Comparative study on the cranial morphology of Gymnallabes typus (Siluriformes: Clariidae) and their less anguilliform relatives, Clariallabes melas and Clarias gariepinus

Journal of Morphology

Volumn 240, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 169-194

  Cabuy, Erik ^a   Adriaens, Dominique ^a   Verraes, Walter ^a   Teugels, Guy G ^b  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b ROYAL MUSEUM FOR CENTRAL AFRICA   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Catfish; Channallabes; Clariallabes; Clarias; Clariidae; Gymnallabes; Siluriformes

Indexed keywords

CHANNALLABES APUS; CLARIALLABES MELAS; CLARIAS GARIEPINUS; GYMNALLABES TYPUS;

EID: 0032909634     PISSN: 03622525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-4687(199905)240:2<169::AID-JMOR7>3.0.CO;2-3     Document Type: Article

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