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 500mm. All SL.
Species There are 33 "species" in 17 genera in the database
Keepers 31 species (93%) are being kept by registered keepers
Down Top Five Genera (by keepers)
1.Pareutropius 4 species(52 keepers)
2.Schilbe 21 species(3 keepers)
3.Siluranodon 1 species(1 keepers)
4.Parailia 5 species(1 keepers)
5.Irvineia 2 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 brevianalisSchilbe brevianalis
(2.27%)
8.
Schilbe marmoratusSchilbe marmoratus
(2.27%)
9.
Parailia congicaParailia congica
(1.52%)
10.Schilbe zairensis(0.76%)
11.Schilbe djeremi(0.76%)
12.Schilbe nyongensis(0.76%)
13.Irvineia orientalis(0.76%)
14.
Schilbe yangambianusSchilbe yangambianus
(0.76%)
15.Schilbe micropogon(0.76%)
16.Irvineia voltae(0.76%)
17.Parailia spiniserrata(0.76%)
18.Schilbe durinii(0.76%)
19.
Pareutropius longifilisPareutropius longifilis
(0.76%)
20.
Schilbe multitaeniatusSchilbe multitaeniatus
(0.76%)
21.Schilbe banguelensis(0.76%)
22.
Parailia occidentalisParailia occidentalis
(0.76%)
23.Schilbe laticeps(0.76%)
24.
Parailia somalensisParailia somalensis
(0.76%)
25.Schilbe moebiusii(0.76%)
Down Chronological Species List
(Alphabetic | Most Kept | Most Bred)
1.
Schilbe mystusSchilbe mystus
(i:3, k:1, b:0)
2.Siluranodon auritus(i:0, k:1, b:0)
3.
Schilbe congensisSchilbe congensis
(i:1, k:1, b:0)
4.
Schilbe intermediusSchilbe intermedius
(i:13, k:11, b:0)
5.
Schilbe uranoscopusSchilbe uranoscopus
(i:3, k:1, b:0)
6.
Schilbe mandibularisSchilbe mandibularis
(i:2, k:1, b:0)
7.
Schilbe bocagiiSchilbe bocagii
(i:3, k:1, b:0)
8.Schilbe moebiusii(i:0, k:1, b:0)
9.
Parailia somalensisParailia somalensis
(i:3, k:1, b:0)
10.
Parailia congicaParailia congica
(i:2, k:2, b:0)
11.Schilbe laticeps(i:0, k:1, b:0)
12.
Pareutropius debauwiPareutropius debauwi
(i:3, k:13, b:0)
13.
Schilbe grenfelliSchilbe grenfelli
(i:2, k:6, b:0)
14.
Parailia occidentalisParailia occidentalis
(i:1, k:1, b:0)
15.
Parailia pellucidaParailia pellucida
(i:9, k:20, b:0)
16.Schilbe banguelensis(i:0, k:1, b:0)
17.
Schilbe marmoratusSchilbe marmoratus
(i:5, k:3, b:0)
18.
Schilbe multitaeniatusSchilbe multitaeniatus
(i:1, k:1, b:0)
19.
Pareutropius longifilisPareutropius longifilis
(i:1, k:1, b:0)
20.Schilbe tumbanus(i:0, k:0, b:0)
21.
Schilbe brevianalisSchilbe brevianalis
(i:7, k:3, b:0)
22.Schilbe durinii(i:0, k:1, b:0)
23.Parailia spiniserrata(i:0, k:1, b:0)
24.Irvineia voltae(i:0, k:1, b:0)
25.Schilbe micropogon(i:0, k:1, b:0)
26.
Schilbe yangambianusSchilbe yangambianus
(i:2, k:1, b:0)
27.
Pareutropius mandevilleiPareutropius mandevillei
(i:6, k:4, b:0)
28.
Pareutropius buffeiPareutropius buffei
(i:14, k:48, b:0)
29.Irvineia orientalis(i:0, k:1, b:0)
30.Schilbe nyongensis(i:0, k:1, b:0)
31.Schilbe djeremi(i:0, k:1, b:0)
32.Schilbe angolensis(i:0, k:0, b:0)
33.Schilbe zairensis(i:0, k:1, b:0)