A new species of snapper (Perciformes: Lutjanidae) from Brazil, with comments on the distribution of Lutjanus griseus and L. apodus

Zootaxa

Volumn , Issue 1422, 2007, Pages 31-43

  Moura, Rodrigo L ^a   Lindeman, Kenyon C ^b  

^a Programa Marinho ^*  (Brazil)

^b Environmental Defense   (United States)

Author keywords

Biogeography; Brazil; Lutjanus alexandrei new species; Snappers

Indexed keywords

BODIANUS; HAEMULIDAE; LUTJANIDAE; LUTJANUS; LUTJANUS APODUS; LUTJANUS GRISEUS; PERCIFORMES; SCARIDAE;

EID: 34047170431     PISSN: 11755326     EISSN: 11755334     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.1422.1.2     Document Type: Article

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