Morphometric and meristic variation in two congeneric archer fishes Toxotes chatareus (Hamilton 1822) and Toxotes jaculatrix (Pallas 1767) inhabiting Malaysian coastal waters

Journal of Zhejiang University-SCIENCE B - Tập 11 Số 11 - Trang 871-879 - 2010
Simon Kumar Das1, Yosni Bakar2, Shelby E. Temple3, Mazlan Abd. Ghaffar4
1Marine Science Programme, School of Environmental and Natural Resource Sciences, Faculty of Science and Technology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, UKM Bangi, Selangor D.E., Malaysia
2Biology Programme, School of Biological Sciences, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, UKM Bangi, Selangor D.E., Malaysia
3School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
4Marine Ecosystem Research Centre, Faculty of Science and Technology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, UKM Bangi, Selangor D.E., Malaysia

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