Osteology of the South Asian Genus Psilorhynchus McClelland, 1839 (Teleostei: Ostariophysi: Psilorhynchidae), with investigation of its phylogenetic relationships within the order Cypriniformes

Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 163, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 50-154

  Conway, Kevin W ^a,b  

^a SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Balitoridae; Botiidae; Catostomidae; Cobitidae; Cyprinidae; Gyrinocheilidae; Nemacheilidae; Phylogeny; Psilorhynchoides; Vaillantellidae

Indexed keywords

AMPLICEPHALUS; BALITORIDAE; CATOSTOMIDAE; COBITIDAE; COBITOIDEA; CYPRINIDAE; CYPRINIFORMES; CYPRINOIDEA; GYRINOCHEILIDAE; HOMALOPTERA; MELISSA; MELISSA OFFICINALIS; OSTARIOPHYSI; PISCES; PSEUDECHENEIS; PSILORHYNCHIDAE; PSILORHYNCHUS; TELEOSTEI;

EID: 84860389657     PISSN: 00244082     EISSN: 10963642     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1096-3642.2011.00698.x     Document Type: Article

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