Ctenopoma multispine

Ctenopoma multispine
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Perciformes
Family:	Anabantidae
Genus:	Ctenopoma
Species:	C. multispine
Binomial name
Ctenopoma multispine Peters, 1844

Ctenopoma multispine, known as the many-spined Ctenopoma or climbing perch, is an African freshwater fish. It is up to 14 centimetres (5.5 in) long and occurs in the Lufira River, Lualaba River, Upemba River, Luapula-Moero in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Upper Zambezi in Zambia and Okavango River-Lake Ngami in Angola and Botswana. Also known from the Kafue, rivers of coastal Mozambique, Cuanza River in Angola, and southern tributaries of the Congo River system.

It may be found in well-vegetated riverine backwaters, floodplain lagoons, swamps and isolated pans. This cryptically coloured species feeds on a wide range of prey items, including smaller fish, crustaceans and insects, and hunts by slow stalking. Adults gather in large groups to breed, after which eggs are scattered in suitable places, with no further parental care. The species is capable of surviving in warm, shallow water and may move across high ground in search of better sites in wet weather or at night. ^[1]

References

1. ^ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/speciessummary.php?id=10028