Eyespot ctenopoma

The Eyespot ctenopoma lives in the benthopelagic, freshwater, pH range: 6.0 - 7.5, dH range: 5 - 12 environment.

sounding Eyespot Ctenopoma (Climbing Perch) in reference to the ocellus marking at the caudal peduncle. This ocellus acts to confuse potential predators, as when the Zulu Perch breaks cover it is hard to tell, in unclean water, what is head and what is tail. More

Another name for a Eyespot ctenopoma is a Ctenopoma ocellatum Source: Digital Fish Funnel, July 27, 2004 report as bad entry | send to a friend via email Add your own definition of Eyespot ctenopoma. More

Common names

Afrikankiipijäkala in Finnish (suomen kieli)
Aklofui in Ewe (Ɛʋɛgbɛ)
Bullseye ctenopoma in English
Chocolate bushfish in English
Eyespot climbing perch in English
Eyespot ctenopoma in English
Kamdaga in Kim
Kamdagar in Kim
Kirmi-ndagre in Kim
Klefoe in Ewe (Ɛʋɛgbɛ)
Klefui in Ewe (Ɛʋɛgbɛ)
Marmoreret buskfisk in Danish (dansk)
Nakpaia in Zande
Øjepletbuskfisk in Danish (dansk)
Øjeplettet buskfisk in Danish (dansk)
Petherick's Buschfisch in German (Deutsch)
Pethericks Buschfisch in German (Deutsch)
Rengaskiipijäkala in Finnish (suomen kieli)
Schokoladen-Buschfisch in German (Deutsch)
Tetepleki in Adangme
彼氏非洲攀鱸 in Mandarin Chinese
彼氏非洲攀鲈 in Mandarin Chinese
眼点非洲攀鲈 in Mandarin Chinese
眼點非洲攀鱸 in Mandarin Chinese

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