Protocols for enumerating the principal caudal fin rays of fishes

New Zealand Journal of Zoology

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 259-261

  McDowall, R M ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Caudal fin rays; Enumeration; Hypurals

Indexed keywords

FISH; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; TAXONOMY;

PISCES; TELEOSTEI;

EID: 0142151586     PISSN: 03014223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03014223.2003.9518343     Document Type: Article

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