Five new species of jawfishes (Opistognathus: Opistognathidae) from the western Atlantic Ocean

Bulletin of Marine Science

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 1074-1128

  Smith Vaniz, William F ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

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MACROGNATHUS; OPISTOGNATHIDAE; OPISTOGNATHUS; OPISTOGNATHUS BRASILIENSIS; OPISTOGNATHUS CUVERII; OPISTOGNATHUS LEPROCARUS; OPISTOGNATHUS MACROGNATHUS; OPISTOGNATHUS MAXILLOSUS; OPISTOGNATHUS MELACHASME; OPISTOGNATHUS NOTHUS; OPISTOGNATHUS ROBINSI; OPISTOGNATHUS SCOPS; OPISTOGNATHUS SIGNATUS;

EID: 0031544956     PISSN: 00074977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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