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Schilbe brevianalis (Pellegrin, 1929)

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Adult males are smaller and slimmer and females are fuller during the spawning season. Similar to the larger growing S. marmoratus. Both of these species are similar as juveniles but S. brevianalis does not lose its colour with ageing and has a small adipose fin which S. marmoratus lacks. Description: Dorsal spines (total): 1; Anal soft rays: 34 - 39. Diagnosis: small species, less than 100 mm long; eyes small, diameter not exceeding 23% of head length; inner margin of pectoral-fin spine weakly denticulate. Head rounded. Nasal barbels always extending beyond hind margin of eye but not beyond anterior border of opercle. Adipose fin always present and fully developed. 34-39 branched anal-fin rays and 6-8 gill rakers on lower limb of first gill arch. Colouration: Colour pattern marbled. Reproduction: Oviparous, eggs are unguarded. Distinct pairing. Aquarium Care: This peaceful catfish will hide during the day so you will need to provide pipe work, tubes and caves in the aquarium. Provide a spacious tank with plenty of free swimming space with background vegetation. May eat small fry but otherwise a peaceful catfish for the larger aquarium. Diet: Live and frozen bloodworm, mosquito larvae, glassworms, tubifex and large daphnia.

Common Name:

None

Synonyms:

Eutropius brevianalis

Family:

Schilbeidae

Distribution:

Africa: Coastal rivers in Nigeria and Cameroon. Type locality: Dehane (Nyong), Cameroon.

Size:

8.0cm. (3¼ins)

Temp:

24-27°C (75-81°F)

p.H.

6.5-7.2.

Reference:

Baensch, H.A. and R. Riehl, 1995. Aquarien Atlas. Band 4. Mergus Verlag GmbH, Verlag für Natur-und Heimtierkunde, Melle, Germany. 864 p.
Ferraris, C.J. Jr., 2007. Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types. Zootaxa 1418:1-628.
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2021. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. www.fishbase.org, ( 08/2021 ).
Seegers, L. 2008 The catfishes of Africa. A handbook for identification and maintenance. Aqualog Verlag A.C.S. GmbH, Germany. 604 p.

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Schilbe brevianalis

Schilbe brevianalis
Cameroon

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