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Arius madagascariensis Vaillant, 1894

Madagascar sea catfish
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Madagascar country information

Common names: Gogo, Vahona
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Known from the lower and middle reaches of rivers and especially common in western Madagascar (Ref. 56174, 56505). Also Ref. 3876, 13333.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ma.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Sparks, J.S. and M.L.J. Stiassny, 2003
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Siluriformes (Catfishes) > Ariidae (Sea catfishes) > Ariinae
Etymology: Arius: Greek, arios, areios = dealing with Mars, warlike, bellicose (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Vaillant.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; freshwater; brackish; demersal; anadromous (Ref. 26213).   Tropical; 5°N - 25°S (Ref. 26213)

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences |
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