The identity of Barbus capensis Smith, 1841 and the generic status of southern African tetraploid cyprinids (Teleostei, Cyprinidae)
The identity of Barbus capensis, as described by Andrew Smith (1841), is reviewed following a careful examination of the lectotype in the Natural History Museum, London. Evidence shows clearly that it represents a specimen of the Berg-Breede River whitefish or ‘witvis’ and not the species known as t...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Consortium of European Natural History Museums
2018-03-01
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| Series: | European Journal of Taxonomy |
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| Online Access: | http://www.europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/view/537 |