Phylogenetic study of the Characinae (Teleostei: Characiformes: Characidae)

Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 165, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 809-915

  Mattox, George M T ^a   Toledo Piza, Mônica ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Anatomy; Freshwater fish; Miniaturization; Myology; Neotropical region; Ostariophysi; Osteology; Systematics; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

CHARACIDAE; CHARACIFORMES; CHARACINAE; CHARAX; CYNOPOTAMUS; GNATHOCHARAX; OSTARIOPHYSI; PRIOCHARAX; ROEBOIDES; TELEOSTEI;

EID: 84864314016     PISSN: 00244082     EISSN: 10963642     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1096-3642.2012.00830.x     Document Type: Article

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