Redescription of the striped catfish Mystus carcio (Hamilton) (Siluriformes: Bagridae)

Zootaxa

Volumn , Issue 2475, 2010, Pages 48-54

  Darshan, A ^a   Anganthoibi, N ^a   Vishwanath, W ^a  

^a MANIPUR UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Bagrid catfish; Coracoid shield; Distinctive characters; Mystus tengara; Mystus vittatus

Indexed keywords

BAGRIDAE; MYSTUS; MYSTUS VITTATUS; PIMELODUS; SILURIFORMES;

EID: 77953988504     PISSN: 11755326     EISSN: 11755334     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2475.1.3     Document Type: Article

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