Schilbe

Schilbe
Schilbe mystus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Siluriformes
Family:	Schilbeidae
Genus:	Schilbe Oken, 1817
Type species
Silurus mystus Linnaeus, 1758
Species
See text

Schilbe is a genus of schilbid catfishes native to Africa. Some are colloquially called butter catfish, though this may also refer to the Asian genus Ompok of the family Siluridae.

Species

There are currently 23 recognized species in this genus: ^[1]

• Schilbe angolensis (De Vos, 1984)
• Schilbe ansorgii (Boulenger, 1910)
• Schilbe banguelensis (Boulenger, 1911) (Golden Barbel)
• Schilbe bocagii (Guimarães, 1884)
• Schilbe brevianalis (Pellegrin, 1929)
• Schilbe congensis (Leach, 1818)
• Schilbe depressirostris (Peters, 1852)
• Schilbe djeremi (Thys van den Audenaerde & De Vos, 1982)
• Schilbe durinii (Gianferrari, 1932)
• Schilbe grenfelli (Boulenger, 1900)
• Schilbe intermedius Rüppell, 1832 (Silver Butter Catfish)
• Schilbe laticeps (Boulenger, 1899)
• Schilbe mandibularis (Günther, 1867)
• Schilbe marmoratus Boulenger, 1911 (Shoulderspot Catfish)
• Schilbe micropogon (Trewavas, 1943)
• Schilbe moebiusii (Pfeffer, 1896)
• Schilbe multitaeniatus (Pellegrin, 1913)
• Schilbe mystus (Linnaeus, 1758) (African Butter Catfish)
• Schilbe nyongensis (De Vos, 1981)
• Schilbe tumbanus (Pellegrin, 1926)
• Schilbe uranoscopus Rüppell, 1832
• Schilbe yangambianus (Poll, 1954) (Yangambi Butterbarbel)
• Schilbe zairensis De Vos, 1995

References

1. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Schilbe". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 12 October 2025.