Platydoras brachylecis, a new species of thorny catfish (Siluriformes: Doradidae) from northeastern Brazil

Neotropical Ichthyology

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 481-494

  Piorski, Nivaldo M ^a   Garavello, Julio C ^b   Arce H , Mariangeles ^c   Sabaj Pérez, Mark H ^d  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MARANHÃO   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO CARLOS   (Brazil)

^c PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^d ACADEMY OF NATURAL SCIENCES OF DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Platydoras costatus; Platydoras dentatus; Platydoras hancockii; Platydoras helicophilus; Striped raphael

Indexed keywords

DORADIDAE; PLATYDORAS; PLATYDORAS COSTATUS; SILURIFORMES;

EID: 55549089340     PISSN: 16796225     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1679-62252008000300021     Document Type: Article

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