Revision of the species of the genus Cathorops (Siluriformes: Ariidae) from Mesoamerica and the Central American Caribbean, with description of three new species

Neotropical Ichthyology

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 25-44

  Marceniuk, Alexandre P ^a   Betancur R , Ricardo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

C. Belizensis; C. Higuchii; C. Kailolae; C. Melanopus; Cathorops aguadulce; Sexual dimorphism

Indexed keywords

ARIIDAE; CATHOROPS; SILURIFORMES;

EID: 41949140500     PISSN: 16796225     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1679-62252008000100004     Document Type: Article

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