A review of the genus Rasbora in Sri Lanka, with description of two new species (Teleostei: Cyprinidae)

Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 27-50

  Silva, Anjana ^a   Maduwage, Kaiana ^b   Pethiyagoda, Rohan ^c  

^a RAJARATA UNIVERSITY OF SRI LANKA   (Sri Lanka)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PERADENIYA   (Sri Lanka)

^c AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYPRINIDAE; CYPRINIFORMES; LEUCISCUS; RASBORA; RASBORA CAVERII; RASBORA DANICONIUS; RASBORA WILPITA; TELEOSTEI;

EID: 77952253588     PISSN: 09369902     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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