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Pareutropius buffei
Pareutropius buffei, a member of the family Schilbeidae


 
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PronouncedSkill BE Day
Family Common NameSchilbe Catfishes
FeaturesLong anal fin, nasal barbels and a prominent dorsal fin.
Common NamesButter Catfish
SizeSmallest 54 mm, largest 605 mm, average 231mm, most commonly 500mm. All SL.
SpeciesThere are 33 "species" in 17 genera in the database
Keepers1 species (3.0%) are being kept by registered keepers.
DistributionAfrica

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Hop to next section Top Five Genera (by keepers)
1.Schilbe21 species(0 keepers)
2.Siluranodon1 species(0 keepers)
3.Parailia5 species(0 keepers)
4.Pareutropius4 species(0 keepers)
5.Irvineia2 species(0 keepers)
Hop to next section Most Kept Species
1.
Parailia pellucidaParailia pellucida
(100%)
Hop to next section Chronological Species List
(Alphabetic | Most Kept | Most Bred)
1.
Schilbe mystusSchilbe mystus
(i:3, k:0, b:0)
2.Siluranodon auritus(i:0, k:0, b:0)
3.
Schilbe congensisSchilbe congensis
(i:1, k:0, b:0)
4.
Schilbe intermediusSchilbe intermedius
(i:13, k:0, b:0)
5.
Schilbe uranoscopusSchilbe uranoscopus
(i:3, k:0, b:0)
6.
Schilbe mandibularisSchilbe mandibularis
(i:2, k:0, b:0)
7.
Schilbe bocagiiSchilbe bocagii
(i:3, k:0, b:0)
8.Schilbe moebiusii(i:0, k:0, b:0)
9.
Parailia somalensisParailia somalensis
(i:3, k:0, b:0)
10.
Parailia congicaParailia congica
(i:2, k:0, b:0)
11.Schilbe laticeps(i:0, k:0, b:0)
12.
Pareutropius debauwiPareutropius debauwi
(i:3, k:0, b:0)
13.
Schilbe grenfelliSchilbe grenfelli
(i:2, k:0, b:0)
14.
Parailia occidentalisParailia occidentalis
(i:1, k:0, b:0)
15.
Parailia pellucidaParailia pellucida
(i:9, k:1, b:0)
16.Schilbe banguelensis(i:0, k:0, b:0)
17.
Schilbe marmoratusSchilbe marmoratus
(i:5, k:0, b:0)
18.
Schilbe multitaeniatusSchilbe multitaeniatus
(i:1, k:0, b:0)
19.
Pareutropius longifilisPareutropius longifilis
(i:1, k:0, b:0)
20.Schilbe tumbanus(i:0, k:0, b:0)
21.
Schilbe brevianalisSchilbe brevianalis
(i:7, k:0, b:0)
22.Schilbe durinii(i:0, k:0, b:0)
23.Parailia spiniserrata(i:0, k:0, b:0)
24.Irvineia voltae(i:0, k:0, b:0)
25.Schilbe micropogon(i:0, k:0, b:0)
26.
Schilbe yangambianusSchilbe yangambianus
(i:2, k:0, b:0)
27.
Pareutropius mandevilleiPareutropius mandevillei
(i:6, k:0, b:0)
28.
Pareutropius buffeiPareutropius buffei
(i:14, k:0, b:0)
29.Irvineia orientalis(i:0, k:0, b:0)
30.Schilbe nyongensis(i:0, k:0, b:0)
31.Schilbe djeremi(i:0, k:0, b:0)
32.Schilbe angolensis(i:0, k:0, b:0)
33.Schilbe zairensis(i:0, k:0, b:0)