Schilbe mystus was reported from 30 countries/islands


Table 1: the species is currently present in 24 of them (endemic, native, introduced);
Table 2: possible in 2 of them (stray, questionable);
Table 3: absent from 4 of them (extirpated, not established, misidentification, error).
Table 4: all reports listed together.

Distribution: Africa: Nilo-Sudanese species, known from the Nile basin and in West Africa from the Senegal River eastwards to the Cross, Wouri and Sanaga River, including the Chad basin (Ref. 43912). Various reports, including from the Ogowe and Congo River basin or Zambia and Zimbabwe, are based on misidentifications (Ref. 43912). Reports from Angola and Tanzania are questionable and need confirmation.
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Table 1: Present in 24 countries/islands (endemic, native, introduced)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Africa Benin BEN native 57127
Africa Burkina Faso BFA native 57127
Africa Cameroon CMR native 57127
Africa Central Afr. Rp CAF native 57127
Africa Chad TCD native 57127
Africa Congo COG introduced 13686
Africa Congo Dem Rp COD native 43912
Africa Egypt EGY native 43912
Africa Ethiopia ETH native 58460
Africa Ghana GHA native 272
Africa Guinea GIN native 13331
Africa Guinea-Bissau GNB native 57127
Africa Ivory coast CIV native 272
Africa Liberia LBR native 57127
Africa Mali MLI native 57127
Africa Mauritania MRT native 55783
Africa Niger NER native 57127
Africa Nigeria NGA native 57127
Africa Senegal SEN native 57127
Africa Sierra Leone SLE native 57127
Africa South Sudan SSD native 28714
Africa Sudan SDN native 120561
Africa Togo TGO native 57127
Africa Uganda UGA native 43912

Table 2: Possible in 2 countries/islands (stray, questionable)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Africa Angola AGO questionable 7248
Africa Tanzania TZA questionable 4967

Table 3: Absent from 4 countries/islands (extirpated, not established, misidentification, error)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Africa Kenya KEN misidentification 52331
Africa Namibia NAM misidentification 37065
Africa Zambia ZMB misidentification 43912
Africa Zimbabwe ZWE misidentification 43912

Table 4: Reported from 30 countries/islands.
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Africa Angola AGO questionable 7248
Africa Benin BEN native 57127
Africa Burkina Faso BFA native 57127
Africa Cameroon CMR native 57127
Africa Central Afr. Rp CAF native 57127
Africa Chad TCD native 57127
Africa Congo COG introduced 13686
Africa Congo Dem Rp COD native 43912
Africa Egypt EGY native 43912
Africa Ethiopia ETH native 58460
Africa Ghana GHA native 272
Africa Guinea GIN native 13331
Africa Guinea-Bissau GNB native 57127
Africa Ivory coast CIV native 272
Africa Kenya KEN misidentification 52331
Africa Liberia LBR native 57127
Africa Mali MLI native 57127
Africa Mauritania MRT native 55783
Africa Namibia NAM misidentification 37065
Africa Niger NER native 57127
Africa Nigeria NGA native 57127
Africa Senegal SEN native 57127
Africa Sierra Leone SLE native 57127
Africa South Sudan SSD native 28714
Africa Sudan SDN native 120561
Africa Tanzania TZA questionable 4967
Africa Togo TGO native 57127
Africa Uganda UGA native 43912
Africa Zambia ZMB misidentification 43912
Africa Zimbabwe ZWE misidentification 43912
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