History and current checklist of Kuwait's ichthyofauna

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 237-256

  Bishop, J M ^a  

^a KUWAIT INSTITUTE FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

Arabian Gulf; Biodiversity; Fishes; Ichthyofauna; Kuwait

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CLASSIFICATION; DOCUMENTARY SOURCE; ICHTHYOFAUNA; SPECIES OCCURRENCE;

KUWAIT;

CELLULAR ORGANISMS; PISCES;

EID: 0037400557     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jare.2001.0874     Document Type: Conference Paper

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