Description of Ophidion saldanhai sp. nov. from the Cabo Verde Islands

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 55, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 931-936

  Matallanas, J ^a   Brito, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE LA LAGUNA   (Spain)

Author keywords

East Atlantic; Ophidion saldanhai; Pisces

Indexed keywords

OPHIDION SALDANHAI;

EID: 0032753218     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jfbi.1999.1048     Document Type: Article

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