Vaona

Taxobox
name = Vaona


status = DD | status_system = IUCN3.1
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Actinopterygii
ordo = Siluriformes
familia = Ariidae
genus = "Ancharius"
species = "A. brevibarbis"
binomial = "Ancharius brevibarbis"
binomial_authority = Boulenger, 1911
synonyms = Arius brevibarbis (Boulenger, 1911)The vaona ("Ancharius brevibarbis") is a species of fish in the Ariidae family. It is endemic to Madagascar. Its natural habitat is rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.

ource

* Loiselle, P. & participants of the CBSG/ANGAP CAMP "Faune de Madagascar" workshop 2004. [http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/1258/all Ancharius brevibarbis] . [http://www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. ] Downloaded on 03 August 2007.