Microctenopoma nigricans

Microctenopoma nigricans is a fish in the family Anabantidae.^[1][2][3] It is found in the Lulua and Sankuru River drainages, tributaries of the Kasai River (Congo River system) in south-central Democratic Republic of Congo.^[1][2] It grows to 6.8 cm in standard length.^[2]

Microctenopoma nigricans
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Anabantiformes
Family:	Anabantidae
Genus:	Microctenopoma
Species:	M. nigricans
Binomial name
Microctenopoma nigricans S. M. Norris, 1995