A new freshwater ariid (Otophysi: Siluriformes) from the Río Usumacinta Basin

Copeia

Volumn , Issue 4, 2007, Pages 818-828

  Betancur R , Ricardo ^a   Willink, Philip W ^b  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FIELD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DENTITION; FRESHWATER; IDENTIFICATION KEY; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; MORPHOLOGY; NEW SPECIES; TELEOST;

CENTRAL AMERICA; GUATEMALA [CENTRAL AMERICA]; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA; USUMACINTA BASIN; WESTERN HEMISPHERE;

ARIIDAE; BARBUS; OTOPHYSI; SILURIFORMES;

EID: 37849012925     PISSN: 00458511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1643/0045-8511(2007)7[818:ANFAOS]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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