Morphological and osteological evidence for the generic position of Mormyrus kingsleyae in the genus Brienomyrus (Teleostei: Mormyridae)

Copeia

Volumn , Issue 1, 1998, Pages 199-204

  Teugels, Guy G ^b   Hopkins, Carl D ^a  

^a ROYAL MUSEUM FOR CENTRAL AFRICA   (Belgium)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

MORMYRUS KINGSLEYAE;

EID: 0032477699     PISSN: 00458511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1447719     Document Type: Article

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