Spotted ctenopoma
Ctenopoma acutirostre
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An anabantoid from the Congo River basin, spotted like a leopard, that breathes surface air. A stalking predator, it creeps up on prey and eats fish and insects that fit in its mouth.
- Scientific name
- Ctenopoma acutirostre
- Family
- Anabantidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Anabantidae
- Order
- Anabantiformes
- Synonyms
- Anabas acutirostris, Anabas ocellatus, Anabas ocellatus acutirostris, Ctenopoma acutirostris
Origin
- Native region
- África
Water
- Temperature
- 20–28 °C
- pH
- 5.5–7.5
- General hardness (GH)
- 2–12 °dGH
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 15 cm
- Minimum tank (volume)
- 108 L
- Minimum tank (length)
- 120 cm
Behavior
- Social life
- Solitary
- Swimming level
- Middle
Care
- Care difficulty
- Moderate
Reproduction
- Breeding strategy
- Egg scatterer
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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