Gogo brevibarbis

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Gogo brevibarbis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Anchariidae
Genus: Gogo
Species:
G. brevibarbis
Binomial name
Gogo brevibarbis
(Boulenger, 1911)
Synonyms

Ancharius brevibarbis(Boulenger, 1911)
Arius 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.

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References

  1. Ferraris, Carl J. Jr. (2007). "Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types" (PDF). Zootaxa . 1418: 1–628.