Gogo (Fish)

Gogo
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Siluriformes
Family:	Anchariidae
Genus:	Gogo; H. H. Ng & Sparks, 2005
Type species
	Gogo ornatus; H. H. Ng & Sparks, 2005

Short description: Genus of fishes

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". Zootaxa 1418: 1–628. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.1418.1.1. 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 2008 (2): 395–400. doi:10.1643/CI-07-121.
↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). Species of Gogo in FishBase. December 2011 version.

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[Ferraris-1] Ferraris, Carl J. Jr. (2007). "Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types". Zootaxa 1418: 1–628. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.1418.1.1. http://silurus.acnatsci.org/ACSI/library/biblios/2007_Ferraris_Catfish_Checklist.pdf.

[Ng2005-2] 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.

[Ng2008-3] 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 2008 (2): 395–400. doi:10.1643/CI-07-121.

[4] Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). Species of Gogo in FishBase. December 2011 version.

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