Apareiodon Eigenmann, 1916 (Teleostei, Characiformes), from the Tocantins-Araguaia basin, with description of three new species

Copeia

Volumn , Issue 2, 2003, Pages 337-348

  Pavanelli, Carla Simone ^a   Britski, Heraldo Antonio ^b  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF MARINGÁ   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IDENTIFICATION KEY; NEW SPECIES; TAXONOMY; TELEOST;

BRAZIL; PARA STATE; RIO TOCANTINS-ARAGUAIA BASIN;

APAREIDON CAVALCANTE; APAREIDON TIGRINUS; APAREIODON; APAREIODON ARGENTEUS; APAREIODON MACHRISI; CHARACIFORMES; TELEOSTEI; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0037785063     PISSN: 00458511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1643/0045-8511(2003)003[0337:AETCFT]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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