On Sternarchorhynchus castelnau: A South American electric knifefish, with descriptions of two new species (Ostariophysi: Gymnotiformes: Apteronotidae)

Copeia

Volumn , Issue 2, 2000, Pages 521-535

  Campos Da Paz, Ricardo ^a  

^a Departamento de Zoologia   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APTERONOTIDAE; GYMNOTIFORMES; MAGO; OSTARIOPHYSI; STERNARCHORHYNCHUS; STERNARCHORHYNCHUS BRITSKII; STERNARCHORHYNCHUS CASTELNAU; STERNARCHORHYNCHUS MESENSIS; STERNARCHORHYNCHUS ROSENI; STERNERCHORHYNCHUS; STERNERCHORHYNCHUS CURVIROSTRIS;

EID: 0034621515     PISSN: 00458511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1643/0045-8511(2000)000[0521:OSCASA]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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