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Schilbe mystus  (Linnaeus, 1758)
 Image contributors to this species:
 Frants Lehmann (3 Stamps)
 ScotCat Sources:
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 Common Name:  African butter catfish
 Synonyms:  Scheilbe mystus, S. mystus mystus, S.niloticus,S. intermedius, S. auratus, S.bipinnatus,  S.  hasselquistii,S.senegallus,S.dispela, Schilbe dispila, S.senegalensis, S.mystus fasciata, S.mystus  fasciatus,  S.steindachneri, Schilbe bouvieri, Schilbe emini, S.uranoscopus, S. palmeri,  Hypophthalmus niloticus, Eutropius  niloticus, E.niloticus niloticus, E. nilotica,  E.adansonii,E.congensis, E.depressirostris, E.obtusirostris,  E.liberiensis, E. altipinnis, E.lemairii,  E.grenfelli, E. mentalis, Bagrus adansonii, B.schilbeides, B.schilbeoides,  B.schilboides,  B.depressirostris
 Family:  Schilbeidaeycipitidae
 Distribution:  Africa: including the Nile and the Zambesi system
 Size:  35cm. (14ins)
 Temp:  23-26°C (73-79°F)
 p.H.  6.5 -7.2.




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Family:   Schilbeidae

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