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Pungwe River, Gorongosa District Border
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| Scientific Name | Schilbe intermedius Rüppell, 1832 |
| Common Names | Silver Butter Catfish Afrikanischer Silberwels (Germany), Botterbaber (South Africa), Butter Catfish, Butterfish, Grasscutter, Silver Catfish, Silwerbaber (South Africa), Sølv-smørmalle (Denmark) |
| Type Locality | Lower Nile River, Egypt. |
| Synonym(s) | Bagrus depressirostris, Eutropius lemairii, Schilbe steindachneri, Schilbe auratus, Schilbe bouvieri, Schilbe dispela, Schilbe dispila, Schilbe emini, Schilbe palmeri, Schilbe palmeri, Schilbe senegalensis, Schilbe senegalensis fasciata, Schilbe senegallus |
| Pronunciation | skill bee |
| Etymology | |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 605mm or 23.8" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Africa African Waters, Sénégal (click on these areas to find other species found there) African Waters, Gambia (click on these areas to find other species found there) African Waters, Casamance (click on these areas to find other species found there) African Waters, Geba, Corubal (click on these areas to find other species found there) African Waters, Geba (click on these areas to find other species found there) African Waters, Côte de Ivoire Waters, Sassandra (click on these areas to find other species found there) African Waters, Côte de Ivoire Waters, Boubo (click on these areas to find other species found there) African Waters, Côte de Ivoire Waters, Bandama (click on these areas to find other species found there) African Waters, Côte de Ivoire Waters, Agnébi (click on these areas to find other species found there) African Waters, Côte de Ivoire Waters, Comoé (click on these areas to find other species found there) African Waters, Pra (click on these areas to find other species found there) African Waters, Volta (click on these areas to find other species found there) African Waters, Tano (click on these areas to find other species found there) African Waters, Mono (click on these areas to find other species found there) African Waters, Ouémé (click on these areas to find other species found there) African Waters, Nigeria Waters, Ogun (click on these areas to find other species found there) African Waters, Nigeria Waters, Niger (click on these areas to find other species found there) African Waters, Chad (click on these areas to find other species found there) African Waters, Cross (click on these areas to find other species found there) African Waters, Nile, Middle Nile (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Least Concern , a distribution map is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2019. |
| 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 | Fortsetzung der Beschreibung und Abbildung meherer neuer Fische, pp 6. |
| Registered Keepers | There is but a single registered keeper, view all "my fish" data. |
| 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 are 7 records of this fish being seen, view them all. |
| More Resources | |
| Forum BBCode | |
 | Look up S. intermedius on PlanetCatfish.com |
 | Look up S. intermedius on Fishbase |
 | Look up S. intermedius on Encyclopedia of Life |
 | Look up S. intermedius on Global Biodiversity Information Facility |
| LFS label creator ARN ref:1.3.33.59 | |
| Last Update | Wed Jan 20, 2016 8:21 pm (Species record created: Thu Jan 01, 1970 1:00 am) |