Species details : Schilbe intermedius Rüppell, 1832

Accepted scientific name:
Schilbe intermedius Rüppell, 1832 (accepted name) 1 literature reference for Schilbe intermedius  Rüppell, 1832
Synonyms:
Eutropius lemairii Boulenger, 1900 (synonym) 1 literature reference for Eutropius lemairii Boulenger, 1900
Schilbe dispila Günther, 1864 (synonym) 1 literature reference for Schilbe dispila Günther, 1864
Schilbe mystus (non Linnaeus, 1758) (misapplied name) 1 literature reference for Schilbe mystus (non Linnaeus, 1758)
Schilbe palmeri Svensson, 1933 (synonym) 1 literature reference for Schilbe palmeri Svensson, 1933
Schilbe senegalensis Günther, 1864 (ambiguous synonym) 1 literature reference for Schilbe senegalensis Günther, 1864
Schilbe senegalensis fasciata Steindachner, 1870 (synonym) 1 literature reference for Schilbe senegalensis fasciata Steindachner, 1870
Schilbe senegallus Valenciennes, 1840 (synonym) 1 literature reference for Schilbe senegallus Valenciennes, 1840
Common names:
Common name Transliteration Language Country
Nzere - - Uganda Click here to show the literature
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Shilba seefarea - Arabic Sudan Click here to show the literature
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Shilbaya - Arabic Sudan Click here to show the literature
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Sølv-smørmalle - Danish Denmark Click here to show the literature
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Butter catfish - English Kenya Click here to show the literature
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Butter catfish - English Rwanda Click here to show the literature
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Butterfish - English Tanzania Click here to show the literature
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Butterfish - English United Kingdom Click here to show the literature
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Silver butter catfish - English Namibia Click here to show the literature
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Silver catfish - English Kenya Click here to show the literature
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Silver catfish - English Rwanda Click here to show the literature
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Silver catfish - English Tanzania Click here to show the literature
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Hopeakuultomonni - Finnish Finland Click here to show the literature
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Silberwels - German Germany Click here to show the literature
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Kakonje - Giryama Kenya(Galana River) Click here to show the literature
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Nalanga - Hausa Nigeria Click here to show the literature
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Ain - Ijo Nigeria Click here to show the literature
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Manja - Kanuri Nigeria Click here to show the literature
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Lubango - Lozi Zambia Click here to show the literature
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Rawa - Luo Kenya(Lake Victoria) Click here to show the literature
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帕氏鍚伯鯰 Pa shih yang bo nian Mandarin Chinese China Click here to show the literature
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帕氏钖伯鲶 Pa shi yang bo nian Mandarin Chinese China Click here to show the literature
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銀鍚伯鯰 Yin yang bo nian Mandarin Chinese China Click here to show the literature
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银钖伯鲶 Yin yang bo nian Mandarin Chinese China Click here to show the literature
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Elangi - Nupe Nigeria Click here to show the literature
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Mpawa - Pokomo Kenya(Lower Tana River) Click here to show the literature
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Dambe - Sena Mozambique Click here to show the literature
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Katante - Swahili (individual language) Tanzania Click here to show the literature
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Kissengo - Swahili (individual language) Kenya Click here to show the literature
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Matanda - Swahili (individual language) Tanzania Click here to show the literature
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Nembe - Swahili (individual language) Tanzania Click here to show the literature
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Saruni - Swahili (individual language) Tanzania Click here to show the literature
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Sire - Swahili (individual language) Kenya Click here to show the literature
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Asan - Yoruba Nigeria Click here to show the literature
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Nzengenzenge - Zande Sudan Click here to show the literature
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Classification:
Kingdom Animalia CoL
Phylum Chordata CoL
Class Actinopterygii FishBase
Order Siluriformes FishBase
Family Schilbeidae FishBase
Genus Schilbe FishBase
Distribution: Africa: Senegal, Gambia, Casamance, Corubal, Geba, Little Scarcies, Sassandra, Boubo, Bandama, Agnébi, Mé, Comoé, Tano, Pra, Volta basin, Mono, Sio, Ouémé, Ogun, entire Niger and Chad basins, Cross, Wouri and Sanaga; absent between Little Scarcies and Sassandra; further in the entire Congo River basin, Malagarasi, Luiche, Cunene, Okavango, entire Zambezi including the Kafue system, Lake Kariba, Nile, Lake Victoria basin, Webi Shebeli, Wando, Tana, Galana, Athi, Wami, Rufiji-Ruaha, Lake Rukwa, lower Sabi-Lundi, Shire below Murchison Falls, Lake Chilwa, Ruvu, Pungwe, Limpopo, Incomati and Pongola (Ref. 43912).
Lifezones: Freshwater
Additional data: -
Latest taxonomic scrutiny: 19-May-2014
Source database: FishBase, Jan 2015   99%
Bibliographic citation: Froese R. & Pauly D. (eds) (2025). FishBase (version Jan 2015). In: Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life, 2015 Annual Checklist (Roskov Y., Abucay L., Orrell T., Nicolson D., Kunze T., Flann C., Bailly N., Kirk P., Bourgoin T., DeWalt R.E., Decock W., De Wever A., eds). Digital resource at www.catalogueoflife.org/col. Species 2000: Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands. ISSN 2405-8858.
Online resource: http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/SpeciesSummary.php?ID=12914
CoL taxon LSID: urn:lsid:catalogueoflife.org:taxon:27b13c18-c365-11e4-869f-239583ce8323:col20150401