Phylogenetic relationships among atheriniform fishes (Teleostei: Atherinomorpha)

Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 117, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 1-69

  Dyer, B S ^a   Chernoff, B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b FIELD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Atherinidae; Atheriniformes; Atherinomorpha; Classification; Morphology; Multistate characters; Old world silversides; Phylogenetic relationships

Indexed keywords

ACANTHOMORPHA; ATHERINIDAE; ATHERINIFORMES; ATHERININAE; ATHERINOMORINAE; ATHERINOMORPHA; ATHERINOPSIDAE; ATHERINOPSINAE; ATHERIONIDAE; BEDOTIA; CRATEROCEPHALINAE; DENTATHERINA; MELANOPHORA; MELANOTAENIIDAE; MENIDIINAE; MUGILIDAE; NOTOCHEIRIDAE; PHALLOSTETHIDAE; PISCES; RHEOCLES; TELEOSTEI;

EID: 0030305340     PISSN: 00244082     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/zjls.1996.9999     Document Type: Article

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