Biology:Gogo (genus)
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Anchariidae |
| Genus: | Gogo H. H. Ng & Sparks, 2005 |
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| Gogo ornatus H. H. Ng & Sparks, 2005
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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 inches) 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. http://silurus.acnatsci.org/ACSI/library/biblios/2007_Ferraris_Catfish_Checklist.pdf.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 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 and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). Species of Gogo in FishBase. December 2011 version.
Wikidata ☰ Q2567967 entry
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