Review of Copadichromis (Teleostei: Cichlidae) with the description of a new genus and six new species

Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 9-42

  Stauffer Jr , Jay R ^a   Konings, Adrianus F ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Cichlid Press   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CICHLIDAE; COPADICHROMIS; COPADICHROMIS CONOPHOROS; COPADICHROMIS CYCLICOS; COPADICHROMIS EUCINOSTOMUS; COPADICHROMIS QUADRIMACULATUS; COPADICHROMIS THINOS; COPADICHROMIS VIRGINALIS; DIPLOSTIGMA; PROSTOMA; TELEOSTEI;

EID: 33644995167     PISSN: 09369902     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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