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Gogo brevibarbis

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Species of fish

Gogo brevibarbis
Conservation status

Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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. Its natural habitat is rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss. It grows to a length of 25 cm.

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.
Taxon identifiers
Gogo brevibarbis


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