Comparative ecology of catfishes of the Upper Zambezi River floodplain

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1043-1061

  Winemiller, K O ^a   Kelso Winemiller, L C ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Clarias; diet; habitat; Schilbe; Siluriformes; Synodontis

Indexed keywords

CATFISH; DIET; FLOODPLAIN; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; HABITAT PREFERENCE;

ZAMBIA, UPPER ZAMBEZI RIVER;

AMPHILIUS URANOSCOPUS; CHILOGLANIS NEUMANNI; CLARIALLABES PLATYPROSOPOS; CLARIAS GARIEPINUS; CLARIAS NGAMENSIS; CLARIAS STAPPERSII; CLARIAS THEODORAE; LEPTOGLANIS ROTUNDICEPS; PARAUCHENOGLANIS NGAMENSIS; SCHILBE INTERMEDIUS; SYNODONTIS LEOPARDINUS; SYNODONTIS MACROSTIGMA; SYNODONTIS MACROSTOMA; SYNODONTIS NIGROMACULATUS; SYNODONTIS WOOSNAMI;

EID: 0030301339     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jfbi.1996.0235     Document Type: Article

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