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Schilbe

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Schilbe
Schilbe mystus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Schilbeidae
Genus: Schilbe
Oken, 1817
Type species
Silurus mystus
Linnaeus, 1758
Species

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Schilbe is a genus of schilbid catfishes native to Africa. Some are colloquially called butter catfish, though this may also refer to the Asian genus Ompok of the family Siluridae.

Species

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There are currently 21 recognized species in this genus:[1]

References

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  1. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Schilbe". FishBase. February 2013 version.