Where does the African Butter Catfish live?
Schilbe mystus has 1,135 records in 32 countries and territories, from 1835 to 2026. Most records come from Cameroon.
- 1,135 records
- 32 places
- 85 years recorded
- — class
AnimaliaChordataSiluriformesSchilbeidaeSchilbe
When it is recorded
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Peak month: June. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.
Where it is recorded
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 522 | |
| Mali | 175 | |
| Zambia | 81 | |
| Nigeria | 52 | |
| Gambia | 48 | |
| Benin | 29 | |
| Ghana | 26 | |
| Uganda | 24 | |
| Zimbabwe | 23 | |
| Central African Republic | 19 | |
| Botswana | 14 | |
| Egypt | 14 | |
| Liberia | 12 | |
| Sudan | 12 | |
| DR Congo | 11 | |
| Niger | 11 | |
| Mozambique | 10 | |
| Burkina Faso | 9 | |
| Chad | 9 | |
| Sierra Leone | 8 | |
| Namibia | 4 | |
| South Africa | 4 | |
| Kenya | 3 | |
| Tanzania | 3 | |
| Angola | 2 | |
| Congo | 2 | |
| Senegal | 2 | |
| Togo | 2 | |
| Côte d'Ivoire | 1 | |
| Ethiopia | 1 | |
| Guinea | 1 | |
| South Sudan | 1 |
Related animals
Others in the family Schilbeidae.
Status from the records: resident
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.