Schilbe
intermedius Rüppell, 1832
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contributors to this species: |
| Hippocampus
Bildarchiv
(2) Frants Lehmann (3 Stamps)
Karl Heinz Dau (1 Stamp) Reinhold
Wawrzynski
(6) |
| ScotCat
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| Relevant
Information: |
Dorsal spines (total):
1 - 1; Dorsal soft rays (total): 5 - 6. Anal fin long, extending
from vent almost to origin of caudal fin. Four pairs of short,
circum-oral barbels. Silver-grey, somewhat darker above. Reported
to be a pelagic species. Occur mainly on shallow waters. Migrates
to the surface at night. Feeds on a wide range of invertebrates
including terrestrial insects and whole or pieces of fish. Primarily
piscivorous at 13-34 cm TL . Rarely grow to lengths greater
than 30 cm SL . Spawns throughout the year peaking once. Migrates
into rivers in fairly compact schools during the rainy season
to spawn in floodwater pools. Oviparous, eggs are unguarded.
Aquarium Care: Large aquarium with tankmates not too
small as they could become prey during night time activities.
Will do better with conspecifics. Diet is no problem as they will
eat most aquarium fare. |
| Common
Name: |
Butterfish
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| Synonyms: |
Schilbe mystus, S.senegallus,
S. dispila, S. senegalensis, S. senegalensis fasciata, S. palmeri
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| Family: |
Schilbeidaeycipitidae |
| Distribution: |
Africa:
Senegal, Gambia, Casamance, Corubal, Geba, Sassandra, Boubo, Bandama,
Agnébi, Comoé, Tano, Pra, Volta, Mono, Ouémé,
Ogun, Niger, Chad and Cross River basins. Africa: Nile River in
Sudan. Reported from the Okavango Delta, Botswana, Zambia, Mozambique
and South Africa. Type locality: Nile. |
| Size:
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30cm.
(12ins) SL |
| Temp: |
23-26°C
(73-79°F) |
| p.H. |
6.5
-7.2. |
| Reference: |
Froese, R. and
D. Pauly. Editors. 2008.FishBase. World Wide Web electronic
publication. www.fishbase.org, version (11/2008). |
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