Phylogenetic analysis of the family Ariidae (Ostariophysi: Siluriformes), with a hypothesis on the monophyly and relationships of the genera

Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 165, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 534-669

  Marceniuk, Alexandre P ^a,b   Menezes, Naércio A ^a   Britto, Marcelo R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARÁ   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Ariinae; Bagreinae; Galeichthyinae; Morphological evidence; New hypotheses of relationships; Phylogeny; Sea catfishes

Indexed keywords

ARIIDAE; BAGRE; GALEICHTHYS; OSTARIOPHYSI; SILURIFORMES;

EID: 84862864618     PISSN: 00244082     EISSN: 10963642     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1096-3642.2012.00822.x     Document Type: Article

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