Revision of the tadpole-gobies of the genus Benthophilus (Teleostei: Gobiidae)

Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 31-96

  Boldyrev, Vasily S ^a   Bogutskaya, Nina G ^b  

^a Volgograd Division   (Russian Federation)

^b ZOOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GOBIIDAE; NEMICHTHYS; TELEOSTEI;

EID: 33847703247     PISSN: 09369902     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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