A new species of poecilia from honduras (Teleostei: Poeciliidae)

Copeia

Volumn , Issue 3, 2011, Pages 418-422

  Poeser, Fred N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYPRINID; FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY; IDENTIFICATION KEY; NEW RECORD; NEW SPECIES; SPECIES OCCURRENCE; TAXONOMY;

HONDURAS; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA];

CYPRINODONTIFORMES; MOLLIENESIA; POECILIA; POECILIIDAE; TELEOSTEI;

EID: 80054099000     PISSN: 00458511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1643/CI-09-111     Document Type: Article

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