Moenkhausia bonita: A New Small Characin Fish from the Rio Paraguay Basin, Southwestern Brazil (Characiformes: Characidae)

Copeia

Volumn , Issue 1, 2004, Pages 68-73

  Benine, Ricardo C ^a   Castro, Ricardo M C ^a   Sabino, José ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b Univ Desenvolvimento Estado R   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FISH; NEW SPECIES; TAXONOMY;

BRAZIL; MATO GROSSO DO SUL; RIO BAIA BONITA; SOUTH AMERICA;

CAESALPINIA CILIATA; CHARACIDAE; CHARACIFORMES; KATSUWONUS PELAMIS; MOENKHAUSIA; MOENKHAUSIA BONITA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 1242344013     PISSN: 00458511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1643/CI-03-008R1     Document Type: Article

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