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A review of the deepwater cardinalfish genus Epigonus (Perciformes: Epigonidae) of the Western Indian Ocean, with description of two new species

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Okamoto, Makoto, Gon, Ofer (2018): A review of the deepwater cardinalfish genus Epigonus (Perciformes: Epigonidae) of the Western Indian Ocean, with description of two new species. Zootaxa 4382 (2): 261-291, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4382.2.3

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