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Re-establishment of the monotypic genus Neoscorpaena Mandrytsa 2001 (Teleostei: Scorpaenidae), with a range extension of N. nielseni (Smith 1964) to the eastern Indian Ocean
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Matsumoto, Tatsuya, Motomura, Hiroyuki (2025): Re-establishment of the monotypic genus Neoscorpaena Mandrytsa 2001 (Teleostei: Scorpaenidae), with a range extension of N. nielseni (Smith 1964) to the eastern Indian Ocean. Zootaxa 5633 (1): 173-185, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5633.1.10, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5633.1.10
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