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194:Parexocoetus papilio
532:Cheilopogon papilio
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323:Cheilopogon papilio
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400:References
394:C. papilio
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331:planktonic
327:epipelagic
304:caudal fin
241:Costa Rica
363:porpoises
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225:Pacific
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