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Schilbe intermedius Rüppell, 1832

Silver catfish
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Mozambique country information

Common names: Dambe
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Found in the rivers Incomati, Savi (Ref. 13332) and Buzi, and in the Cabora Bassa system (middle Zambezi) (Ref. 43912). Type localities of the syntypes of Bagrus depressirostris: "Sena, Tette, Boror" (Ref. 43912).
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/mz.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Skelton, P.H., 1994
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names Κοινά ονόματα | Συνώνυμα | Catalog of Fishes(Γένος, Είδη) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Siluriformes (Catfishes) > Schilbeidae (Schilbid catfishes)
Etymology: intermedius: From the Latin «rostrum» (snout) and «depressus» (flattened), referring to the dorsolateral flattened snout of this species (Ref. 43912).
  More on author: Rüppell.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Οικολογία

; Γλυκού νερού Πελαγικό(ά); ποταμόδρομος (Ref. 51243); εύρος βάθους 0 - 60 m (Ref. 34291), usually 0 - 30 m (Ref. 34291).   Tropical

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