Gogo (fish)
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Gogo is a small genus of catfishes (order Siluriformes) of the family Anchariidae. It includes four species.[1][2]
Gogo species are all endemic to freshwater rivers in eastern Madagascar; they are primarily found in highland habitats with clear, swift water.[3] These fish range in size from about 17.1–25.0 centimetres (6.7–9.8 in) in length.[3]
Species
There are currently four recognized species in this genus:[4]
- Gogo arcuatus H. H. Ng & Sparks, 2005
- Gogo atratus H. H. Ng, Sparks & Loiselle, 2008
- Gogo brevibarbis (Boulenger, 1911)
- Gogo ornatus H. H. Ng & Sparks, 2005
References
- ^ Ferraris, Carl J., Jr. (2007). "Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types" (PDF). Zootaxa. 1418: 1–628.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Ng, Heok Hee; Sparks, John S. (2005). "Revision of the endemic Malagasy catfish family Anchariidae (Teleostei: Siluriformes), with descriptions of a new genus and three new species". Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwaters. 16 (4): 303–323.
- ^ a b Ng, Heok Hee; Sparks, John S.; Loiselle, Paul V. (2008). "A New Species of Catfish of the Genus Gogo from Northeastern Madagascar (Siluriformes: Anchariidae)". Copeia. 2 (2): 395–400. doi:10.1643/CI-07-121.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Gogo". FishBase. December 2011 version.
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