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 All Fishes Data Sheet | |
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| Scientific Name | Schilbe durinii (Gianferrari, 1932) |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Lake Tanganyika. |
| Synonym(s) | Eutropius durinii |
| Pronunciation | skill bee |
| Etymology | named for Mr. Durini, collector of the type specimen of this species. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 65mm or 2.6" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Identification | The coloration of the type is entirely brown. |
| General Remarks | The type specimen is in very bad condition. There has not been another Schilbe collected in Lake Tanganyika at all. Dubious type locality. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Africa: Lake Tanganyika. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Not Evaluated |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding | Unreported in the aquarium. In nature, oviparous; eggs are unguarded. For many species, reproduction takes place during the rainy season. |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Atti della Società Italiana di Scienze Naturali di Milano v. 71 (no. 2), pp 141. |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
| Wishlists | Love this species? Click the heart to add it to your wish list. There is no wish to keep this species. |
| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is no record of this fish being seen. |
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| LFS label creator ARN ref:1.3.33.5818 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 01 12:23 (species record created: 2014 Jul 06 04:58) |