Mating behavior of the rock catfish, Silurus lithophilus

Ichthyological Research

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 283-287

  Maehata, Masayoshi ^a  

^a LAKE BIWA MUSEUM   (Japan)

Author keywords

Behavioral sequence; Endemic species; Silurus asotus; Silurus biwaensis; Silurus lithophilus

Indexed keywords

SILURIDAE; SILURIFORMES; SILURUS; SILURUS ASOTUS; SILURUS BIWAENSIS;

EID: 0035539889     PISSN: 13418998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10228-001-8147-0     Document Type: Article

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