Rhabdalestes yokai (Characiformes: Alestidae), a new species from the Léfini and Sangha River basins (Congo River basin), Africa

Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 377-384

  Zamba, Armel Ibala ^a,b   Vreven, Emmanuel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b ROYAL MUSEUM FOR CENTRAL AFRICA   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALESTIDAE; CHARACIFORMES; RHABDALESTES;

EID: 58149240824     PISSN: 09369902     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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