Morphological description of the cephalic region of Bagrus docmac, with a reflection on bagridae (teleostei: Siluriformes) autapomorphies

Netherlands Journal of Zoology

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 207-232

  Diogo, Rui ^a   Vandewalle, Pierre ^a   Chardon, Michel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Autapomorphies; Bagridae; Bagrus; Cephalic region; Morphology; Siluriformes

Indexed keywords

BAGRIDAE; BAGRUS; BAGRUS DOCMAC; SILURIFORMES; TELEOSTEI;

EID: 0000284209     PISSN: 00282960     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156854299505704     Document Type: Article

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