Shoulderspot catfish

Schilbe marmoratus

Twenty One Point Seven Centimeters Catfish of African Waters

Shoulderspot catfish is known from Africa as a freshwater fish. It occurs in freshwater habitats.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Catfishes
Family: Schilbeidae
Genus: Schilbe
Maximum length: 21.7 cm
Water: Freshwater
Distribution: Africa: Chiloango basin in Angola (Cabinda enclave) and Democratic Republic of the Congo, and the middle and upper Congo River basin including Pool Malebo (= Stanley Pool) and the drainages of the Ubangi and Kasai (Ref. 43912 , 78218 ). Probably absent from the Chad basin (Ref. 43912 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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