The genus Hypostomus Lacepede, 1803, and its Surinam representatives (Siluriformes, Loricariidae)

1968; Rijksmuseum van Natuurlijke Historie; Volume: 99; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

ISSN

0024-1652

Autores

M. Boeseman,

Tópico(s)

Ichthyology and Marine Biology

Resumo

CONTENTS Introduction 3 The generic name 4 The type species of Hypostomus Lacepede 6 The identity of Acipenser plecostomus Linnaeus........ 9 The distribution and habitats of the Surinam species........ 12 The relationship of the Surinam species 17 Some physiographical data on Surinam waters 21 Collecting localities 25 Collecting and collections 26 Measurements and methods 26 Miscellaneous remarks 28 The Surinam species 29 Key to the Surinam species 30 Descriptions of the Surinam species etc 31 Acknowledgements 72 Summary 73 References 73 Addendum 77 Diagrams 80 INTRODUCTION The imminent realization of the so-called Brokopondo Project, first put forward in 1950, and involving the establishment of a barrage and hydroelectric plant in the Surinam River at Afobaka, eventually induced members of the Stichting Natuurwetenschappelijke Studiekring voor Suriname en de

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