Revision of the endemic malagasy cavefish genus typhleotris (teleostei: Gobiiformes: milyeringidae), with discussion of its phylogenetic placement and description of a new species

American Museum Novitates

Volumn , Issue 3764, 2012, Pages 1-28

  Sparks, John S ^a   Chakrabarty, Prosanta ^b  

^a DIVISION OF INVERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Eocene; Grotte de Vitane; karst; Mahafaly Plateau; sinkhole; sp. nov.; subterranean; Typhleotris mararybe; Vitany

Indexed keywords

EID: 84871063721     PISSN: 00030082     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1206/3764.2     Document Type: Review

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