Golden barbel

The Golden barbel lives in the demersal, freshwater environment.

golden barbel, weighing in at 9lb 5 ozs . I was trying out some new baits. Not because I had no confidence in my old ones but because my sandwiches were horrible. More

cracking 8lb golden barbel, taken on a meatball, from 8ft of water right on the bend. Photos taken, the boys settled back to their original swims, with Brian back on the bend swim and Pete on the one above. I was left scratching my head. More

trade me a golden barbel with magical powers for my pills. So we traded. Asshole crossed me, the barbel didn’t have magic powers, and worse–it wasn’t made of gold; it was made of aluminum foil made to look like gold. More

golden barbel we normally see and it had a small open scar on its belly that looked a little like bit a bite mark. We wondered what might have bitten a fish on its belly, but came to no great conclusion. More

Common names

Golden barbel in English
Ibanga in Bemba
Lupataba in Bemba
Lupatapaba in Bemba
邦吉錫伯鯰 in Mandarin Chinese
邦吉锡伯鲶 in Mandarin Chinese

Order : Siluriformes
Family : Schilbeidae
Genus : Schilbe
Species : Schilbe banguelensis
Authority : Boulenger, 1911