Schilbidae

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
Genera: Ailia - Clupisoma - Eutropiichthys - Irvineia - Laides - Neotropius - Parailia - Pareutropius - Platytropius - Proeutropiichthys - Pseudeutropius - Schilbe - Silonia - Siluranodon

Name

Schilbidae Bleeker, 1858
Alternative spelling: Schilbeidae corrected by Steyskal 1980: 174 BHL
Type genus: Schilbe Oken, 1817

References

Ferraris Carl J., Jr., Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types. Zootaxa, 1418: 1–628 (2007) (pdf)
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2006. FishBase, version (02/2006). [1]
Steyskal, G.C. (1980) The grammar of family-group names as exemplified by those of fishes. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, 93, 168–177. BHL

Vernacular names
日本語: スキルベ科

Schilbeidae is a family of catfishes native to Africa and Asia.[1] These fish tend to swim in open water.[2]

Schilbid catfishes usually have dorsal fins with a short base and a spine, but Parailia lack a dorsal fin altogether. Most species also possess an adipose fin. The base of the anal fin is very long. There are usually four pairs of barbels. Several species lack anal fins.[2]

The family name is sometimes spelled Schilbidae in scientific literature.[2]
References

Wang, J.; Lu, B.; Zan, R.; Chai, J.; Ma, W.; Jin, W.; Duan, R.; Luo, J.; Murphy, R.W.; Xiao, H.; Chen, Z. (2016). "Phylogenetic Relationships of Five Asian Schilbid Genera Including Clupisoma (Siluriformes: Schilbeidae)". PLOS ONE. 11 (1): e0145675. Bibcode:2016PLoSO..1145675W. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0145675. PMC 4713424. PMID 26751688.
Nelson, J.S. (2006). Fishes of the World. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. ISBN 0-471-25031-7.