The Neotropical cascudinhos: Systematics and biogeography of the Otocinclus catfishes (Siluriformes: Loricariidae)

Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia

Volumn 148, Issue , 1997, Pages 1-120

  Schaefer, Scott A ^a  

^a DIVISION OF INVERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

O. caxarari; O. huaorani; O. mura; O. xakriaba; Otocindus bororo

Indexed keywords

EID: 17844403947     PISSN: 00973157     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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