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- Classification -
Ariinae
Ariidae
Siluriformes
Teleostei
Chordata
Animalia
Arius
madagascariensis
Vaillant
, 1894
Madagascar sea catfish
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Madagascar country information
Common names:
Gogo
,
Vahona
Occurrence:
native
Salinity:
freshwater
Abundance:
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Importance:
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Ref:
Aquaculture:
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Regulations:
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Ref:
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
Mâchoiron malgache
,
Bagre malgache
,
马达加斯加海鲶
,
... more
Classification / Names
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Synonyms
| Catalog of Fishes(
genus
,
species
) |
ITIS
|
CoL
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WoRMS
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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
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