Spawning habits of the fluvial eight-barbel loach Lefua sp. observed in captivity

Ichthyological Research

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 237-242

  Aoyama, Shigeru ^a   Doi, Toshio ^a   Baba, Kouji ^a  

^a Kobe Municipal Suma Aqualife Park   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cobitidae; In captivity; Lefua sp.; Reproductive characteristics; Spawning behavior

Indexed keywords

BARBUS BARBUS; COBITIDAE; HYMENOPHYSA CURTA; LEFUA;

EID: 23844464978     PISSN: 13418998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10228-005-0274-6     Document Type: Article

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