Schilbe yangambianus • Schilbeidae • Cat-eLog

Cat-eLog Data Sheet
Scientific Name	**Schilbe yangambianus** Poll, 1954
Common Name(s)	None
Type Locality	Lubila River, Yangambi, Democratic Republic of Congo.
Pronunciation	skill bee
Species Information
Size	217mm (8.5") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Habitat Information
Distribution	Africa: middle Congo River basin including the drainages of the Ubangi, Kasai and Kwando; also known from a single locality on the upper Zambezi river in Zambia. African Waters, Congo, Middle Congo (click on these areas to find other species found there) African Waters, Congo, Ubangi (click on these areas to find other species found there) African Waters, Congo, Lower Congo, Kasai (click on these areas to find other species found there) African Waters, Zambesi, Upper Zambesi (click on these areas to find other species found there) African Waters, Congo, Middle Congo, Cuando (click on these areas to find other species found there) (Click the map-icon to show/hide map of species distribution)
Husbandry Information
Feeding	In wild feed mainly on aquatic and terrestrial insects.
Furniture	Their habitat is mainly smaller forest streams with rocky bottoms.
Breeding	Unreported.
Further Information
References	Annales du Musee du Congo (Ser. Zoology) v. 1, pp61, Fig. 4.
Registered Keepers	None.
Breeding Reports	None.
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Last Update	2013 Feb 20 10:58 (species record created: 2010 Jan 27 16:03)

Cat-eLog Data Sheet

Scientific Name

Schilbe yangambianus Poll, 1954

Common Name(s)

None

Type Locality

Lubila River, Yangambi, Democratic Republic of Congo.

Pronunciation

skill bee

Species Information

Size

217mm (8.5") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.

Habitat Information

Distribution

Africa: middle Congo River basin including the drainages of the Ubangi, Kasai and Kwando; also known from a single locality on the upper Zambezi river in Zambia.
African Waters, Congo, Middle Congo (click on these areas to find other species found there)
African Waters, Congo, Ubangi (click on these areas to find other species found there)
African Waters, Congo, Lower Congo, Kasai (click on these areas to find other species found there)
African Waters, Zambesi, Upper Zambesi (click on these areas to find other species found there)
African Waters, Congo, Middle Congo, Cuando (click on these areas to find other species found there)