Miniaturization in Otothyris Myers, 1927 (Loricariidae: Hypoptopomatinae)

Many species of freshwater fishes are considered miniatures, nevertheless, their identification as miniatures is frequently based only on an arbitrary criterion of small body size. Although some species of Otothyris had been suggested to be miniature, informations about the process and consequences...

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Main Authors: Alaina Cristine Rosa, Fernanda de Oliveira Martins and Francisco Langeani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Ictiologia
Series:Neotropical Ichthyology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1679-62252014000100053&lng=en&tlng=en