenger, 1887 Anabas congica (Boulenger, 1887) Anabas congicus (Boulenger, 1887) Ctenopoma congicum longipinnis Fowler, 1949 Ctenopoma congicum longispinnis Fowler, 1949 |
| 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 |
Nigeria; Democratic Republic of the Congo; Republic of the Congo; Gabon |
| Occurrence |
questionable: Nigeria; native: Democratic Republic of the Congo; native: Republic of the Congo; native: Gabon |
| Karyological information |
| Geographical area of study |
Aquarium dealer |
| Source of chromosomes |
Thymus |
| Number of specimens with sex |
3 |
| Diploid chromosome number |
46 |
| Karyotype formula |
2m+44A |
| Fundamental arm number |
48 |
| Chromosome length |
Not reported |
| Sex chromosome |
Not reported |
| Chromosome staining/banding/FISH |
Not reported |
| Reference |
Krysanov EY, Golubtsov AS (2001). Karyotypes of eight species of the African climbing gouramies of the genera Ctenopoma and Microctenopoma (Anabantidae, Perciformes) with comments on their phylogenetic relationships. Journal of Ichthyology, 41(9): 698–702.
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