Description of five new species of Acestrocephalus Eigenmann and redescription of A. sardina and A. boehlkei (Characiformes: Characidae)

Neotropical Ichthyology

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 385-400

  Menezes, Naércio A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brazil; Freshwater fish; South America; Systematics; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

CHARACIDAE; CHARACIFORMES;

EID: 33847277994     PISSN: 16796225     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1679-62252006000400002     Document Type: Article

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