Taxonomy of the plesiolebiasine killifish genera Pituna, Plesiolebias and Maratecoara (Teleostei: Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae), with descriptions of nine new species

Zootaxa

Volumn , Issue 1410, 2007, Pages 1-41

  Costa, Wilson J E M ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Killifishes; Maratecoara; Neotropical; New species; Pituna; Plesiolebias; Systematics

Indexed keywords

CYPRINODONTIFORMES; CYPRINODONTOIDEI; MARATECOARA; MARATECOARA FORMOSA; MARATECOARA LACORTEI; PITUNA; PITUNA PORANGA; PLESIOLEBIAS; RIVULINAE (APLOCHEILIDAE); TELEOSTEI;

EID: 33847757860     PISSN: 11755326     EISSN: 11755334     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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