African butter catfish

African butter catfish
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Schilbeidae
Genus: Schilbe
Species:
S. mystus
Binomial name
Schilbe mystus
Synonyms

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  • Schilbe mystus (Linnaeus, 1758) Preferred
  • Bagrus adansonii Valenciennes, 1840 Synonym
  • Bagrus depressirostris Peters, 1852
  • Bagrus schilbeides Valenciennes, 1840
  • Bagrus schilbeoides Valenciennes, 1840
  • Bagrus schilboides Valenciennes, 1840
  • Eutropius adansonii Valenciennes, 1840
  • Eutropius altipinnis Steindachner, 1894
  • Eutropius congensis (non Leach, 1818) Misapplied name
  • Eutropius depressirostris (Peters, 1852)
  • Eutropius grenfelli (non Boulenger, 1900)
  • Eutropius liberiensis (non Hubrecht, 1881)
  • Eutropius mentalis (non Boulenger, 1901)
  • Eutropius nilotica (Rüppell, 1829)
  • Eutropius niloticus (Rüppell, 1829)
  • Eutropius niloticus niloticus (Rüppell, 1829)
  • Eutropius obtusirostris Günther, 1864
  • Eutropius sp. Not applicable Ambiguous synonym
  • Hypophthalmus niloticus Rüppell, 1829
  • Scheilbe mystus (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Schilbe auratus Joannis, 1835
  • Schilbe bipinnatus Ehrenberg, 1840
  • Schilbe bouvieri Rochebrune, 1885
  • Schilbe dispela (non Günther, 1864)
  • Schilbe dispila (non Günther, 1864)
  • Schilbe emini Pfeffer, 1896
  • Schilbe hasselquistii Valenciennes, 1840
  • Schilbe mystus fasciata Steindachner, 1870
  • Schilbe mystus fasciatus Steindachner, 1870
  • Schilbe mystus mystus (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Schilbe niloticus (Rüppell, 1829)
  • Schilbe palmeri (non Svensson, 1933)
  • Schilbe senegalensis (non Günther, 1864)
  • Schilbe senegallus (non Valenciennes, 1840)
  • Schilbe steindachneri Guimaraes, 1884
  • Schilbe uranoscopus (non Rüppell, 1932)
  • Scilbe mystus (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Silurus mystus Linnaeus, 1758

The African butter catfish (Schilbe mystus) is a species of fish in the family Schilbeidae. It is native to many major river systems in Africa.[3] Other common names for the fish include butter fish, butter barbel, African glass catfish, lubangu, mystus catfish, silver barbel, and silver catfish.[1][3] It was originally described as Silurus mystus by Carl Linnaeus in 1758.[4][3]

  1. ^ a b Diouf, K.; Azeroual, A.; Bousso, T.; Getahun, A.; Lalèyè, P.; Moelants, T.; Twongo, T.K. (2020). "Schilbe mystus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T60385A47186188. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T60385A47186188.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. ^ Encyclopedia of Life. Synonyms. Accessed 3 May 2014.
  3. ^ a b c Zengeya, Tsungai (12 June 2014). "Schilbe mystus (African butter catfish)". Invasive Species Compendium. Wallingford, UK: CAB International. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
  4. ^ Diouf, K.; Azeroual, A.; Bousso, T.; Getahun, A.; Lalèyè, P.; Moelants, T.; Twongo, T.K. (2020). "Schilbe mystus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T60385A47186188. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T60385A47186188.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.