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Schilbe intermedius Rüppell, 1832

Silver catfish
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Tanzania country information

Common names: Butterfish, Katante, Matanda
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Importance: commercial | Ref: De Vos, L., 1995
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Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Found in the Lake Rukwa drainage (Ref. 27292, 43912), the Malagarasi basin, the rivers Luiche, Wami, Ruvuma, Ruaha and Rufiji (Ref. 43912) and Mwanza Gulf, Lake Victoria (Ref. 13624). Type locality of the holotype of Schilbe emini: "Muhale-Bach, Uniamwesi" (Ref. 43912), Great Ruaha basin (Ref. 3570).
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/tz.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.isp.msu.edu/AFRICANSTUDIES/PLEA/TAFIRI.HTM
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Seegers, L., 1996
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Silver butter catfish, Butterfish, Lubango, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > 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 Ecology

Freshwater; pelagic; potamodromous (Ref. 51243); depth range 0 - 60 m (Ref. 34291), usually 0 - 30 m (Ref. 34291).   Tropical

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