Survey of the anguilliform clariidae (teleostei, siluriformes) of Gabon and Republic of Congo, with description of two new species and key to the African clariid genera

Belgian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 137, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 99-109

  Devaere, Stijn ^a   Adriaens, Dominique ^a   Verraes, Walter ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

C. longicaudatus; C. ogooensis; C. teugelsi; Channallabes alvarezi; Clariidae; New species; Systematics

Indexed keywords

IDENTIFICATION KEY; MORPHOMETRY; NEW SPECIES; TAXONOMY; TELEOST;

AFRICA; CENTRAL AFRICA; CONGO; GABON; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

ANGUILLIFORMES; CHANNALLABES; CHANNALLABES ALVAREZI; CHANNALLABES LONGICAUDATUS; CLARIALLABES; CLARIIDAE; GYMNALLABES; SILURIFORMES; TELEOSTEI;

EID: 36148981857     PISSN: 07776276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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