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Schilbe angolensis (De Vos, 1984)

Source-backed taxonomic record

Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Schilbe angolensis (De Vos, 1984)
Name authority
(De Vos, 1984)
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Teleostei
Order
Siluriformes
Family
Schilbeidae
Genus
Schilbe
Extinction status
Not supplied by this source

Source habitat flags: Marine: no · Freshwater: yes · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.

Classification family tree

Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumChordata
  4. subphylumVertebrata
  5. infraphylumGnathostomata
  6. parvphylumOsteichthyes
  7. gigaclassActinopterygii
  8. superclassActinopteri
  9. classTeleostei
  10. orderSiluriformes
  11. familySchilbeidae Bleeker, 1858
  12. genusSchilbe Oken, 1817
  13. speciesSchilbe angolensis (De Vos, 1984)

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Schilbe. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Schilbe banguelensis (Boulenger, 1911)SchilbeidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Schilbe brevianalis (Pellegrin, 1929)SchilbeidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Schilbe intermedius Rüppell, 1832SchilbeidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Schilbe laticeps (Boulenger, 1899)SchilbeidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Schilbe micropogon (Trewavas, 1943)SchilbeidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Schilbe moebiusii (Pfeffer, 1896)SchilbeidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Schilbe mystus (Linnaeus, 1758)SchilbeidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Schilbe nyongensis (De Vos, 1981)SchilbeidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Schilbe tumbanus (Pellegrin, 1926)SchilbeidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Schilbe yangambianus (Poll, 1954)SchilbeidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Schilbe zairensis De Vos, 1995SchilbeidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Schilbe mandibularis (Günther, 1867)SchilbeidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied

Browse 31 records assigned to Schilbeidae.

Names & synonyms

Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.

Recorded nameSource status
Eutropius angolensis De Vos, 1984 De Vos, 1984synonym

Source literature & publication evidence

References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.

  1. https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1524158 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references

Origins, evidence & remaining research

Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.

Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.

Dataset citation & attribution

This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11

Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.

Stable key: col:4V874. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.