Taxonomic revision, ecology and endangerment categorization of the Andean catfish Astroblepus ubidiai (Teleostei: Astroblepidae)

Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 367-378

  Vélez Espino, Luis A ^a,b  

^a TRENT UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Astroblepus ubidiai; Endangerment categorization; Pimelodus cyclopum; Troglophilic fish

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION STATUS; ECOLOGY; HABITAT QUALITY; HABITAT USE; POPULATION GROWTH; TAXONOMY;

ANDES; SOUTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

ASTROBLEPIDAE; ASTROBLEPUS; ASTROBLEPUS UBIDIAI; CATFISH; PIMELODUS; TELEOSTEI;

EID: 8644272412     PISSN: 09603166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11160-004-1096-8     Document Type: Article

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