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Yangambi catfish

Schilbe yangambianus (Poll, 1954)

Status not recordedbony fish

The yangambi catfish (Schilbe yangambianus) is a species in the family Schilbeidae, order Siluriformes.

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Quick facts about the yangambi catfish

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 yangambi catfish live?

Not recorded

Is the yangambi catfish 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 yangambi catfish classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderSiluriformes
  5. familySchilbeidae
  6. genusSchilbe
  7. SpeciesSchilbe yangambianus (Poll, 1954)

Synonyms Eutropius yangambianus

Other names and names in other languages (3)
  • Yangambi ButterbarbelEnglish
  • sumčík yangambianskýCzech
  • Yangambi Botterbaberroot

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the yangambi catfish

Other species in the same genus Schilbe.

Lubangu

Schilbe mystus

SchilbeidaeNo free photo yet

Butterfish

Schilbe intermedius

SchilbeidaeNo free photo yet

CompareYangambi catfish vs LubanguYangambi catfish vs ButterfishYangambi catfish vs Schilbe moebiusiiYangambi catfish vs Schilbe micropogon

Common questions

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What kind of animal is the yangambi catfish?

The yangambi catfish (Schilbe yangambianus) belongs to the family Schilbeidae in the order Siluriformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Yangambi catfish (Schilbe yangambianus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/yangambi-catfish

MLA

“Yangambi catfish (Schilbe yangambianus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/yangambi-catfish.

BibTeX
@misc{yangambi_catfish_2026,
  title = {Yangambi catfish (Schilbe yangambianus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/yangambi-catfish},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}