A new genus and species of inseminating characid fish from the rio Xingu basin (Characiformes: Characidae)

Zootaxa

Volumn , Issue 2167, 2009, Pages 47-58

  Menezes, Naércio A ^a   Ferreira, Katiane M ^a   Netto Ferreira, André Luiz ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Clade A; Histology; Neotropical region; Ostariophysi; Sexual dimorphism; Systematics

Indexed keywords

CHARACIDAE; CHARACIFORMES; OSTARIOPHYSI;

EID: 68349088036     PISSN: 11755326     EISSN: 11755334     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2167.1.3     Document Type: Article

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