New records and invasive potential of the poeciliid fish Phalloceros caudimaculatus

New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 1013-1022

  Rowley, J J L ^a,c   Rayner, T S ^b,c   Pyke, G H ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM   (Australia)

^b NSW Fisheries   (Australia)

^c JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Invasion; Nonindigenous fishes; Pest; Phalloceros caudimaculatus; Poeciliidae

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL INVASION; FISH; INVASIBILITY; NEW RECORD; PEST CONTROL;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; NEW SOUTH WALES; SYDNEY; WORLD;

GAMBUSIA HOLBROOKI; PHALLOCEROS CAUDIMACULATUS; PISCES; POECILIIDAE;

EID: 27144462788     PISSN: 00288330     EISSN: 11758805     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00288330.2005.9517372     Document Type: Article

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