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Schilbe intermedius  Rüppell, 1832
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 © Aqualog Verlag (2) Karl Heinz Dau (1 Stamp) Reinhold Wawrzynski (5)
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 Common Name:  Butterfish
 Synonyms:  Schilbe mystus, S.senegallus, S. dispila, S. senegalensis, S. senegalensis fasciata, S. palmeri
 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
 Size:  50cm. (20ins)
 Temp:  23-26°C (73-79°F)
 p.H.  6.5 -7.2.




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Family:   Schilbeidae

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