The African butter catfish is a species of fish in the family Schilbeidae, native to many major river systems in Africa. It is also known by the common names butter fish, butter barbel, African glass catfish, lubangu, mystus catfish, silver barbel, and silver catfish, and was originally described as Silurus mystus by Carl Linnaeus in 1758. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Source African butter catfish (Wikidata)
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River, Biomes Source African butter catfish (Wikipedia)
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1. African butter catfish (Wikipedia)
Introduction
The African butter catfish (Schilbe mystus) is a species of fish in the family Schilbeidae. It is native to many major river systems in Africa.
Uses
It is also sold in the aquarium trade.
Description
It feeds from mid-water and surface waters on fish, insects, crustaceans, ostracods, snails, seeds, leaves, roots, diatoms, algae, and fruit.
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- In Biome: River, Wikipedia intro: "catfish (Schilbe mystus) is a species of fish in the family Schilbeidae. It is native to many major river systems in Africa. Other common names for the fish inc..."
View the Source2. African butter catfish (Wikidata)
Wikidata- Wikidata Q134992 (P225 taxon name)
Statements section, conservation status (P141)
IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): least concern.
- Child Taxon Of: Siluriformes, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
View the Source 3. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Siluriformes
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 119Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 119
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