New records of marine fishes from the Puerto Rican Plateau

Caribbean Journal of Science

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 70-87

  Dennis, George D ^a   Hensley, Dannie ^b   Colin, Patrick L ^c   Kimmel, Joseph J ^d  

^a Caribbean Marine Research Center   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO   (Puerto Rico)

^c Coral Reef Research Foundation ^*  (Palau)

^d NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Biogeography; Ichthyofauna; Reef fauna; Waif fauna

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOGRAPHY; FISH; LIFE HISTORY; NEW RECORD; TAXONOMY;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; GREATER ANTILLES; PUERTO RICO;

PISCES; RHIZOPHORACEAE;

EID: 2442467052     PISSN: 00086452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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