First record of reversal in Symphurus vanmelleae (Pleuronectiformes: Cynoglossidae), a deep-water tonguefish from the tropical eastern Atlantic

Cybium

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 47-53

  Munroe, Thomas A ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PALEOBIOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

ASE; Cynoglossidae; Pleuronectiformes; Reversal; Symphurus vanmelleae; Tonguefish; Tropical Atlantic

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001820940     PISSN: 03990974     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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