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Scientific Name	**Gogo brevibarbis** (Boulenger, 1911)
Common Names	Ambohimanga Catfish Gogo, Ambohimanga-malle (Denmark), Vahona, Vaona
Type Locality	Ambohimanga, Fianarantsao Province, Madagascar, 20°52'S, 47°36'E.
Synonym(s)	Ancharius brevibarbis, Arius brevibarbis
Pronunciation	brev EE bar buss
Etymology	The specific epithet comes from the Latin brevis, meaning short and barba, meaning beard; in reference to its short barbels.
Species Information
Size	250mm or 9.8" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Identification	Maxillary barbel not reaching beyond pectoral-fin base; pectroal fin not reaching to base of pelvic fin.
Habitat Information
Distribution	Africa: rivers of the eastern coast of Madagascar. African Waters, Madagascar waters, Eastern Madagascar Waters (click on these areas to find other species found there) Log in to view data on a map.
IUCN Red List Category	Data Deficient, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2016.
Husbandry Information
Feeding	Due to its rarity, husbandry information is unknown. User data.
Furniture	Inhabits fairly swift-flowing streams with rocky bottoms.
Breeding	Unreported.
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa v. 2, pp 380, Fig. 294.
Registered Keepers	There is no registered keeper.
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Last Update	2023 Jan 12 06:20 (species record created: 2003 Oct 08 00:00)