Review of the glassfishes (Perciformes: Ambassidae) of the western Indian Ocean

Cybium

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 199-209

  Anderson, M Eric ^a   Heemstra, Phillip C ^a  

^a JLB Smith Institute of Ichthyology   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Ambassidae; Ambassis; Indian Ocean; IWP; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

AMBASSIDAE; AMBASSIS; AMBASSIS INTERRUPTA; AMBASSIS NATALENSIS; CHANDA LALA; GYMNOCEPHALUS; LUTJANUS; PERCIFORMES; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 2342644778     PISSN: 03990974     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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