A new genus and species of South American fishes (Teleostei: Characidae: Cheirodontinae) with a derived caudal fin, including comments about inseminating cheirodontines

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Volumn 112, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 410-432

  Malabarba, Luiz R ^a   Weitzman, Stanley H ^a  

^a PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FISH; NEW SPECIES;

BRAZIL;

CHARACIDAE; CHEIRODONTINAE; PISCES; TELEOSTEI;

EID: 0033563607     PISSN: 0006324X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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