Microctenopoma intermedium
Species of fish
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Microctenopoma intermedium, also known as blackspot climbing perch, is a fish in the family Anabantidae.[1][2][3] 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.[1][2] It grows to 6.2 cm in total length.[2] It is a facultative air-breathing fish[2] that occurs in dense marginal vegetation of various water bodies in swamps and floodplains.[1][2]
| Microctenopoma intermedium | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anabantiformes |
| Family: | Anabantidae |
| Genus: | Microctenopoma |
| Species: | M. intermedium |
| Binomial name | |
| Microctenopoma intermedium (Pellegrin, 1920) | |
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