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884:Taxa named by James Douglas Ogilby
301:The yellowspotted sawtail has its
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334:The yellowspotted sawtail is
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252:James Douglas Ogilby
654:Prionurus_maculatus
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297:Description
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364:Queensland
319:caudal fin
303:dorsal fin
874:Prionurus
520:11 August
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429:7 January
340:Coral Sea
291:maculatus
281:Etymology
272:subfamily
264:Prionurus
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