Acanthurus tractus poey, 1860, a valid western atlantic species of surgeonfish (Teleostei, Acanthuridae), distinct from Acanthurus bahianus Castelnau, 1855

Zootaxa

Volumn , Issue 2905, 2011, Pages 63-68

  Bernal, Moisés A ^a   Rocha, Luiz A ^a  

^a The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

Author keywords

Amazon barrier; Biogeography; Brazil; Caribbean; MtDNA

Indexed keywords

ACANTHURIDAE; ACANTHURUS; ACANTHURUS BAHIANUS; TELEOSTEI;

EID: 79958118409     PISSN: 11755326     EISSN: 11755334     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2905.1.5     Document Type: Article

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