Reproductive biology of a population of Gymnotus aff. carapo (Teleostei: Gymnotidae) from southern Brazil

Neotropical Ichthyology

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 339-348

  Cognato, Diego De Paula ^a   Fialho, Clarice Bernhardt ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Eletric fishes; Gymnotiformes; Neotropical; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

GYMNOTIDAE; GYMNOTIFORMES; GYMNOTUS; PISCES; TELEOSTEI;

EID: 33847298660     PISSN: 16796225     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1679-62252006000300005     Document Type: Article

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