Two new sculpins of the genus Cottus (Teleostei: Cottidae) from rivers of Eastern North America

Copeia

Volumn , Issue 3, 2007, Pages 641-655

  Neely, David A ^a   Williams, James D ^c   Mayden, Richard L ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (United States)

^b SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENDEMIC SPECIES; MORPHOLOGY; NEW SPECIES; PERCIFORM;

NORTH AMERICA;

COTTIDAE; COTTUS; COTTUS PAULUS; TELEOSTEI;

EID: 34548857350     PISSN: 00458511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1643/0045-8511(2007)2007[641:TNSOTG]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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