Species that contain: Schilbe and mystus [ 18 ] records

adansonii, Bagrus Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1840:391, Pl. 414 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 14; ref. 4882] Senegal River, Senegal. Holotype (unique): MNHN A-8670 (dry, poor condition). Type catalog: Bertin & Estève 1950:41 [ref. 19575], Ferraris 2007:365 [ref. 29155]. •Synonym of Schilbe niloticus (Rüppell 1829) -- (De Vos 1986:51 [ref. 6191], Paugy et al. 1990:339 [ref. 26477]). •Synonym of Schilbe mystus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (De Vos in Lévêque et al. 1992:444 [ref. 21590], De Vos 1995:246 [ref. 23748], Ferraris 2007:365 [ref. 29155]). Current status: Synonym of Schilbe mystus (Linnaeus 1758). Schilbeidae. Habitat: freshwater.

altipinnis, Eutropius Steindachner [F.] 1894:57, Pl. 1 (fig. 1) [Notes from the Leyden Museum v. 16 (nos 1-2, art. 1); ref. 4237] St. Paul River at Soforeh Place, Liberia. Syntypes: NMW 46501 (1), RMNH 5397 (2). Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:365 [ref. 29155]. •Synonym of Schilbe niloticus (Rüppell 1829) -- (De Vos 1986:52 [ref. 6191], Paugy et al. 1990:339 [ref. 26477]). •Synonym of Schilbe mystus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (De Vos in Lévêque et al. 1992:444 [ref. 21590], De Vos 1995:246 [ref. 23748], Ferraris 2007:365 [ref. 29155]). Current status: Synonym of Schilbe mystus (Linnaeus 1758). Schilbeidae. Habitat: freshwater.

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.

bouvieri, Schilbe Rochebrune [A. T. de] 1885:95 [Bulletin de la Société philomathique de Paris (7th Série) v. 9; ref. 3791] Casamance River, Senegal, western Africa. Museo Bouvieri. Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:364 [ref. 29155]. •Synonym of Schilbe mystus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (De Vos 1986:45 [ref. 6191]). •Synonym of Schilbe intermedius Rüppell 1832 -- (De Vos 1995:162 [ref. 23748], Seegers 1996:183 [ref. 23725], Ferraris 2007:364 [ref. 29155]). Current status: Synonym of Schilbe intermedius Rüppell 1832. Schilbeidae. Habitat: freshwater.

depressirostris, Bagrus Peters [W. (C. H.)] 1852:682 [Bericht über die zur Bekanntmachung geeigneten Verhandlungen der Königlichen Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1852; ref. 18539] Mozambique (3 localities). Syntypes: BMNH 1863.4.30.15 (1); ?ZMB 3015-3016 (2, 1) Yedde. Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:364 [ref. 29155]. Also in Peters 1868:25, Pl. 4 (fig. 5) [ref. 3440] as Eutropius depressirostris. De Vos 1995:161 [ref. 23748] treats the BMNH specimen as holotype but several localities are listed. •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], Seegers et al. 2003:37 [ref. 28087], Ferraris 2007:364 [ref. 29155]). •Valid as Schilbe depressirostris (Peters 1852) -- (Van der Bank et al. 2017:378 [ref. 35707]). Current status: Valid as Schilbe depressirostris (Peters 1852). Schilbeidae. Distribution: Southern Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

dispila, Schilbe Günther [A.] 1864:51 [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 5; ref. 1974] Niger River; upper Nile, Africa. Syntypes: BMNH 1852.2.22.17 (1), BMNH uncat. (2, not found). Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:364 [ref. 29155]. •Synonym of Schilbe mystus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (De Vos 1986:45 [ref. 6191]). •Synonym of Schilbe intermedius Rüppell 1832 -- (De Vos in Lévêque et al. 1992:441 [ref. 21590], De Vos 1995:162 [ref. 23748], Seegers 1996:183 [ref. 23725], Ferraris 2007:364 [ref. 29155]). Current status: Synonym of Schilbe intermedius Rüppell 1832. Schilbeidae. Habitat: freshwater.

emini, Schilbe Pfeffer [G. J.] 1896:32 [Die Thierwelt Ost-Afrikas und der Nachbargebiete v. 3; ref. 14617] [Muhale-Bach, Uniamwesi] East Africa. Holotype (unique): ZMB 12851. Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:364 [ref. 29155]. •Synonym of Schilbe mystus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (De Vos 1986:45 [ref. 6191]). •Synonym of Schilbe intermedius Rüppell 1832 -- (De Vos 1995:162 [ref. 23748], Seegers 1996:183 [ref. 23725], Ferraris 2007:364 [ref. 29155]). Current status: Synonym of Schilbe intermedius Rüppell 1832. Schilbeidae. Habitat: freshwater.

fasciata, Schilbe senegalensis var. Steindachner [F.] 1870:983 [39], Pl. 6 (figs. 1-2) [Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 60 (1. Abth.); ref. 18767] St. Louis, Dayana, Podor, Bahel, Matum, Senegal, western Africa. Syntypes: NMW 44579-81 (61). Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:364 [ref. 29155]. On p. 39 of separate. Described as "... var. fasciata an nova spec.?" •Synonym of Schilbe mystus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (De Vos 1986:44 [ref. 6191]). •Synonym of Schilbe intermedius Rüppell 1832 -- (De Vos in Lévêque et al. 1992:441 [ref. 21590], De Vos 1995:162 [ref. 23748], Seegers 1996:183 [ref. 23725], Ferraris 2007:364 [ref. 29155]). Current status: Synonym of Schilbe intermedius Rüppell 1832. Schilbeidae. Habitat: freshwater.

hasselquistii, Schilbe Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1840:377 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 14; ref. 4882] Nile River, Egypt. Holotype (unique): MNHN B-0599. Type catalog: Bertin & Estève 1950:41 [ref. 19575], Ferraris 2007:365 [ref. 29155]. •Synonym of Schilbe niloticus (Rüppell 1829) -- (De Vos 1986:51 [ref. 6191]). •Synonym of Schilbe mystus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (De Vos 1995:246 [ref. 23748], Ferraris 2007:365 [ref. 29155]). Current status: Synonym of Schilbe mystus (Linnaeus 1758). Schilbeidae. Habitat: freshwater.

intermedius, Schilbe Rüppell [W. P. E. S.] 1832:6 [Fortsetzung der Beschreibung und Abbildung meherer neuer Fische; ref. 18643] Lower Nile River, Egypt. Syntypes: BMNH 1850.7.29.14 (1); SMF 202 (1), 2625 (1, dry), 6403 (1, skeleton). Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:363-364 [ref. 29155] •Synonym of Schilbe mystus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (De Vos 1986:44 [ref. 6191]). •Valid as Schilbe intermedius Rüppell 1832 -- (De Vos & Skelton 1990:323 [ref. 20129], De Vos in Lévêque et al. 1992:441 [ref. 21590], Skelton 1993:225 [ref. 24071], Poll & Gosse 1995:183 [ref. 24781], De Vos 1995:161 [ref. 23748], Seegers 1996:183 [ref. 23725] with a holotype, Dankwa et al. 1999:30 [ref. 28023], Skelton 2001:225 [ref. 27406], De Vos et al. 2001:130, 131 [ref. 26059], Seegers et al. 2003:37 [ref. 28087], Ferraris 2007:363 [ref. 29155], De Vos 2007:641 [ref. 30029], Marshall 2011:152 [ref. 31755], Kramer et al. 2016:unnumbered p. [ref. 34331], Neumann et al. 2016:306 [ref. 35036], Van der Bank et al. 2017:378 [ref. 35707], Skelton 2019:235 [ref. 36564] as intermedium, Abwe et al. 2023:31 [ref. 39992], Akoth et al. 2023:14 [ref. 40069]). Current status: Valid as Schilbe intermedius Rüppell 1832. Schilbeidae. Distribution: Widely distributed in sub-Saharan Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

lemairii, Eutropius Boulenger [G. A.] 1900:138, Pl. 50 (fig. 3) [Annales du Musee du Congo (Ser. Zoologie) v. 1 (fasc. 6); ref. 555] Lofoi, Katanga, Democratic Republic of Congo. Syntypes: BMNH 1900.12.13.24 (1), MRAC 293 (1). Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:364 [ref. 29155]. •Synonym of Schilbe mystus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (De Vos 1986:45 [ref. 6191]). •Synonym of Schilbe intermedius Rüppell 1832 -- (De Vos 1995:162 [ref. 23748], Seegers 1996:183 [ref. 23725], Ferraris 2007:364 [ref. 29155]). Current status: Synonym of Schilbe intermedius Rüppell 1832. Schilbeidae. Habitat: freshwater.

mystus, Silurus Linnaeus [C.] 1758:305 [Systema Naturae, Ed. X v. 1; ref. 2787] Nile River. Holotype (unique): NRM 70. Type catalog: Fernholm & Wheeler 1983:219 [ref. 20707], Ferraris 2007:365 [ref. 29155]. •Valid as Schilbe mystus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (De Vos 1986:41 [ref. 6191], Burgess 1989:99 [ref. 12860], Lévêque et al. 1989:118 [ref. 26480], Paugy & Bénech 1989:302 [ref. 26478], De Vos & Skelton 1990:323 [ref. 20129], Paugy et al. 1990:339 [ref. 26477], Lévèque et al. 1991:142 [ref. 31367], De Vos in Lévêque et al. 1992:444 [ref. 21590], De Vos 1995:246 [ref. 23748], Dankwa et al. 1999:30 [ref. 28023], Diogo et al. 2004:95 [ref. 27670], Ferraris 2007:365 [ref. 29155], De Vos 2007:645 [ref. 30029], Fricke 2008:19 [ref. 30182], Neumann et al. 2016:306 [ref. 35036], Akoth et al. 2023:14 [ref. 40069]). Current status: Valid as Schilbe mystus (Linnaeus 1758). Schilbeidae. Distribution: Nile River basin and western Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

niloticus, Hypophthalmus Rüppell [W. P. E. S.] 1829:6, Pl. 1 (fig. 1) [Beschreibung und Abbildung mehrerer neuer Fische, im Nil entdeckt 1829; ref. 22233] Nile River near Benisuef, Egypt. Syntypes: BMNH 1850.7.29.16 (1); ?RMNH 2985 [ex SMF] (1); SMF 725 (1), 2637 (1, dry), 6050-51 (1, 1, skeletons), 6053 (1). Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:365 [ref. 29155]. •Valid as Schilbe niloticus (Rüppell 1829) -- (De Vos 1986:50 [ref. 6191], Burgess 1989:99 [ref. 12860], Lévêque et al. 1989:119 [ref. 26480], Paugy & Bénech 1989:302 [ref. 26478], Paugy et al. 1990:339 [ref. 26477], Lévèque et al. 1991:142 [ref. 31367]). •Synonym of Schilbe mystus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (De Vos & Skelton 1990:323 [ref. 20129], De Vos in Lévêque et al. 1992:444 [ref. 21590], De Vos 1995:246 [ref. 23748], Ferraris 2007:365 [ref. 29155]). Current status: Synonym of Schilbe mystus (Linnaeus 1758). Schilbeidae. Habitat: freshwater.

obtusirostris, Eutropius Günther [A.] 1864:53 [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 5; ref. 1974] India (error) [West Africa]. Syntypes: BMNH 1842.3.26.28-29 (2). Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:365 [ref. 29155]. •Synonym of Schilbe niloticus (Rüppell 1829) -- (De Vos 1986:52 [ref. 6191]). •Synonym of Schilbe mystus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (De Vos 1995:246 [ref. 23748], Ferraris 2007:365 [ref. 29155]). Current status: Synonym of Schilbe mystus (Linnaeus 1758). Schilbeidae. Habitat: freshwater.

palmeri, Schilbe Svensson [G. S. O.] 1933:71, Pl. 3 (fig. 4) [Kongliga Vetenskaps-Academiens Handlingar, Stockholm v. 12 (no. 3); ref. 16524] Swamps along Gambia River, western Africa. Syntypes: NRM 11145 (3), 14452 (1), 21145 (1). Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:364 [ref. 29155]. •Synonym of Schilbe mystus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (De Vos 1986:45 [ref. 6191], Lévèque et al. 1991:142 [ref. 31367]). •Synonym of Schilbe intermedius Rüppell 1832 -- (De Vos in Lévêque et al. 1992:441 [ref. 21590], De Vos 1995:162 [ref. 23748], Seegers 1996:183 [ref. 23725], Ferraris 2007:364 [ref. 29155]). Current status: Synonym of Schilbe intermedius Rüppell 1832. Schilbeidae. Habitat: freshwater.

schilbeides, Bagrus Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1840:389 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 14; ref. 4882] Nile River, Egypt. Syntypes: MNHN B-0600 (1), B-0601 (1). Type catalog: Bertin & Estève 1950:41 [ref. 19575], Ferraris 2007:365 [ref. 29155]. •Synonym of Schilbe niloticus (Rüppell 1829) -- (De Vos 1986:51 [ref. 6191]). •Synonym of Schilbe mystus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (De Vos 1995:246 [ref. 23748], Ferraris 2007:365 [ref. 29155]). Current status: Synonym of Schilbe mystus (Linnaeus 1758). Schilbeidae. Habitat: freshwater.

senegallus, Schilbe Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1840:378 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 14; ref. 4882] Senegal. Syntypes: MNHN (not found). 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 in Lévêque et al. 1992:441 [ref. 21590], De Vos 1995:161 [ref. 23748], Seegers 1996:183 [ref. 23725], Ferraris 2007:364 [ref. 29155]). Current status: Synonym of Schilbe intermedius Rüppell 1832. Schilbeidae. Habitat: freshwater.

steindachneri, Schilbe Guimarães [A. R. P.] 1884:1, Pl. 1 (figs. 1-2) [Jornal do Sciências Mathemáticas, Physicas e Naturaes, Lisboa v. 10 (no. 37); ref. 18171] Cunene River, Angola. Holotype (unique): MB (destroyed in 1978). Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:364 [ref. 29155]. •Synonym of Schilbe mystus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (De Vos 1986:45 [ref. 6191]). •Synonym of Schilbe intermedius Rüppell 1832 -- (De Vos 1995:162 [ref. 23748], Seegers 1996:183 [ref. 23725], Ferraris 2007:364 [ref. 29155]). Current status: Synonym of Schilbe intermedius Rüppell 1832. Schilbeidae. Habitat: freshwater.