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Schilbe mandibularis (Günther, 1867)

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Frants Lehmann (1 Stamp) Johnny Jensen's Photographic Library (1)

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This species is similar to S. multitaeniatus where only slight differences can be observed. Description: An adipose fin is always present, whereas some of this family may or may not have this appendage. Diet: When young they feed mainly on terrestrial insects (Hymenoptera, Hemiptera, Coleoptera) washed into the water and on mayfly larvae. Once they get larger they will also feed on fish. Reproduction: Oviparous, eggs are unguarded. They will spawn once a year. A female weighing around 100 grams may average 17,600 eggs although some individuals can produce as many as 217,000 eggs/kilo. Remarks: The thumbnail stamp image of this species seems to show this fish upside down.

Common Name:

None

Synonyms:

Eutropius mandibularis, Eutropius liberiensis, Eutropius mentalis

Family:

Schilbeidae

Distribution:

Africa: West Africa, from the St. Paul to the Prah River. Type locality: Bossumprah River, Gold Coast.

Size:

45.0cm. (18ins)

Temp:

23-26°C (73-79°F)

p.H.

6.5-7.2.

Reference:

Burgess, W.E. 1989 An atlas of freshwater and marine catfishes. A preliminary survey of the Siluriformes. T.F.H. Publications, Inc., Neptune City, New Jersey (USA). 784 p.
De Vos, L. 1995 A systematic revision of the African Schilbeidae (Teleostei, Siluriformes). With an annotated bibliography. Ann. Mus. R. Afr. Centr., Sci. Zool., 271:1-450.
Ferraris, C.J. Jr., 2007. Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types. Zootaxa 1418:1-628.

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Schilbe mandibularis
Stamp (fish shown upside down)

Schilbe mandibularis

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