Redescription of the Central American electric fish Gymnotus cylindricus (Ostariophysi: Gymnotiformes: Gymnotidae), with comments on character ambiguity within the ostariophysan clade

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 240, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 371-382

  Campos Da Paz, Ricardo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

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EID: 0029818117     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.1996.tb05292.x     Document Type: Article

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