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Anchariidae

Anchariidae Freshwater catfishes from the island of Madagascar of the east coast of the African continent. There are at the present two genera, Ancharius and Gogo. Was originally placed in the Ariidae family but a revision by Ng and Sparks in 2005 resulted in the new family name.

Distinguished from the Ariidae by having fringed maxillary barbels and a reduced bony plate in front of the dorsal fin. Not seen too often and will probably never be imported into the hobby as most species are endangered in their natural habitats.

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Gogo atratus

Gogo brevibarbis

Gogo ornatus

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