Species FAO code: FPC

Anabas testudineus

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Commercial designations
Production methods and fishing gears
Species distribution and habitat
Species description
Combined Nomenclature

Commercial designations

Country	Commercial designations	Names accepted or permitted locally or regionally
Austria	de Kletterfisch	–
Denmark	da Klatrefisk	–
Germany	de Kletterfisch	–
Greece	el Πέρκα αναβάτης	–
Hungary	hu ázsiai kúszóhal	–
Italy	it Pesce rampicante del Pacifico	–
Netherlands	nl Klimbaars	–
Slovenia	sl plezalka	–
Spain	es Perca koi	–
Sweden	sv Klätterfisk	–

Main production methods

Caught
Farmed

Main fishing gears

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Anabas testudineus (Bloch, 1792)

Habitat

Freshwater
Brackish water

FAO major fishing areas

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Anabas testudineus (Bloch, 1792)

Scientific name

Anabas testudineus

Author

(Bloch, 1792)

Rank

Species

FAO code

FPC

Morphological description

Color in life dark to pale greenish, very pale below, back dusky to olive; head with longitudinal stripes ventrally; posterior margin of opercle with a dark spot; iris golden reddish. Body form variable, affected by age and amount of food consumed. Scaled head with 4-5 rows between eye and rear margin of preoperculum. Scales large and regularly arranged, ciliate.

Taxonomic classification

ClassActinopterygii
- OrderPerciformes
  - FamilyAnabantidae
    - GenusAnabas
      - SpeciesAnabas testudineus

Synonyms

Anabas macrocephalus Bleeker, 1855
Lutjanus scandens (Daldorff, 1797)
Lutjanus testudo Lacepède, 1802
Anabas spinosus Gray, 1834
Sparus testudineus (Bloch, 1792)
Anabas tastudineus (Bloch, 1792)
Sparus scandens (Daldorff, 1797)
Anabas scandens (Daldorff, 1797)
Anabas trifoliatus Kaup, 1860
Anthias testudineus Bloch, 1792
Amphiprion testudineus (Bloch, 1792)
Anabas testudinens (Bloch, 1792)
Anabas testudineus lacustri Das, 1966
Perca scandens Daldorff, 1797
Anabas testudineus riveri Das, 1966
Anabas elongatus Reuvens, 1895
Amphiprion scansor Bloch & Schneider, 1801
Anabas microcephalus Bleeker, 1857
Anabus testudineus (Bloch, 1792)
Anabas testudineus ricei Das, 1966
Antias testudineus (Bloch, 1792)
Anabas variegatus Bleeker, 1851

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Anabas testudineus (Bloch, 1792)

An annually revised goods classification scheme used in EU for the purposes of customs duty and foreign trade statistics. The scheme is based on the Harmonized System nomenclature, further extended with Community subdivisions. Each subdivision is identified by an eight-digit numerical code. Read more: Combined Nomenclature

03 — CHAPTER 3 - FISH AND CRUSTACEANS, MOLLUSCS AND OTHER AQUATIC INVERTEBRATES
- 0301 — Live fish
  - Other live fish
    - 0301 99 — Other
      - Freshwater fish
        0301 99 18 — Other
- 0302 — Fish, fresh or chilled, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 0304
  - Other fish, excluding livers and roes
    - 0302 89 — Other
      - 0302 89 10 — Freshwater fish
- 0303 — Fish, frozen, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 0304
  - Other fish, excluding livers and roes
    - 0303 89 — Other
      - 0303 89 10 — Freshwater fish
- 0304 — Fish fillets and other fish meat (whether or not minced), fresh, chilled or frozen
  - Fresh or chilled fillets of other fish
    - 0304 49 — Other
      - 0304 49 10 — Freshwater fish
  - Other, fresh or chilled
    - 0304 59 — Other
      - 0304 59 10 — Freshwater fish
  - Frozen fillets of other fish
    - 0304 89 — Other
      - 0304 89 10 — Freshwater fish
  - Other, frozen
    - 0304 99 — Other
      - Other
        0304 99 21 — Freshwater fish

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Anabas testudineus

Commercial designations

Main production methods

Main fishing gears

Gillnets and similar nets

Seines

Habitat

FAO major fishing areas

Area 4 - Asia - Inland waters

Area 6 - Oceania - Inland waters