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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 100mm. All SL.
SpeciesThere are 33 "species" in 5 genera in the database
Keepers2 species ( 6%) are being kept by registered keepers.
DistributionAfrica

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Hop to next section Top Five Genera (by keepers)
1.Parailia5 species(1 keepers)
2.Schilbe21 species(1 keepers)
3.Irvineia2 species(0 keepers)
4.Pareutropius4 species(0 keepers)
5.Siluranodon1 species(0 keepers)
Hop to next section Most Kept Species
1.
Schilbe intermediusSchilbe intermedius
(50%)
2.
Parailia pellucidaParailia pellucida
(50%)
Hop to next section Alphabetic Species List
(Chronological | Most Kept | Most Bred)
1.Irvineia orientalis(i:0, k:0, b:0)
2.Irvineia voltae(i:0, k:0, b:0)
3.
Parailia congicaParailia congica
(i:2, k:0, b:0)
4.
Parailia occidentalisParailia occidentalis
(i:1, k:0, b:0)
5.
Parailia pellucidaParailia pellucida
(i:9, k:1, b:0)
6.
Parailia somalensisParailia somalensis
(i:3, k:0, b:0)
7.Parailia spiniserrata(i:0, k:0, b:0)
8.
Pareutropius buffeiPareutropius buffei
(i:14, k:0, b:0)
9.
Pareutropius debauwiPareutropius debauwi
(i:3, k:0, b:0)
10.
Pareutropius longifilisPareutropius longifilis
(i:1, k:0, b:0)
11.
Pareutropius mandevilleiPareutropius mandevillei
(i:6, k:0, b:0)
12.Schilbe angolensis(i:0, k:0, b:0)
13.Schilbe banguelensis(i:0, k:0, b:0)
14.
Schilbe bocagiiSchilbe bocagii
(i:3, k:0, b:0)
15.
Schilbe brevianalisSchilbe brevianalis
(i:7, k:0, b:0)
16.
Schilbe congensisSchilbe congensis
(i:1, k:0, b:0)
17.Schilbe djeremi(i:0, k:0, b:0)
18.Schilbe durinii(i:0, k:0, b:0)
19.
Schilbe grenfelliSchilbe grenfelli
(i:2, k:0, b:0)
20.
Schilbe intermediusSchilbe intermedius
(i:13, k:1, b:0)
21.Schilbe laticeps(i:0, k:0, b:0)
22.
Schilbe mandibularisSchilbe mandibularis
(i:2, k:0, b:0)
23.
Schilbe marmoratusSchilbe marmoratus
(i:5, k:0, b:0)
24.Schilbe micropogon(i:0, k:0, b:0)
25.Schilbe moebiusii(i:0, k:0, b:0)
26.
Schilbe multitaeniatusSchilbe multitaeniatus
(i:1, k:0, b:0)
27.
Schilbe mystusSchilbe mystus
(i:3, k:0, b:0)
28.Schilbe nyongensis(i:0, k:0, b:0)
29.Schilbe tumbanus(i:0, k:0, b:0)
30.
Schilbe uranoscopusSchilbe uranoscopus
(i:3, k:0, b:0)
31.
Schilbe yangambianusSchilbe yangambianus
(i:2, k:0, b:0)
32.Schilbe zairensis(i:0, k:0, b:0)
33.Siluranodon auritus(i:0, k:0, b:0)