Cat-eLog Right Families Right Schilbeidae

Artistic impression of typical member of the Schilbeidae
 
Down Family Overview
Pronounced Skill BE Day
Family Common Name Schilbe Catfishes
Features Long anal fin, nasal barbels and a prominent dorsal fin.
Distribution Africa
Common Names Butter Catfish
Size Smallest 54mm, largest 605mm, average 231mm, most commonly 100mm. All SL.
Species There are 33 "species" in 5 genera in the database
Keepers 10 species (30%) are being kept by registered keepers
Down Top Five Genera (by keepers)
1.Pareutropius 4 species(62 keepers)
2.Parailia 5 species(21 keepers)
3.Schilbe 21 species(20 keepers)
4.Irvineia 2 species(0 keepers)
5.Siluranodon 1 species(0 keepers)
Down Distribution of Schilbeidae


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Down Most Kept Species
1.(45.63%)
2.(18.45%)
3.(11.65%)
4.(10.68%)
5.(4.85%)
6.(2.91%)
7.(1.94%)
8.(1.94%)
9.(0.97%)
10.(0.97%)
Down Alphabetic Species List
(Chronological | Most Kept | Most Bred)
1.Irvineia orientalis(i:0, k:0, b:0)
2.Irvineia voltae(i:0, k:0, b:0)
3.(i:2, k:1, b:0)
4.(i:1, k:1, b:0)
5.(i:9, k:19, b:0)
6.(i:3, k:0, b:0)
7.Parailia spiniserrata(i:0, k:0, b:0)
8.(i:14, k:47, b:0)
9.(i:3, k:12, b:0)
10.(i:1, k:0, b:0)
11.(i:6, k:3, b:0)
12.Schilbe angolensis(i:0, k:0, b:0)
13.Schilbe banguelensis(i:0, k:0, b:0)
14.(i:3, k:0, b:0)
15.(i:7, k:2, b:0)
16.(i:1, k:0, b:0)
17.Schilbe djeremi(i:0, k:0, b:0)
18.Schilbe durinii(i:0, k:0, b:0)
19.(i:2, k:5, b:0)
20.(i:13, k:11, b:0)
21.Schilbe laticeps(i:0, k:0, b:0)
22.(i:2, k:0, b:0)
23.(i:5, k:2, b:0)
24.Schilbe micropogon(i:0, k:0, b:0)
25.Schilbe moebiusii(i:0, k:0, b:0)
26.(i:1, k:0, b:0)
27.(i:3, k:0, b:0)
28.Schilbe nyongensis(i:0, k:0, b:0)
29.Schilbe tumbanus(i:0, k:0, b:0)
30.(i:3, k:0, b:0)
31.(i:2, k:0, b:0)
32.Schilbe zairensis(i:0, k:0, b:0)
33.Siluranodon auritus(i:0, k:0, b:0)