Three new species of Ancistrus Kner (Teleostei: Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from the upper Tapajos and Tocantins rivers

Revue Suisse de Zoologie

Volumn 112, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 559-572

  Fisch Muller, Sonia ^a   Cardoso, Alexandre R ^b   Da Silva, José F P ^b   Bertaco, Vinicius A ^b  

^a MUSÉUM D HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (Switzerland)

^b PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Amazon River drainage; Ancistrini; Brazil; Catfishes; New species; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

ANCISTRUS; LORICARIIDAE; SILURIFORMES; TELEOSTEI;

EID: 21244505046     PISSN: 0035418X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5962/bhl.part.80314     Document Type: Article

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