Brachyhypopomus draco, a new sexually dimorphic species of Neotropical electric fish from southern South America (Gymnotiformes: Hypopomidae)

Neotropical Ichthyology

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 159-168

  Giora, Julia ^a   Malabarba, Luiz R ^a   Crampton, William ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Electric organ discharge; EOD; Laguna dos Patos; Rio Tramanda ; Rio Uruguay

Indexed keywords

BRACHYHYPOPOMUS; DRACO; GYMNOTIFORMES; HYPOPOMIDAE;

EID: 46849093407     PISSN: 16796225     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1679-62252008000200002     Document Type: Article

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