Reef fish community structure on three islands of Itaipu, Southeast Brazil

Neotropical Ichthyology

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 267-274

  De Mendonça Neto, José Policarpo ^a   Monteiro Neto, Cassiano ^a   Moraes, Luiz Eduardo ^a  

^a FLUMINENSE FEDERAL UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Benthic biota; Habitat complexity; Rocky reef fishes

Indexed keywords

DIPLODUS ARGENTEUS; HAEMULON STEINDACHNERI; ORTHOPRISTIS RUBER; PARABLENNIUS PILICORNIS; PISCES;

EID: 46849086359     PISSN: 16796225     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s1679-62252008000200015     Document Type: Article

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