Schilbe

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii
Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri
Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai
Supercohors: Clupeocephala
Cohors: Otomorpha
Subcohors: Ostariophysi
Sectio: Otophysa
Ordo: Siluriformes

Familia: Schilbidae
Genus: Schilbe
Species: S. angolensis – S. banguelensis – S. bocagii – S. brevianalis – S. congensis – S. djeremi – S. durinii – S. grenfelli – S. intermedius – S. laticeps – S. mandibularis – S. marmoratus – S. micropogon – S. moebiusii – S. multitaeniatus – S. mystus – S. nyongensis – S. tumbanus – S. uranoscopus – S. yangambianus – S. zairensis
Name

Schilbe Oken, 1817
Gender: masculine
TSchilbe 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

Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). Species of Schilbe in FishBase. February 2013 version.ype species: Silurus mystus Linnaeus, 1758