Quantitative examination of morphological variability among goatfishes of the genus Upeneus from the Malayan province: (Pisces: Perciformes: Mullidae)

Senckenbergiana Maritima

Volumn 28, Issue 4-6, 1998, Pages 123-132

  Uiblein, Franz ^a   Köhler, Christian ^b   Tian, Mingcheng C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALZBURG   (Austria)

^b DZMB Deutsches Zentrum F Mar B   (Germany)

^c INSTITUTE OF OCEANOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Malayan province; Morphological variability; Mullidae; Perciformes; Pisces; Upeneus

Indexed keywords

GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION; GOATFISH; MORPHOLOGICAL VARIATION; MORPHOMETRICS;

CHINA, HUANGDONG PROVINCE, HAINAN ISLAND; SOUTH CHINA SEA;

UPENEUS SULPHUREUS; UPENEUS SUNDAICUS; UPENEUS TRAGULA;

EID: 0031824348     PISSN: 0080889X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03043143     Document Type: Article

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