Ba a samun kalmar anabas a yawancin ƙamus na Turanci. Duk da haka, jinsin kifaye ne na dangin Anabantidae. Wadannan kifayen an fi saninsu da hawan doki, saboda yadda suke amfani da farantinsu wajen hawan bishiyu da sauran filaye a wajen ruwa. Kalmar “anabas” ta fito daga kalmar Helenanci “anabainein,” wanda ke nufin “hawa sama.”
