Steatogenys ocellatus: A New Species of Neotropical Electric Fish (Gymnotiformes: Hypopomidae) from the Lowland Amazon Basin

Copeia

Volumn , Issue 1, 2004, Pages 78-91

  Crampton, William G R ^a   Thorsen, Dean H ^a   Albert, James S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FISH; NEW SPECIES; TAXONOMY;

AMAZON BASIN; SOUTH AMERICA;

ELECTRIC FISH; GYMNOTIFORMES; HYPOPOMIDAE; STEATOGENYS; STEATOGENYS DUIDAE; STEATOGENYS ELEGANS; STEATOGENYS OCELLATUS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 1242298905     PISSN: 00458511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1643/CI-03-072RI     Document Type: Article

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