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 Cat-eLog Data Sheet | |
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| Scientific Name | Schilbe bocagii (Guimarães, 1884) |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Dondo, Quanza River, Angola. |
| Synonym(s) | Eutropius ansorgii, Eutropius bocagii, Eutropius eclipse, Eutropius eclipsis, Eutropius seraoi, Schilbe ansorgii, Schilbe seraoi |
| Pronunciation | skill bee |
| Etymology | Named for Dr. Bocage, a former Director of the Zoological Section of the Museum of Natural History of Lisbon, Portugal. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 240mm or 9.4" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Identification | In alcohol, light brown above, lateral and ventral sides paler, a silvery whilte tinge along the lateral line and above the anal fin, base of caudal fin brown, anal fin with an inconspicuous median longitudinal streak on its entior length, a large dark blotch above the pectoral finwhere the swimming-bladder comes close under the skin. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Africa: lower Quanza River and Bengo River in Angola. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Least Concern , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2007. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding | Unreported in the aquarium. In nature, oviparous; eggs are unguarded. For many species, reproduction takes place during the rainy season. |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Jornal do Sciências Mathemáticas, Physicas e Naturaes, Lisboa v. 9 (no. 34) [1882], pp 85, Pl. |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
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| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is but a single record of this fish being seen, view it. |
| Forum BBCode | |
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| LFS label creator ARN ref:1.3.33.5820 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 01 12:23 (species record created: 2014 Jul 06 05:03) |
