Biology:Schilbe

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Short description: Genus of fishes

Schilbe
Schilbe mystus.jpg
Schilbe mystus
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Schilbeidae
Genus: Schilbe
Oken, 1817
Type species
Silurus mystus
Linnaeus, 1758
Species

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Schilbe is a genus of schilbid catfishes native to Africa. Some are colloquially called butter catfish, though this may also refer to the Asian genus Ompok of the family Siluridae.

Species

There are currently 21 recognized species in this genus:[1]

  • Schilbe angolensis (De Vos, 1984)
  • Schilbe banguelensis (Boulenger, 1911) (Golden Barbel)
  • Schilbe bocagii (Guimarães, 1884)
  • Schilbe brevianalis (Pellegrin, 1929)
  • Schilbe congensis (Leach, 1818)
  • Schilbe djeremi (Thys van den Audenaerde & De Vos, 1982)
  • Schilbe durinii (Gianferrari, 1932)
  • Schilbe grenfelli (Boulenger, 1900)
  • Schilbe intermedius Rüppell, 1832 (Silver Butter Catfish)
  • Schilbe laticeps (Boulenger, 1899)
  • Schilbe mandibularis (Günther, 1867)
  • Schilbe marmoratus Boulenger, 1911 (Shoulderspot Catfish)
  • Schilbe micropogon (Trewavas, 1943)
  • Schilbe moebiusii (Pfeffer, 1896)
  • Schilbe multitaeniatus (Pellegrin, 1913)
  • Schilbe mystus (Linnaeus, 1758) (African Butter Catfish)
  • Schilbe nyongensis (De Vos, 1981)
  • Schilbe tumbanus (Pellegrin, 1926)
  • Schilbe uranoscopus Rüppell, 1832
  • Schilbe yangambianus (Poll, 1954) (Yangambi Butterbarbel)
  • Schilbe zairensis De Vos, 1995

References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). Species of Schilbe in FishBase. February 2013 version.

Wikidata ☰ Q2071364 entry