n = 64
| Scientific Name | Author | Valid Name | Family | English Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anabas acutirostris | (Pellegrin, 1899) | Ctenopoma acutirostre | Anabantidae | Spotted ctenopoma |
| Anabas africanus | Vetterlein, 1914 | Ctenopoma kingsleyae | Anabantidae | Tailspot ctenopoma |
| Anabas ansorgei | Boulenger, 1912 | Microctenopoma ansorgii | Anabantidae | Ornate ctenopoma |
| Anabas ansorgii | Boulenger, 1912 | Microctenopoma ansorgii | Anabantidae | Ornate ctenopoma |
| Anabas argentivomer | Ahl, 1922 | Ctenopoma kingsleyae | Anabantidae | Tailspot ctenopoma |
| Anabas argentoventer | Ahl, 1922 | Ctenopoma kingsleyae | Anabantidae | Tailspot ctenopoma |
| Anabas bainsii | (Castelnau, 1861) | Sandelia bainsii | Anabantidae | Rocky kurper |
| Anabas breviventralis | Pellegrin, 1938 | Ctenopoma kingsleyae | Anabantidae | Tailspot ctenopoma |
| Anabas brunneus | Ahl, 1927 | Microctenopoma nanum | Anabantidae | Dwarf ctenopoma |
| Anabas capensis | (Cuvier, 1829) | Sandelia capensis | Anabantidae | Cape kurper |
| Anabas caudomaculatus | Ahl, 1927 | Ctenopoma petherici | Anabantidae | |
| Anabas cobojius | (Hamilton, 1822) | Anabas cobojius | Anabantidae | Gangetic koi |
| Anabas congica | (Boulenger, 1887) | Microctenopoma congicum | Anabantidae | Congo ctenopoma |
| Anabas congicus | (Boulenger, 1887) | Microctenopoma congicum | Anabantidae | Congo ctenopoma |
| Anabas ctenotis | Boulenger, 1920 | Ctenopoma muriei | Anabantidae | Ocellated labyrinth fish |
| Anabas damasi | Poll & Damas, 1939 | Microctenopoma damasi | Anabantidae | |
| Anabas davidae | Poll, 1939 | Microctenopoma ansorgii | Anabantidae | Ornate ctenopoma |
| Anabas elongatus | Reuvens, 1895 | Anabas testudineus | Anabantidae | Climbing perch |
| Anabas fasciolata | Boulenger, 1899 | Microctenopoma fasciolatum | Anabantidae | Banded ctenopoma |
| Anabas fasciolatus | Boulenger, 1899 | Microctenopoma fasciolatum | Anabantidae | Banded ctenopoma |
| Anabas fasciolatus filamentosa | Pellegrin, 1925 | Microctenopoma fasciolatum | Anabantidae | Banded ctenopoma |
| Anabas garuanus | Ahl, 1927 | Ctenopoma garuanum | Anabantidae | |
| Anabas houyi | Ahl, 1927 | Ctenopoma houyi | Anabantidae | |
| Anabas intermedius | Pellegrin, 1920 | Microctenopoma intermedium | Anabantidae | |
| Anabas kingsleyae | (Günther, 1896) | Ctenopoma kingsleyae | Anabantidae | Tailspot ctenopoma |
| Anabas lineatus | Nichols, 1923 | Microctenopoma lineatum | Anabantidae | |
| Anabas machadoi | Fowler, 1930 | Ctenopoma multispine | Anabantidae | Manyspined ctenopoma |
| Anabas macrocephalus | Bleeker, 1855 | Anabas testudineus | Anabantidae | Climbing perch |
| Anabas maculatus | (Thominot, 1886) | Ctenopoma maculatum | Anabantidae | |
| Anabas microcephalus | Bleeker, 1857 | Anabas testudineus | Anabantidae | Climbing perch |
| Anabas multifasciatus | (Thominot, 1886) | Ctenopoma maculatum | Anabantidae | |
| Anabas multispinis | (Peters, 1844) | Ctenopoma multispine | Anabantidae | Manyspined ctenopoma |
| Anabas muriei | Boulenger, 1906 | Ctenopoma muriei | Anabantidae | Ocellated labyrinth fish |
| Anabas muriei ocellifer | Nichols, 1928 | Microctenopoma ocellifer | Anabantidae | |
| Anabas nanus | (Günther, 1896) | Microctenopoma nanum | Anabantidae | Dwarf ctenopoma |
| Anabas nigropannosa | (Reichow, 1875) | Ctenopoma nigropannosum | Anabantidae | Twospot climbing perch |
| Anabas nigropannosus | (Reicherow, 1875) | Ctenopoma nigropannosum | Anabantidae | Twospot climbing perch |
| Anabas ocellatus | (Pellegrin, 1899) | Ctenopoma ocellatum | Anabantidae | Eyespot ctenopoma |
| Anabas ocellatus acutirostris | (Pellegrin, 1899) | Ctenopoma acutirostre | Anabantidae | Spotted ctenopoma |
| Anabas oligolepis | Bleeker, 1855 | Anabas cobojius | Anabantidae | Gangetic koi |
| Anabas oxyrhynchus | Boulenger, 1902 | Ctenopoma weeksii | Anabantidae | Mottled ctenopoma |
| Anabas patherici | (Günther, 1864) | Ctenopoma petherici | Anabantidae | |
| Anabas pekkolai | Rendahl, 1935 | Microctenopoma pekkolai | Anabantidae | |
| Anabas pellegrinii | Boulenger, 1902 | Ctenopoma pellegrini | Anabantidae | |
| Anabas petherici | (Günther, 1864) | Ctenopoma petherici | Anabantidae | |
| Anabas petherici chadensis | Fowler, 1936 | Ctenopoma petherici | Anabantidae | |
| Anabas pleurostigma | Boulenger, 1903 | Ctenopoma maculatum | Anabantidae | |
| Anabas rhodesianus | Gilchrist & Thompson, 1917 | Ctenopoma multispine | Anabantidae | Manyspined ctenopoma |
| Anabas riggenbachi | Ahl, 1927 | Ctenopoma riggenbachi | Anabantidae | |
| Anabas scandens | (Daldorff, 1797) | Anabas testudineus | Anabantidae | Climbing perch |
| Anabas spinosus | Gray, 1834 | Anabas testudineus | Anabantidae | Climbing perch |
| Anabas tastudineus | (Bloch, 1792) | Anabas testudineus | Anabantidae | Climbing perch |
| Anabas testudinens | (Bloch, 1792) | Anabas testudineus | Anabantidae | Climbing perch |
| Anabas testudineus | (Bloch, 1792) | Anabas testudineus | Anabantidae | Climbing perch |
| Anabas testudineus lacustri | Das, 1966 | Anabas testudineus | Anabantidae | Climbing perch |
| Anabas testudineus ricei | Das, 1966 | Anabas testudineus | Anabantidae | Climbing perch |
| Anabas testudineus riveri | Das, 1966 | Anabas testudineus | Anabantidae | Climbing perch |
| Anabas togoensis | Ahl, 1928 | Ctenopoma togoensis | Anabantidae | |
| Anabas tongtruongensis | Nguyen, Ngô & Nguyen, 2015 | Genus Species | New species | |
| Anabas trifoliatus | Kaup, 1860 | Anabas testudineus | Anabantidae | Climbing perch |
| Anabas variegatus | Bleeker, 1851 | Anabas testudineus | Anabantidae | Climbing perch |
| Anabas vernayi | Fowler, 1935 | Ctenopoma multispine | Anabantidae | Manyspined ctenopoma |
| Anabas vicinus | Boulenger, 1916 | Sandelia capensis | Anabantidae | Cape kurper |
| Anabas weeksii | (Boulenger, 1896) | Ctenopoma weeksii | Anabantidae | Mottled ctenopoma |