Spotted ctenopoma

The Leopard Bush Fish is endemic to the Congo river basin in Africa and has adapted to suit many different biotopes within this system from fast flowing streams to stagnant ponds.

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The Spotted ctenopoma lives in the benthopelagic, freshwater, pH range: 6.0 - 8.0, dH range: 5 - 12 environment.

The Spotted Ctenopoma is a rare relative of gouramis and climbing perches that is only recently gainign aquarium popularity. Their brown, spot-covered bodies help this fish to blend in with foliage and avoid predators in its native environment. More

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or Spotted Ctenopoma (Ctenopoma acutirostre) in one of his tanks, since he's figured out that I'm a sucker for the oddball fish that everyone else passes over. "Hm, that's an interesting one," I said to myself, and went on my merry way. More

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The Spotted Ctenopoma is also known as the Leopard Bushfish and the Spotted Climbing Perch. They are timid, and are most likely to beMore>> 1 Product(s) Starting at $9. More

Common names

Gefleckter Buschfisch in German (Deutsch)
Leopard bushfish in English
Leopardbuskfisk in Danish (dansk)
Pantterikiipijäkala in Finnish (suomen kieli)
spotted climbing perch in English
Spotted ctenopoma in English
小点非洲攀鲈 in Mandarin Chinese
小點非洲攀鱸 in Mandarin Chinese

Order : Perciformes
Family : Anabantidae
Genus : Ctenopoma
Species : Ctenopoma acutirostre
Authority : Pellegrin, 1899