Intraspecific variation of the caudal fin skeleton in Osteoglossum bicirrhosum Cuvier 1829 (Teleostei: Osteoglossomorpha: Osteoglossidae)

Zootaxa

Volumn , Issue 1434, 2007, Pages 1-26

  Leal, Maria Eduarda Castro ^a   Brito, Paulo M ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Caudal skeleton; Intraspecific variation; Osteoglossidae; Osteoglossum

Indexed keywords

OSTEOGLOSSIDAE; OSTEOGLOSSOMORPHA; OSTEOGLOSSUM; OSTEOGLOSSUM BICIRRHOSUM; TELEOSTEI;

EID: 34247108226     PISSN: 11755326     EISSN: 11755334     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.1434.1.1     Document Type: Article

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