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A new species of Roeboides (Teleostei: Characidae) from Costa Rica and Panama, with a key to the middle American species of the genus

  • 1. Department of Biological Sciences, the University of Southern Mississippi, 118 College Dr. Box 5018, Hattiesburg, MS 39401, USA.
  • 2. Museum of Natural Science, Ichthyology Section, Department of Biological Sciences, Louisiana State University. 119 Foster Hall, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, USA
  • 3. Museo de Zoología, Escuela de Biología, Universidad de Costa Rica, San Pedro, San José, Costa Rica 11501-2060

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Matamoros, Wilfredo A., Chakrabarty, Prosanta, Angulo, Arturo, Garita-Alvarado, Carlos A., McMahan, Caleb D. (2013): A new species of Roeboides (Teleostei: Characidae) from Costa Rica and Panama, with a key to the middle American species of the genus. Neotropical Ichthyology 11 (2): 285-290, DOI: 10.1590/S1679-62252013000200006, URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1679-62252013000200285&lng=en&tlng=en

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