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Revision of the neotropical catfish genus Hoplosternum (Ostariophysi: Siluriformes: Callichthyidae), with the description of two new genera and three new species

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  • 1. Museu de Ciências e Tecnologia, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul, Caixa Postal 1429, 90619-900 Porto Alegre - RS, Brazil

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Roberto E. Reis (1997): Revision of the neotropical catfish genus Hoplosternum (Ostariophysi: Siluriformes: Callichthyidae), with the description of two new genera and three new species. Ichthyological Exploration Freshwaters 7 (4): 299-326, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.19854425

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