Scientific name:
Schilbeidae

Natural spread:
Africa

the glass-catfish is freshwater-inhabitants of Africa and Südasiens. With its very protracted anus-fins, many of them resemble real catfish (family Siluridae). The flippers are fortified with thorns. Also the short, high back-fin possesses a thorn; it can also be missing completely, however. The tail fluke always is bifurcate. The mouth usually carries 2-3, more rarely 4 pairs of Barteln.

Not all glass-catfish are transparent so glassy like the dwarf-glass-catfish (Eutropiellus debauwi) and the African glass-catfish (Physailia pellucida), who frequently are imported for fish-friends. Both types show a very active nature in contrast to many other catfish. Constantly, one sees it in winding movement in order to sink to the ground not. they always earn a slanted swimming-situation with hanging tail fluke on that occasion.

The dwarf-glass-catfish is a swarm-fish, who always should be nursed also in the aquarium to several; Singles-copies don't thrive. The rivers of the Congo-area are the home of this catfish long until 8 cm.

The also swarm-forming African glass-catfish can be confused with the Indian glass-catfish (type Kryptopterus), who are considered to be one of the real catfish, however, by not-connoisseurs easily. A sure difference is that the Indian glass-catfish possess only 2 Barteln and still the tiny rest of a back-fin.