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868:IUCN Red List least concern species
360:IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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224:Bryconalestes longipinnis chaperi
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349:Lalèyè, P. (2020).
250:is also called the
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163:B. longipinnis
42:Conservation status
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288:Description
862:Categories
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500:Fish Geeks
431:. FishBase
336:References
320:bloodworms
278:mixohaline
267:The Gambia
275:estuarine
157:Species:
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89:Eukaryota
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687:11214329
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574:Wikidata
480:FishBase
461:14 April
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302:brackish
282:Brycinus
197:Synonyms
150:Brycinus
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622:NH5W
535:NCBI
463:2013
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308:Diet
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