auratus, Schilbe Joannis [L. de] 1835:no page number, Pl. 5 [Magasin de Zoologie 1835 (5 anneé); ref. 2355] Nile River, Egypt. Holotype (unique): ?MNHN B-0346. Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:364 [ref. 29155]. •Synonym of Schilbe mystus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (De Vos 1986:44 [ref. 6191]). •Synonym of Schilbe intermedius Rüppell 1832 -- (De Vos 1995:161 [ref. 23748], Seegers 1996:183 [ref. 23725], Ferraris 2007:364 [ref. 29155], Bruton et al. 2018:81 [ref. 36373]). Current status: Synonym of Schilbe intermedius Rüppell 1832. Schilbeidae. Habitat: freshwater.