Microctenopoma intermedium

Microctenopoma intermedium
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anabantiformes
Family: Anabantidae
Genus: Microctenopoma
Species:
M. intermedium
Binomial name
Microctenopoma intermedium
(Pellegrin, 1920)
Synonyms
  • Anabas intermedius Pellegrin, 1920
  • Ctenopoma intermedium (Pellegrin, 1920)

Microctenopoma intermedium, also known as blackspot climbing perch, is a fish in the family Anabantidae. It is found in the Okavango, upper and lower Zambezi, and Kafue Rivers, and St. Lucia basin, as well as in the southern tributaries of the Congo system. It grows to 6.2 cm in total length. It is a facultative air-breathing fish that occurs in dense marginal vegetation of various water bodies in swamps and floodplains.