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Schilbe uranoscopus Rüppell, 1832

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
SPECIES
Published in
Rüppell, W. P. E. S. (1832). Fortsetzung der Beschreibung und Abbildung mehrerer neuer Fische, im Nil entdeckt. <em>Brönner, Frankfurt am Main.</em> 1-14, Pls. 1-3.

Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Chordata
order
Siluriformes
family
Schilbeidae
genus
Schilbe
species
Schilbe uranoscopus

Name

Synonyms
Schilbe isidori Valenciennes, 1840
Homonyms
Schilbe uranoscopus Rüppell, 1832
Common names
Aglung in language.
Asan in Yoruba
Butter Catfish in English
Egyptian Butter Catfish in English
Elangi in language.
Manja in Kanuri
Nail in language.
Naili in language.
Natanga in Hausa
Nzengenzenge in language.
Shelbah Abu Katif in Arabic
Shelbah Arabi in Arabic
Um Katif in Arabic
Umketif in Arabic
sumčík egyptský in Czech
Aglung in language.
Aglung in language.
Akunbili in language.
Asan in Yoruba
Butter Catfish in English
Egyptian Butter Catfish in English
Elangi in language.
Manja in Kanuri
Nail in language.
Naili in language.
Natanga in Hausa
Nzengenzenge in language.
Nzengenzenge in language.
Shelbah Abu Katif in Arabic
Shelbah Arabi in Arabic
Um Katif in Arabic
Umketif in Arabic

Bibliographic References

  1. Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025).
  2. Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). 10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4
  3. Rüppell, W. P. E. S. (1832). Fortsetzung der Beschreibung und Abbildung mehrerer neuer Fische, im Nil entdeckt. <em>Brönner, Frankfurt am Main.</em> 1-14, Pls. 1-3.
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