- Title
- Descriptions of two new species of West African amphiliid catfishes (Siluroidei: Amphiliidae)
- Title
- Special Publication (J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology) no.48
- Creator
- Skelton, Paul H (Paul Harvey)
- Creator
- J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology
- Subject
- Catfishes
- Subject
- Siluridae
- Subject
- Fishes -- South Africa
- Date Issued
- 1989-08
- Date
- 1989-08
- Type
- text
- Type
- book
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/10962/70324
- Identifier
- vital:29645
- 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. 48
- Description
- Two new amphiliid catfish species from west Africa are described. A new Paramphilius from the Little Scarcies River basin in Guinea, is the third species of the genus from that area. It has a relatively deeper body and longer fins than other upper Guinean Paramphilius species. The new species of Doumea from the Cross River in Nigeria and Cameroons is characterised by a long predorsal length and a relatively short stout caudal peduncle.
- Format
- 15 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. (1989) Descriptions of two new species of West African amphiliid catfishes (Siluroidei: Amphiliidae). Grahamstown, J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology, Special publication, no. 48
- Relation
- Special Publication (J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology) volume number 48 1 15 August 1989 0075-2088 0-86810-185-0
- 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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