Gogo (fish)

Gogo is a small genus of catfishes (order Siluriformes) of the family Anchariidae. It includes four species.[1][2]

Gogo
Scientific classification
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

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]

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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.
  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.
  3. 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.
  4. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). Species of Gogo in FishBase. December 2011 version.


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