Moenkhausia pankilopteryx, new species from rio Tocantins drainage, Brazil (Ostariophysi: Characiformes, Characidae)

Zootaxa

Volumn , Issue 1120, 2006, Pages 57-68

  Bertaco, Vinicius A ^a   Lucinda, Paulo H F ^b  

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

^b UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO TOCANTINS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Bony hooks; Fish; Neotropical; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

CHARACIDAE; CHARACIFORMES; MOENKHAUSIA; OSTARIOPHYSI;

EID: 33745305126     PISSN: 11755326     EISSN: 11755334     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.1120.1.5     Document Type: Article

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