Pimelodella spelaea: A new cave catfish from central Brazil, with data on ecology and evolutionary considerations (Siluriformes: Heptapteridae)

Copeia

Volumn , Issue 2, 2004, Pages 315-325

  Trajano, Eleonora ^a   Reis, Roberto E ^b   Bichuette, Maria Elina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAVERNICOLOUS SPECIES; ECOLOGY; FISH; NEW SPECIES; TAXONOMY;

BRAZIL; SOUTH AMERICA; TOCANTINS BASIN;

CATFISH; PIMELODELLA; PIMELODELLA KRONEI; PIMELODELLA SPELAEA; SILURIFORMES; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 2442507842     PISSN: 00458511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1643/CI-03-144R1     Document Type: Article

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