Food and reproduction of Trichomycterus itacarambiensis, cave catfish from south-eastern Brazil

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 53-63

  Trajano, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brazil; Cave fishes; Feeding; Reproduction; Siluriformes; Trichomycterus

Indexed keywords

CAVE CATFISH; FEEDING; PIGMENTATION; REPRODUCTION; TROGLODYTE;

BRAZIL, MINAS GERAIS STATE, OLHOS D'AGUA CAVE;

IMPARFINIS; PIMELODELLA KROMEI; TRICHOMYCTERUS ITACARAMBIENSIS;

EID: 0031193509     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jfbi.1997.0425     Document Type: Article

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