Digenetic trematodes from marine fishes off the coast of Kuwait, Arabian Gulf: Superfamily Hemiuroidea

Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 1-20

  Nahhas, F M ^a   Sey, O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE PACIFIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Arabian Gulf; Bunocotylidae; Hemiuridae; Kuwait coast; Lecithasteridae; Marine fishes; Trematodes

Indexed keywords

ALLOSTOMACHICOLA SECUNDUS; APHANURUS STOSSICHII; APONURUS LAGUNCULA; CARANX KALLA; CHIROCENTRUS NUDUS; ECTENURUS TRACHURI; ERILEPTURUS HAMATI; ILISHA ELONGATA; LECITHASTER INDICUS; LECITHOCHIRIUM ACUTUM; LECITHOCLADIUM ANGUSTIOVUM; LUTJANUS RUSSELLI; MULLOIDICHTHYS AURIFLAMMA; OTOLITHES RUBER; PSEUDORHOMBUS ARSIUS; RACHYCENTRON CANADUM; SARDINELLA PERFORATA; SCOMBEROIDES COMMERSONIANUS; SIGANUS ORAMIN; THERAPON; THRYSSA WHITEHEADI; TRACHURUS TRACHURUS; TRICHIURUS LEPTURUS;

EID: 0036393236     PISSN: 12178837     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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