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348:List of fish families
192:. The 5th edition of
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190:Felipe Poey
157:is a small
116:Sciaenoidei
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438:2023-04-10
354:References
330:, eastern
312:caudal fin
256:Richardson
221:Eupercaria
207:Sciaenidae
178:rubyfishes
112:Suborder:
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308:operculum
147:see text
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648:10 April
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398:25543675
342:See also
332:Atlantic
304:anal fin
231:plankton
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184:Taxonomy
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