Rivulus kayapo n. sp. (Teleostei: Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae): A new killifish from the serra dos Caiapós, upper rio Araguaia basin, Brazil

Zootaxa

Volumn , Issue 1368, 2006, Pages 49-56

  Costa, Wilson J E M ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cyprinodontiformes; Killifish; New species; Rio Araguaia; Rivulidae; Rivulus; Systematics; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

CYPRINODONTIFORMES; FUNDULUS HETEROCLITUS; RIVULINAE (APLOCHEILIDAE); RIVULUS; RIVULUS PUNCTATUS; TELEOSTEI;

EID: 33845488947     PISSN: 11755326     EISSN: 11755334     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.1368.1.4     Document Type: Article

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