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.
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| Schilbe mystus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Schilbeidae |
| Genus: | Schilbe Oken, 1817 |
| Type species | |
| Silurus mystus Linnaeus, 1758
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Species edit
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 edit
- ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). Species of Schilbe in FishBase. February 2013 version.
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