Morphological evidence for the occurrence of two electric catfish (Malapterurus) species in the White Nile and Omo-Turkana systems (East Africa)

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 492-505

  Golubtsov, A S ^a   Berendzen, P B ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Distribution; Electric catfish Malapterurus; Morphology; Nile; Omo Turkana

Indexed keywords

MALAPTERURUS; MALAPTERURUS ELECTRICUS;

EID: 0032863269     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jfbi.1999.1016     Document Type: Article

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