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 31 species (93%) are being kept by registered keepers
Down Top Five Genera (by keepers)
1.Pareutropius 4 species(66 keepers)
2.Schilbe 21 species(38 keepers)
3.Parailia 5 species(25 keepers)
4.Irvineia 2 species(2 keepers)
5.Siluranodon 1 species(1 keepers)
Down Distribution of Schilbeidae


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Down Most Kept Species
1.
Pareutropius buffeiPareutropius buffei
(36.36%)
2.
Parailia pellucidaParailia pellucida
(15.15%)
3.
Pareutropius debauwiPareutropius debauwi
(9.85%)
4.
Schilbe intermediusSchilbe intermedius
(8.33%)
5.
Schilbe grenfelliSchilbe grenfelli
(4.55%)
6.
Pareutropius mandevilleiPareutropius mandevillei
(3.03%)
7.
Schilbe marmoratusSchilbe marmoratus
(2.27%)
8.
Schilbe brevianalisSchilbe brevianalis
(2.27%)
9.
Parailia congicaParailia congica
(1.52%)
10.Siluranodon auritus(0.76%)
11.Schilbe zairensis(0.76%)
12.
Schilbe yangambianusSchilbe yangambianus
(0.76%)
13.
Schilbe uranoscopusSchilbe uranoscopus
(0.76%)
14.Schilbe nyongensis(0.76%)
15.
Schilbe mystusSchilbe mystus
(0.76%)
16.
Schilbe multitaeniatusSchilbe multitaeniatus
(0.76%)
17.Schilbe moebiusii(0.76%)
18.Schilbe micropogon(0.76%)
19.
Schilbe mandibularisSchilbe mandibularis
(0.76%)
20.Schilbe laticeps(0.76%)
21.Schilbe durinii(0.76%)
22.Schilbe djeremi(0.76%)
23.
Schilbe congensisSchilbe congensis
(0.76%)
24.
Schilbe bocagiiSchilbe bocagii
(0.76%)
25.Schilbe banguelensis(0.76%)
Down Alphabetic Species List
(Chronological | Most Kept | Most Bred)
1.Irvineia orientalis(i:0, k:1, b:0)
2.Irvineia voltae(i:0, k:1, b:0)
3.
Parailia congicaParailia congica
(i:2, k:2, b:0)
4.
Parailia occidentalisParailia occidentalis
(i:1, k:1, b:0)
5.
Parailia pellucidaParailia pellucida
(i:9, k:20, b:0)
6.
Parailia somalensisParailia somalensis
(i:3, k:1, b:0)
7.Parailia spiniserrata(i:0, k:1, b:0)
8.
Pareutropius buffeiPareutropius buffei
(i:14, k:48, b:0)
9.
Pareutropius debauwiPareutropius debauwi
(i:3, k:13, b:0)
10.
Pareutropius longifilisPareutropius longifilis
(i:1, k:1, b:0)
11.
Pareutropius mandevilleiPareutropius mandevillei
(i:6, k:4, b:0)
12.Schilbe angolensis(i:0, k:0, b:0)
13.Schilbe banguelensis(i:0, k:1, b:0)
14.
Schilbe bocagiiSchilbe bocagii
(i:3, k:1, b:0)
15.
Schilbe brevianalisSchilbe brevianalis
(i:7, k:3, b:0)
16.
Schilbe congensisSchilbe congensis
(i:1, k:1, b:0)
17.Schilbe djeremi(i:0, k:1, b:0)
18.Schilbe durinii(i:0, k:1, b:0)
19.
Schilbe grenfelliSchilbe grenfelli
(i:2, k:6, b:0)
20.
Schilbe intermediusSchilbe intermedius
(i:13, k:11, b:0)
21.Schilbe laticeps(i:0, k:1, b:0)
22.
Schilbe mandibularisSchilbe mandibularis
(i:2, k:1, b:0)
23.
Schilbe marmoratusSchilbe marmoratus
(i:5, k:3, b:0)
24.Schilbe micropogon(i:0, k:1, b:0)
25.Schilbe moebiusii(i:0, k:1, b:0)
26.
Schilbe multitaeniatusSchilbe multitaeniatus
(i:1, k:1, b:0)
27.
Schilbe mystusSchilbe mystus
(i:3, k:1, b:0)
28.Schilbe nyongensis(i:0, k:1, b:0)
29.Schilbe tumbanus(i:0, k:0, b:0)
30.
Schilbe uranoscopusSchilbe uranoscopus
(i:3, k:1, b:0)
31.
Schilbe yangambianusSchilbe yangambianus
(i:2, k:1, b:0)
32.Schilbe zairensis(i:0, k:1, b:0)
33.Siluranodon auritus(i:0, k:1, b:0)