A new genus and species of small characid (Ostariophysi, Characidae) from the upper río Bermejo basin, northwestern Argentina

Revue Suisse de Zoologie

Volumn 111, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 715-728

  Mirande, Juan Marcos ^a   Aguilera, Gastón ^a   Azpelicueta, María De Las Mercedes ^b  

^a FUNDACIÓN MIGUEL LILLO   (Argentina)

^b FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS NATURALES Y MUSEO   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Characidae; Characiformes; Nans; New genus; R o Bermejo basin

Indexed keywords

CHARACIDAE; CHARACIFORMES; NANS INDEFESSUS; OSTARIOPHYSI; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 12444262390     PISSN: 0035418X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5962/bhl.part.80265     Document Type: Article

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