A Diagnosis of the Two Species of South American Puffer Fishes (Tetraodontidae, Plectognathi) of the Genus Colomesus
Although Colomesus asellus (Müller and Troschel) is currently treated as a synonym of C. psittacus (Bloch and Schneider), it is shown to represent a freshwater species of the Amazon and Guiana river systems, while C. psittacus is a marine coastal species of Venezuela and the Guianas. The type specie...
Veröffentlicht in: | Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. - Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 1841. - 116(1964) vom: Jan., Seite 119-148 |
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Format: | Online-Aufsatz |
Sprache: | English |
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Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk: | Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia |
Schlagworte: | Business Biological sciences Linguistics Physical sciences |
Zusammenfassung: | Although Colomesus asellus (Müller and Troschel) is currently treated as a synonym of C. psittacus (Bloch and Schneider), it is shown to represent a freshwater species of the Amazon and Guiana river systems, while C. psittacus is a marine coastal species of Venezuela and the Guianas. The type species of the Müller 1841 genera Physogaster (or Gastrophysus), Chelonodon, Chelichthys, and Arothron are discussed or established. |
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ISSN: | 19385293 |