A new species of the clingfish genus Apletodon (Teleostei: Gobiesocidae) from the Cape Verde Islands, eastern Central Atlantic

Ichthyological Research

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 91-97

  Fricke, Ronald ^a   Wirtz, Peter ^b   Brito, Alberto ^c  

^a STAATLICHES MUSEUM FÜR NATURKUNDE   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALGARVE   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSIDAD DE LA LAGUNA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Apletodon; Apletodon barbatus sp. nov.; Cape Verde Islands; Gobiesocidae

Indexed keywords

APLETODON; APLETODON DENTATUS; APLETODON INCOGNITUS; BARBUS; GOBIESOCIDAE; PUNCTUM BLANDIANUM; TELEOSTEI;

EID: 75649130365     PISSN: 13418998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10228-009-0139-5     Document Type: Article

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