Golden barbel (Schilbe banguelensis)

Scientific name: Schilbe banguelensis Boulenger, 1911

Golden barbel (Schilbe banguelensis)

The Golden barbel (Schilbe banguelensis) is a freshwater fish of the family Schilbeidae. Native range: Africa, Lake Mweru system, Luapula River, Lake Bangwelu system and Chambezi River (upper Congo River basin) in Democratic Republic of the Congo and Zambia.

Species facts

Scientific name
Schilbe banguelensis
Family
Schilbeidae (Schilbid catfishes)
Order
Siluriformes (Catfish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
59.0
Environment
Freshwater; demersal
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Africa: Lake Mweru system, Luapula River, Lake Bangwelu system and Chambezi River (upper Congo River basin) in Democratic Republic of the Congo and Zambia.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Least Concern (LC)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Assuming fec > 10,000)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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