Schilbeidae

E231920

catfish family fish family taxon

Schilbeidae is a family of freshwater catfishes native mainly to Africa and parts of Asia, known for their slender bodies and often schooling behavior.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Schilbeidae canonical	1
genus Schilbe	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	catfish family ⓘ fish family ⓘ taxon ⓘ
activityPattern	mostly nocturnal in many species ⓘ
bodyShape	slender body ⓘ
class	Actinopterygii ⓘ
commonName	butter catfishes ⓘ schilbid catfishes ⓘ
contains	Eutropius niloticus ⓘ Schilbe ⓘ surface form: Schilbe intermedius Schilbe ⓘ surface form: Schilbe mystus
diet	insectivorous ⓘ omnivorous ⓘ
distribution	Africa ⓘ Asia ⓘ
ecologicalRole	midwater predator ⓘ planktivore in some species ⓘ
economicUse	small-scale fisheries ⓘ subsistence fisheries ⓘ
environment	tropical freshwater ⓘ
finMorphology	dorsal fin short in many species ⓘ pectoral fin spines present in some species ⓘ
foundIn	floodplains ⓘ lakes ⓘ rivers ⓘ
habitat	freshwater ⓘ
hasCharacteristic	adipose fin often reduced or absent ⓘ forked caudal fin in many species ⓘ laterally compressed body in many species ⓘ often silvery coloration ⓘ
kingdom	Animalia ⓘ
namedAfter	Schilbeidae self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: genus Schilbe
nativeTo	Africa ⓘ Asia ⓘ
notableGenus	Ailia ⓘ Clupisoma ⓘ Eutropius ⓘ Parailia ⓘ Schilbe ⓘ Siluranodon ⓘ
order	Siluriformes ⓘ
parentTaxon	Siluriformes ⓘ
phylum	Chordata ⓘ
reproduction	egg-laying ⓘ
sensorySystem	well-developed barbels in many species ⓘ
taxonRank	family ⓘ
typicalBehavior	schooling ⓘ
waterType	freshwater only ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Siluriformes → contains → Schilbeidae ⓘ

Schilbeidae → namedAfter → Schilbeidae self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: genus Schilbe