Butter Catfish
Schilbe uranoscopus Rüppell, 1832
Also calledAsan (yor) · Manja (kau) · Natanga (hau) · Shelbah Abu Katif (ara) · Shelbah Arabi (ara) · Um Katif (ara) · Umketif (ara) · sumčík egyptský (ces)
First described in: Rüppell, W. P. E. S. (1832). Fortsetzung der Beschreibung und Abbildung mehrerer neuer Fische, im Nil entdeckt. <em>Brönner, Frankfurt am Main.</em> 1-14, Pls. 1-3.
Descriptions from checklists and floras indexed by GBIF
discussion
Remarks: Schilbe uranoscopus, synonymized with Schilbe isidori (Valenciennes) was occasionally caught in Epe and Ikorodu during the study. It has a wide distribution across the Niger River and its basin, extending downstream to the Cross River basin, Chad basin, the Nile, and the Lake Turkana system. Schilbe uranoscopus is characterized by a single dorsal fin, the absence of an adipose fin, and 59 – 73 anal soft rays. Its eyes are positioned dorsolaterally.
An updated ichthyofaunal checklist for the Nigerian Lagos Lagoon with notes on nomenclatural changes and the conservation status of species
Where it has been recorded
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Every page naming Schilbe uranoscopus in the Biodiversity Heritage Library →
From the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence records (GBIF.org), with Wikipedia and the Source Library. GBIF species 2341763.