New Knodus (Ostariophysi: Characiformes: Characidae) from the upper Rio Paraguay Basin, Brazil

Copeia

Volumn , Issue 3, 2004, Pages 577-582

  Lima, Flávio C T ^a   Britski, Heraldo A ^a   Machado, Francisco A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MATO GROSSO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FISH; MORPHOLOGY; NEW SPECIES; TAXONOMY;

BRAZIL; MATO GROSSO; PARAGUAY BASIN; SOUTH AMERICA;

CAESALPINIA CILIATA; CHARACIDAE; CHARACIFORMES; KNODUS; OSTARIOPHYSI; PISCES; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 4444372890     PISSN: 00458511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1643/CI-03-297R1     Document Type: Article

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