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Schilbeidae

Schilbe durinii

Schilbe durinii

  • Tropical
  • Regional distribution
  • Freshwater fish
  • Africa
  • Fusiform
  • Small
  • Tropical fish
Genus
Schilbe
Maximum length
6.5 cm
Water
Freshwater
Body shape
fusiform
Distribution
Africa: distribution unknown. Type locality is "Lake Tanganyika", but there is serious doubt about the type locality of this species as Poll (1946) mentioned the absence of schilbeids from the Lake itself; possibly the type specimen of this species was collected in the Luala River (Kasai River basin) and was wrongly labelled afterwards (Ref. 43912 ). Ref. 3570 reports that the type may originate from "Lago Tana" (=Lake Tana in Ethiopia) instead of "Lago Tanganika".
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