Undocumented translocations spawn taxonomic inflation in Sri Lankan fire rasboras (Actinopterygii, Cyprinidae)
A recent (2013) taxonomic review of the freshwater-fish genus Rasboroides, which is endemic to Sri Lanka, showed it to comprise four species: R. vaterifloris, R. nigromarginatus, R. pallidus and R. rohani. Here, using an integrative-taxonomic analysis of morphometry, meristics and mitochondrial DNA...
Main Authors: | Hiranya Sudasinghe, Jayampathi Herath, Rohan Pethiyagoda, Madhava Meegaskumbura |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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PeerJ Inc.
2018-12-01
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Series: | PeerJ |
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Online Access: | https://peerj.com/articles/6084.pdf |
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