- Title
- Scientific and common names of southern African freshwater fishes
- Title
- Special Publication (J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology) no.56
- Creator
- Skelton, Paul H (Paul Harvey)
- Creator
- J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology
- Subject
- Freshwater fishes -- Africa, Southern -- Nomenclature
- Subject
- Freshwater fishes -- Africa, Southern -- Nomenclature (Popular)
- Subject
- Fishes -- Africa, Southern -- Nomenclature
- Subject
- Fishes -- Africa, Southern -- Nomenclature (Popular)
- Date Issued
- 1993-11
- Date
- 1993-11
- Type
- text
- Type
- book
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/10962/70946
- Identifier
- vital:29765
- Identifier
- Margaret Smith Library (South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity (SAIAB)) Periodicals Margaret Smith Library (South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity (SAIAB))
- Description
- Online version of original print edition of the Special Publication of the J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology; No. 56
- Description
- A list of the scientific and recommended English and Afrikaans common names of fishes found in freshwater habitats of southern Africa is presented. Notes explaining the additions and changes made to the list of Jackson (1975) are provided. The list includes 259 species of which 201 (78%) are indigenous primary and secondary freshwater fishes, 34 (13%) are of marine origin and 4 (2%) are diadromous. Twenty alien species (8%) are also included. The number of species has increased by 47 (22%). Of these 47 species, 32 are strictly freshwater fishes and 15 are marine species. Two new alien species are added to the list.
- Format
- 36 pages
- Format
- Publisher
- J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology
- Language
- English
- Relation
- Special Publication (J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology)
- Relation
- Skelton, P. H. (1993) Scientific and common names of southern African freshwater fishes. Grahamstown, J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology, Special publication, no. 56
- Relation
- Special Publication (J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology) volume number 56 1 36 November 1993 0075-2088 0-86810-259-8
- Rights
- J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology
- Rights
- Use of this resource is governed by the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
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