Some 20th century fish discoveries

Environmental Biology of Fishes

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 1-12

  Berra, Tim M ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Coelacanth; Latimeria chalumnae; Lepidogalaxias salamandroides; Megachasmapelagios; Megamouth shark; New fish names; New fish species; Salamanderfish

Indexed keywords

EID: 0008059640     PISSN: 03781909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1007354702142     Document Type: Article

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