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Scientific Name	**Schilbe uranoscopus** Rüppell, 1832
Common Name
Type Locality	Fish market in Cairo, Egypt.
Synonym(s)	Schilbe isidori
Pronunciation	skill bee
Species Information
Size	360mm or 14.2" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Habitat Information
Distribution	Africa: Niger, Cross, Chad. Africa: Nile, Turkana system. African Waters, Nile (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, Eastern Rift Valley Lakes, Turkana (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, Cross (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map.
IUCN Red List Category	Least Concern , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2020.
Husbandry Information
Breeding	Unreported.
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	Fortsetzung der Beschreibung und Abbildung meherer neuer Fische, pp 4, Pl. 1 (fig. 1).
Registered Keepers	There is no registered keeper.
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Last Update	2025 Jan 02 01:40 (species record created: 2006 Aug 04 08:47)