Osteology and morphology of the characiform fish Alestes stuhlmannii pfeffer, 1896 (Alestidae) from the Rufiji River basin, East Africa

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 65, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 1412-1430

  Murray, A M ^a  

^a CANADIAN MUSEUM OF NATURE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alestidae; Alestinae; Characidae; Petersiini; Teeth

Indexed keywords

MORPHOLOGY; MORPHOMETRY; OSTEOLOGY;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; RUFIJI RIVER; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; TANZANIA; WORLD;

ALESTES; ALESTES STUHLMANNII; ALESTIDAE; ALESTIIDAE; BUNOCHARAX; CHARACIDAE; CHARACIFORMES; SINDACHARAX;

EID: 9244237696     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0022-1112.2004.00540.x     Document Type: Article

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