The loaches of Iran and adjacent regions with description of six new species (cobitoidea)

Italian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 65, Issue , 1998, Pages 109-123

  Nalbant, Teodor T ^a   Bianco, Pier Giorgio ^b  

^a Institutui de Biologie   (Romania)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Afghanistan; Check list; Cobitidae; Iran; Nemacheilidae; Six new species

Indexed keywords

FISH; NEW SPECIES; SPECIES INVENTORY; ZOOGEOGRAPHY;

IRAN;

COBITIS; ORTHRIAS; PARACOBITIS; SABANEJEWIA; SCHISTURA; SEMINEMACHEILUS;

EID: 0032311304     PISSN: 11250003     EISSN: 17485851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11250009809386803     Document Type: Article

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