Urotrygon cimar, a new eastern Pacific stingray (Pisces: Urolophidae)

Revista de Biologia Tropical

Volumn 46, Issue SUPPL. 6, 1998, Pages 271-277

  López S, Myrna I ^a   Bussing, William A ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE COSTA RICA   (Costa Rica)

Author keywords

Eastern Pacific; New species; Pisces; Sting ray; Urolophidae

Indexed keywords

EID: 22644445576     PISSN: 00347744     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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