Phylogeny of Geophagine cichlids from South America (Perciformes: Labroidei)

Three new species of cichlid fishes of the genus Geophagus, part of the Neotropical subfamily Geophaginae, are described from the Orinoco and Casiquiare drainages in Venezuela. Phylogenetic relationships among 16 genera and 30 species of Geophaginae are investigated using 136 morphological characte...

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Main Author: Hernan, Lopez Fernandez
Other Authors: Winemiller, Kirk O.
Format: Others
Language:en_US
Published: Texas A&M University 2004
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/1129