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Lubangu

Schilbe mystus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Status not recordedbony fish

The lubangu (Schilbe mystus) is a species in the family Schilbeidae, order Siluriformes.

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Quick facts about the lubangu

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the lubangu live?

Not recorded

Where has it been introduced?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the lubangu as introduced in 1 country.

  1. China

Introduced means brought by people and now present; invasive means the country's checklist records an impact. A species can be native to one part of a country and introduced in another. Source: Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species (CC BY 4.0).

Is the lubangu endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the lubangu classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderSiluriformes
  5. familySchilbeidae
  6. genusSchilbe
  7. SpeciesSchilbe mystus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Synonyms Bagrus adansonii, Bagrus schilbeides, Bagrus schilbeoides, Bagrus schilboides, Eutropius adansonii, Eutropius altipinnis, Eutropius nilotica, Eutropius niloticus, Eutropius niloticus niloticus, Eutropius obtusirostris, Hypophthalmus niloticus, Scheilbe mystus, Schilbe bipinnatus, Schilbe hasselquistii, Schilbe mystus mystus, Schilbe niloticus, Scilbe mystus, Silurus mystus

Other names and names in other languages (41)
  • African butter catfishEnglish
  • African glass catfishEnglish
  • Butter barbelEnglish
  • Butter catfishEnglish
  • Butter fishEnglish
  • Mystus catfishEnglish
  • Silver barbelEnglish
  • Silver catfishEnglish
  • Umm dankisArabic
  • sumčík stříbřitýCzech
  • Afrikansk smørmalleDanish
  • ZezaPortuguese
  • Южноафриканский шильбовый сомRussian
  • SilvermalSwedish
  • Asanroot
  • 紅線錫伯鯰Chinese
  • Shelbah ArabiaArabic
  • Shelbah AsslieArabic
  • Shelbah SafariaArabic
  • Shilba arabieArabic
  • Shilba seefareaArabic
  • Shilbaya aravbiaArabic
  • Baloroot
  • Bambuiroot
  • Botterbaberroot
  • Bou- anyiroot
  • Gada-sagbadakoeroot
  • Gada-soflaroot
  • Haryaroot
  • Hopeamonniroot
  • Impataroot
  • Khèleroot
  • Lupataroot
  • Mtandaroot
  • Nalangaroot
  • Nemberoot
  • Nzengenzengeroot
  • Silwerbaberroot
  • Tasaaroot
  • Viherkuultomonniroot
  • Vihertäplälasimonniroot

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the lubangu

Other species in the same genus Schilbe.

Butterfish

Schilbe intermedius

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Is the lubangu an invasive species?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the lubangu as introduced in 1 country: China, but does not flag it as invasive in any of them.

What kind of animal is the lubangu?

The lubangu (Schilbe mystus) belongs to the family Schilbeidae in the order Siluriformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-13. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Lubangu (Schilbe mystus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/lubangu

MLA

“Lubangu (Schilbe mystus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/lubangu.

BibTeX
@misc{lubangu_2026,
  title = {Lubangu (Schilbe mystus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/lubangu},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-13}
}