/schilbeidae/schilbe/mandibularis/1.jpg "Schilbe mandibularis(1) Stamp - Click to enlarge")
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 Cat-eLog Data Sheet | |
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| Scientific Name | Schilbe mandibularis (Günther, 1867) |
| Common Name(s) | None |
| Type Locality | Bossumprah R., Ghana. |
| Synonym(s) | Eutropius liberiensis, Eutropius mandibularis, Eutropius mentalis |
| Pronunciation | skill bee |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 450mm (17.7") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Africa: St. Paul in Liberia to the Prah river in Ghana. Including St. John, Farmington, Nipoué, Cavally, Néro, Sassandra, Boubo, Bandama, Agnébi, Comoé, and Tano Rivers. African Waters  , Côte de Ivoire Waters, Boubo (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there)African Waters , St John (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there)African Waters , Cess (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there)Indian waters, Kaveri (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there) African Waters , Côte de Ivoire Waters, Sassandra (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there)African Waters , Néro (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there)African Waters , Nipoué (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there)African Waters , Côte de Ivoire Waters, Bandama (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there)African Waters , Agnébi (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there)African Waters , Côte de Ivoire Waters, Comoé (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there)African Waters , Tano (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there) |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Feeding | Feeds mainly on terrestrial insects (Hymenoptera, Hemiptera, Coleoptera) washed into the water and on mayfly larvae. |
| Breeding | Unreported. |
| Further Information | |
| References | Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (Ser. 3)v. 20 (no. 116) - pp112 [3] |
| Registered Keepers | None.  Add this species to your "my cats" page. |
| Breeding Reports | None. |
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| Last Update | 2006 Aug 04 08:49 (species record created: 2004 Dec 03 00:00) |
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