Description of a new mastacembelid species (Synbranchiformes; Mastacembelidae) from the Zaïre River Basin in Africa

Copeia

Volumn , Issue 1, 1996, Pages 130-139

  Vreven, Emmanuel J ^a   Teugels, Guy G ^a  

^a ROYAL MUSEUM FOR CENTRAL AFRICA   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAECOMASTACEMBELUS; MASTACEMBELIDAE; SYNBRANCHIFORMES;

EID: 0030426794     PISSN: 00458511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1446948     Document Type: Article

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