New data on cistern catfish, Phreatobius cisternarum, from subterranean waters at the mouth of the Amazon River (Siluriformes, Incertae Sedis)
Data on new specimens of the rare subterranean catfish Phreatobius cisternarum are reported. Specimens were collected from hand-dug wells in the region of the mouth of the Amazon river, Brazil. A revised diagnosis of Phreatobius is proposed, and P. cisternarum is redescribed on the basis of new and...
Main Authors: | Janice Muriel-Cunha, Mário de Pinna |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Universidade de São Paulo
2005-01-01
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Series: | Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0031-10492005002600001 |
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