A new species of western Atlantic lizardfish (Teleostei: Synodontidae: Synodus) and resurrection of Synodus bondi Fowler, 1939, as a valid species from the Caribbean with redescriptions of S. bondi, S. foetens (Linnaeus, 1766), and S. intermedius (Agassiz, 1829)

Fishery Bulletin

Volumn 111, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 122-146

  Frable, Benjamin W ^a,b   Baldwin, Carole C ^a   Luther, Brendan M ^a   Weigt, Lee A ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PALEOBIOLOGY   (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PARAPERCIS; SYNODONTIDAE; SYNODUS; SYNODUS FOETENS; SYNODUS INTERMEDIUS; TELEOSTEI; TRICHONOTIDAE;

EID: 84875587058     PISSN: 00900656     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7755/FB.111.2.2     Document Type: Article

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