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Schilbe
Schilbe is a genus of schilbid catfishes native to Africa. Some are colloquially called "butter catfishes", though this may also refer to the Asian genus Ompok of the family Siluridae.
23 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 23 known species
Silver Butter Catfish
speciesSchilbe intermedius
Schilbe grenfelli
speciesSchilbe grenfelli
Schilbe depressirostris
speciesSchilbe depressirostris
African glass catfish
speciesSchilbe mystus
Schilbe mandibularis
speciesSchilbe mandibularis
Schilbe marmoratus
speciesSchilbe marmoratus
Schilbe multitaeniatus
speciesSchilbe multitaeniatus
Schilbe moebiusii
speciesSchilbe moebiusii
Schilbe uranoscopus
speciesSchilbe uranoscopus
Schilbe brevianalis
speciesSchilbe brevianalis
Schilbe laticeps
speciesSchilbe laticeps
Schilbe micropogon
speciesSchilbe micropogon
Yangambi butterbarbel
speciesSchilbe yangambianus
Schilbe banguelensis
speciesSchilbe banguelensis
Schilbe congensis
speciesSchilbe congensis
Schilbe djeremi
speciesSchilbe djeremi
Schilbe tumbanus
speciesSchilbe tumbanus
Schilbe durinii
speciesSchilbe durinii
Schilbe ansorgii
speciesSchilbe ansorgii
Schilbe bocagii
speciesSchilbe bocagii
Schilbe zairensis
speciesSchilbe zairensis
Schilbe angolensis
speciesSchilbe angolensis
Schilbe nyongensis
speciesSchilbe nyongensis
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 91907.