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Schilbe mystus and Schilbe uranoscopus , drawing from The fishes of the Nile by George Albert Boulenger . |
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Schilbe is a genus of fish from the African glass catfish family (Schilbeidae)foundin Africa . Schilbe species occur in tropical West and Central Africa south of the Sahara and in the Nile .
features
They have a streamlined, scaly body that is strongly flattened on the sides and reach body lengths of 9 to 60 cm. The dorsal fin, which sits far forward, is short but high and in most cases tapers to a point. It is supported by 5 to 6 divided rays . An adipose fin may be present or absent. The anal fin is very long and extends almost to the deeply forked caudal fin. The dorsal and pectoral fins each have a strong, ossified spine. The pectoral fin spine is stronger and weakly serrated on the inside (P 1/5). There are four pairs of relatively short barbels around the mouth . The inner mandibular barbels can also be absent or rudimentary. The premaxillary is dentate. The palatal teeth form a narrow, uninterrupted band.
species
Fishbase lists 21 species.
- Shed angolensis (De Vos, 1984)
- Schilbe banguelensis (Boulenger, 1911)
- Schilbe bocagii (Guimarães, 1884)
- Schilbe brevianalis (Pellegrin, 1929)
- Schilbe congensis (Leach, 1818)
- Schilbe djeremi (Thys van den Audenaerde & De Vos, 1982)
- Schilbe durinii (Gianferrari, 1932)
- Schilbe grenfelli (Boulenger, 1900)
- Schilbe intermedius Rüppell, 1832
- Schilbe laticeps (Boulenger, 1899)
- Mandibular shed (Günther, 1867)
- Schilbe marmoratus Boulenger, 1911
- Schilbe micropogon (Trewavas, 1943)
- Schilbe moebiusii (pepper, 1896)
- Schilbe multitaeniatus (Pellegrin, 1913)
- Schilbe mystus (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Shed nyongensis (De Vos, 1981)
- Schilbe tumbanus (Pellegrin, 1926)
- Schilbe uranoscopus Rüppell, 1832
- Schilbe yangambianus (Poll, 1954)
- Schilbe zairensis De Vos, 1995
literature
- Hans-Jochim Franke: Handbook of Welskunde. Urania-Verlag, 1985.
- Günther Sterba : The world's freshwater fish. 2nd Edition. Urania, Leipzig / Jena / Berlin 1990, ISBN 3-332-00109-4 .
Web links
- Schilbe on Fishbase.org (English)