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Title: Description of the First Species of Polylepion (Teleostei: Labridae) from the Atlantic Ocean with Analysis of Evolutionary Relationships of the New Species
Award ID(s):
2015404
PAR ID:
10421967
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Date Published:
Journal Name:
Ichthyology & Herpetology
Volume:
111
Issue:
2
ISSN:
2766-1512
Format(s):
Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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