The identity of Pseudecheneis sulcata (M'Clelland, 1842), with descriptions of two new species of rheophilic catfish (Teleostei: Sisoridae) from Nepal and China

Zootaxa

Volumn , Issue 1254, 2006, Pages 45-68

  Ng, Heok Hee ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Ganges River; Glyptosterninae; Irrawaddy River

Indexed keywords

PSEUDECHENEIS; SISORIDAE; TELEOSTEI;

EID: 33746049828     PISSN: 11755326     EISSN: 11755334     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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