Gogo brevibarbis
| Gogo brevibarbis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Anchariidae |
| Genus: | Gogo |
| Species: | G. brevibarbis |
| Binomial name | |
| Gogo brevibarbis (Boulenger, 1911) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Ancharius brevibarbis (Boulenger, 1911) | |
Gogo brevibarbis is a species of catfish in the family Anchariidae. It is commonly referred to as the vaona though this name also refers to Ancharius fuscus. It is endemic to Madagascar where it is only known from the holotype, which is apparently from the Mananjary River basin.[1] Its natural habitat is rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss. It grows to a length of 25 cm.
References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). "Gogo brevibarbis" in FishBase. December 2011 version.
- Loiselle, P. & participants of the CBSG/ANGAP CAMP "Faune de Madagascar" workshop 2004. Ancharius brevibarbis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 3 August 2007.
- ↑ Ferraris, Carl J., Jr. (2007). "Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types" (PDF). Zootaxa. 1418: 1–628.
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