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4 June 2008 A New Species of Catfish of the Genus Gogo from Northeastern Madagascar (Siluriformes: Anchariidae)
Heok Hee Ng, John S. Sparks, Paul V. Loiselle
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Abstract

Gogo atratus is a new species of anchariid catfish described from the Mananara du Nord River drainage in northeastern Madagascar. It can be distinguished from congeners by a longer snout (54.8–56.4% HL, vs. 47.1–54.3 in congeners) and faintly mottled dark gray coloration (vs. uniform brown, highly mottled dark gray and cream, or mottled brownish-gray). The following combination of characters further distinguishes Gogo atratus from congeners: dorsal-spine length 17.7–20.6% SL, pectoral-spine length 16.5–18.9% SL, length of adipose-fin base 23.6–27.8% SL, head width 17.8–18.9% SL, interorbital distance 28.9–30.5% HL, eye diameter 13.0–14.3% HL, unicuspid teeth, and straight dorsoposterior margin of dorsal fin.

2008 by the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists
Heok Hee Ng, John S. Sparks, and Paul V. Loiselle "A New Species of Catfish of the Genus Gogo from Northeastern Madagascar (Siluriformes: Anchariidae)," Copeia 2008(2), 395-400, (4 June 2008). https://doi.org/10.1643/CI-07-121
Received: 24 May 2007; Accepted: 1 September 2007; Published: 4 June 2008
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