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 233mm, most commonly 500mm. All SL.
Species There are 31 "species" in 12 genera in the database
Keepers 31 species (100%) are being kept by registered keepers
Down Top Five Genera (by keepers)
1.Schilbe 21 species(15 keepers)
2.Parailia 5 species(3 keepers)
3.Irvineia 2 species(2 keepers)
4.Pareutropius 4 species(1 keepers)
5.Siluranodon 1 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 marmoratusSchilbe marmoratus
(2.27%)
8.
Schilbe brevianalisSchilbe brevianalis
(2.27%)
9.
Parailia congicaParailia congica
(1.52%)
10.Siluranodon auritus(0.76%)
11.Schilbe zairensis(0.76%)
12.
Schilbe yangambianusSchilbe yangambianus
(0.76%)
13.
Schilbe uranoscopusSchilbe uranoscopus
(0.76%)
14.Schilbe nyongensis(0.76%)
15.
Schilbe mystusSchilbe mystus
(0.76%)
16.
Schilbe multitaeniatusSchilbe multitaeniatus
(0.76%)
17.Schilbe moebiusii(0.76%)
18.Schilbe micropogon(0.76%)
19.
Schilbe mandibularisSchilbe mandibularis
(0.76%)
20.Schilbe laticeps(0.76%)
21.Schilbe durinii(0.76%)
22.Schilbe djeremi(0.76%)
23.
Schilbe congensisSchilbe congensis
(0.76%)
24.
Schilbe bocagiiSchilbe bocagii
(0.76%)
25.Schilbe banguelensis(0.76%)
Down Most Kept Species List
(Alphabetic | Chronological | Most Bred)
1.
Pareutropius buffeiPareutropius buffei
(i:14, k:48, b:0)
2.
Parailia pellucidaParailia pellucida
(i:9, k:20, b:0)
3.
Pareutropius debauwiPareutropius debauwi
(i:3, k:13, b:0)
4.
Schilbe intermediusSchilbe intermedius
(i:13, k:11, b:0)
5.
Schilbe grenfelliSchilbe grenfelli
(i:2, k:6, b:0)
6.
Pareutropius mandevilleiPareutropius mandevillei
(i:6, k:4, b:0)
7.
Schilbe brevianalisSchilbe brevianalis
(i:7, k:3, b:0)
8.
Schilbe marmoratusSchilbe marmoratus
(i:5, k:3, b:0)
9.
Parailia congicaParailia congica
(i:2, k:2, b:0)
10.Irvineia orientalis(i:0, k:1, b:0)
11.Irvineia voltae(i:0, k:1, b:0)
12.
Parailia occidentalisParailia occidentalis
(i:1, k:1, b:0)
13.
Parailia somalensisParailia somalensis
(i:3, k:1, b:0)
14.Parailia spiniserrata(i:0, k:1, b:0)
15.
Pareutropius longifilisPareutropius longifilis
(i:1, k:1, b:0)
16.Schilbe banguelensis(i:0, k:1, b:0)
17.
Schilbe bocagiiSchilbe bocagii
(i:3, k:1, b:0)
18.
Schilbe congensisSchilbe congensis
(i:1, k:1, b:0)
19.Schilbe djeremi(i:0, k:1, b:0)
20.Schilbe durinii(i:0, k:1, b:0)
21.Schilbe laticeps(i:0, k:1, b:0)
22.
Schilbe mandibularisSchilbe mandibularis
(i:2, k:1, b:0)
23.Schilbe micropogon(i:0, k:1, b:0)
24.Schilbe moebiusii(i:0, k:1, b:0)
25.
Schilbe multitaeniatusSchilbe multitaeniatus
(i:1, k:1, b:0)
26.
Schilbe mystusSchilbe mystus
(i:3, k:1, b:0)
27.Schilbe nyongensis(i:0, k:1, b:0)
28.
Schilbe uranoscopusSchilbe uranoscopus
(i:3, k:1, b:0)
29.
Schilbe yangambianusSchilbe yangambianus
(i:2, k:1, b:0)
30.Schilbe zairensis(i:0, k:1, b:0)
31.Siluranodon auritus(i:0, k:1, b:0)