On the rehabilitation of the clariid catfish genus Bathyclarias endemic to the East African rift Lake Malawi

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 405-419

  Anseaume, L ^a   Teugels, G G ^a  

^a ROYAL MUSEUM FOR CENTRAL AFRICA   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Bathyclarias; Clariidae; Dinotopterus; East African Rift lakes; Morphology; Osteology; Zoogeography

Indexed keywords

FISH; TAXONOMY;

AFRICA;

BATHYCLARIAS; DINOTOPTERUS;

EID: 0032857614     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jfbi.1999.1003     Document Type: Article

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