Two new species of Hyphessobrycon (Teleostei: Characidae) from upper rio Tapajós basin on Chapada dos Parecis, Central Brazil

Neotropical Ichthyology

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 301-308

  Carvalho, Tiago Pinto ^a   Bertaco, Vinicius Araújo ^a  

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

Author keywords

Amazon; Characiformes; Endemism; Fish; Neotropical; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

CHARACIDAE; CHARACIFORMES; HYPHESSOBRYCON; TELEOSTEI;

EID: 33847294859     PISSN: 16796225     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1679-62252006000300001     Document Type: Article

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