Osteology and myology of the cephalic region and pectoral girdle of the South African catfish Austroglanis gilli, with comments on the autapomorphies and phylogenetic relationships of the Austroglanididae (Teleostei: Siluriformes)

Animal Biology

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 39-62

  Diogo, Rui ^a   Bills, Roger ^b  

^a MUSEO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Spain)

^b SOUTH AFRICAN INSTITUTE FOR AQUATIC BIODIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Austroglanididae; Autapomorphies; Catfish; Morphology; Myology; Osteology; Phylogeny; Siluriformes

Indexed keywords

FISH BIOLOGY; OSTEOLOGY; PHYLOGENY;

AFRICA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

ARIIDAE; AUSTROGLANIS; AUSTROGLANIS BARNARDI; AUSTROGLANIS GILLI; CLAROTEIDAE; CRANOGLANIDIDAE; ICTALURIDAE; PISCES; SILURIFORMES; TELEOSTEI;

EID: 33244458021     PISSN: 15707555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/157075606775904740     Document Type: Article

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