Schilbe

E810698

genus taxon

Schilbe is a genus of African freshwater catfishes known for their slender, often translucent bodies and importance in local fisheries.

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All labels observed (3)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	genus ⓘ taxon ⓘ
activityPattern	mostly nocturnal ⓘ
bodyCharacteristic	often translucent body ⓘ
bodyShape	slender ⓘ
class	Actinopterygii ⓘ
commercialImportance	regional fisheries in Africa ⓘ
commonName	African butter catfishes ⓘ schilbid catfishes ⓘ
consumedAs	fresh fish ⓘ smoked fish ⓘ
describedAs	African freshwater catfishes genus ⓘ
distribution	sub-Saharan Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ
domain	Eukarya ⓘ surface form: Eukaryota
ecologicalRole	insect predator ⓘ small fish predator ⓘ
economicUse	local fisheries ⓘ
environment	tropical freshwater ⓘ
family	Schilbeidae NERFINISHED ⓘ
feedingType	omnivorous ⓘ
finConfiguration	anal fin long in many species ⓘ dorsal fin short in many species ⓘ
habitat	freshwater ⓘ lakes ⓘ rivers ⓘ
hasSpecies	Schilbe intermedius NERFINISHED ⓘ Schilbe laticeps NERFINISHED ⓘ Schilbe mystus NERFINISHED ⓘ Schilbe uranoscopus NERFINISHED ⓘ
importanceToHumans	sold in local markets ⓘ source of animal protein ⓘ
kingdom	Animalia ⓘ
locomotion	swimming ⓘ
nativeTo	Africa ⓘ
notableTrait	adipose fin present in many species ⓘ forked caudal fin in many species ⓘ
order	Siluriformes NERFINISHED ⓘ
parentTaxon	Schilbeidae NERFINISHED ⓘ
phylum	Chordata ⓘ
reproduction	egg-laying ⓘ
respiration	gills ⓘ
skeletonType	bony fish ⓘ
taxonRank	genus ⓘ
trophicLevel	secondary consumer ⓘ
usedAs	food fish ⓘ
waterColumnPosition	midwater ⓘ pelagic ⓘ

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

Schilbeidae → notableGenus → Schilbe ⓘ

Schilbeidae → contains → Schilbe ⓘ

this entity surface form: Schilbe intermedius

Schilbeidae → contains → Schilbe ⓘ

this entity surface form: Schilbe mystus