Astyanax cocibolca, a new characid (Pisces: Ostariophysi) from Lake Nicaragua, Central America

Revista de Biologia Tropical

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 1361-1370

  Bussing, William A ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE COSTA RICA   (Costa Rica)

Author keywords

Astyanax; Lake Nicaragua; New characid fish; Plankton feeder

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; ASTYANAX; ASTYANAX AENEUS; CHARACIDAE; CLADOCERA; COPEPODA; OSTARIOPHYSI; PISCES;

FRESH WATER;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; FISH; HISTOLOGY; MALE; NICARAGUA;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; FISHES; FRESH WATER; MALE; NICARAGUA;

EID: 70449709593     PISSN: 00347744     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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