A new species of the freshwater fish genus Astyanax (Ostariophysi: Characidae) from the rio Iguaçu basin, southeastern Brazil

Zootaxa

Volumn , Issue 1587, 2007, Pages 43-52

  Abilhoa, Vinícius ^a   Duboc, Luiz Fernando ^a  

^a Museu de Historia Natural Capao da Imbuia   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Astyanax scabripinnis; Characiformes; Endemism; Neotropical region; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

ASTYANAX; ASTYANAX SCABRIPINNIS; CHARACIDAE; CHARACIFORMES; OSTARIOPHYSI;

EID: 34748915312     PISSN: 11755326     EISSN: 11755334     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.1587.1.3     Document Type: Article

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