''Pareutropius buffei'', the three-striped African catfish, is a species of fish in the family
Schilbeidae, the schilbid catfishes.
Description
The species reaches a maximum length of . The body is silvery, with three lateral stripes, and there are black spots on the upper and lower parts of the rounded caudal fin. This species is sometimes kept as an aquarium pet.
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Distribution and habitat
It is native to Nigeria, Niger, Mali, Benin and Guinea
Guinea ( ),, fuf, 𞤘𞤭𞤲𞤫, italic=no, Gine, wo, Gine, nqo, ߖߌ߬ߣߍ߫, bm, Gine officially the Republic of Guinea (french: République de Guinée), is a coastal country in West Africa. It borders the Atlantic Ocean to the we ...
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References
Schilbeidae
Fish described in 1961
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