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Anabantidae
24 species in this family
The Anabantidae family belongs to the gouramis & snakeheads and includes 24 species in the guide. You find them all below, with photos, identification details and distribution. Identify them in the field with the Fin's Fish Guide app.
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Best-known species
Tailspot climbing perch
Ctenopoma kingsleyae
Anabantidae
Climbing perch
Anabas testudineus
Anabantidae
Gangetic climbing perch
Anabas cobojius
Anabantidae
Leopard bushfish
Ctenopoma acutirostre
Anabantidae
Manyspined ctenopoma
Ctenopoma multispine
Anabantidae
Eastern Cape rocky
Sandelia bainsii
Anabantidae
Dwarf climbing perch
Microctenopoma nanum
Anabantidae
Orange Ctenopoma
Microctenopoma ansorgii
Anabantidae
Blackspot climbing perch
Microctenopoma intermedium
Anabantidae
Cape kurper
Sandelia capensis
Anabantidae
All species from A to Z
Banded climbing perch
Microctenopoma fasciolatum
Anabantidae
Blackspot climbing perch
Microctenopoma intermedium
Anabantidae
Bullseye ctenopoma
Ctenopoma ocellatum
Anabantidae
Cape kurper
Sandelia capensis
Anabantidae
Climbing perch
Anabas testudineus
Anabantidae
Clouded climbing perch
Ctenopoma nebulosum
Anabantidae
Congo climbing perch
Microctenopoma congicum
Anabantidae
Damas' climbing perch
Microctenopoma damasi
Anabantidae
Dwarf climbing perch
Microctenopoma nanum
Anabantidae
Eastern Cape rocky
Sandelia bainsii
Anabantidae
Gabon climbing perch
Ctenopoma gabonense
Anabantidae
Gangetic climbing perch
Anabas cobojius
Anabantidae
Leopard bushfish
Ctenopoma acutirostre
Anabantidae
Lined bushfish
Microctenopoma lineatum
Anabantidae
Manyspined ctenopoma
Ctenopoma multispine
Anabantidae
Marbled climbing perch
Ctenopoma weeksii
Anabantidae
Ocellated labyrinth fish
Ctenopoma muriei
Anabantidae
Orange Ctenopoma
Microctenopoma ansorgii
Anabantidae
Pellegrin's ctenopoma
Ctenopoma pellegrini
Anabantidae
Spotted ctenopoma (Ctenopoma petherici)
Anabantidae
Spotted ctenopoma (Ctenopoma maculatum)
Anabantidae
Tailspot climbing perch
Ctenopoma kingsleyae
Anabantidae
Twospot climbing perch
Ctenopoma nigropannosum
Anabantidae
Uele dwarf ctenopoma
Microctenopoma uelense
Anabantidae