Three new species of the Neotropical electric fish Rhabdolichops (Gymnotiformes: Sternopygidae) from the Central Amazon, with a new diagnosis of the genus

Copeia

Volumn , Issue 1, 2006, Pages 27-42

  Correa, Sandra B ^a   Crampton, William G R ^b   Albert, James S ^c  

^a University of Florida   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT LAFAYETTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FISH; MORPHOLOGY; NEW SPECIES; TAXONOMY;

AMAZON BASIN; BRAZIL; SOUTH AMERICA;

EIGENMANNIA; GYMNOTIFORMES; RHABDOLICHOPS; RHABDOLICHOPS EASTWARDI; STERNOPYGIDAE;

EID: 33644899102     PISSN: 00458511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1643/0045-8511(2006)006[0027:TNSOTN]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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