Schilbe

Schilbe
Schilbe mystus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Schilbeidae
Genus:
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]

References

  1. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Schilbe". FishBase. February 2013 version.