Freshwater fishes of Golden Gate Highlands National Park

Koedoe

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 87-94

  Russell, I A ^a   Skelton, P H ^b  

^a SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL PARKS   (South Africa)

^b SOUTH AFRICAN INSTITUTE FOR AQUATIC BIODIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Alien fish; Barbus anoplus; Conservation; Diversity; Little Caledon River

Indexed keywords

ICHTHYOFAUNA;

AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; FREE STATE; LITTLE CALEDON RIVER; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WORLD;

BARBUS ANOPLUS; CYPRINUS CARPIO; ONCORHYNCHUS MYKISS; PISCES;

EID: 21744457476     PISSN: 00756458     EISSN: 20710771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4102/koedoe.v48i1.168     Document Type: Article

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