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A new ectoparasitic distichodontid of the genus Eugnathichthys (Characiformes: Citharinoidei) from the Congo basin of central Africa, with a molecular phylogeny for the genus

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Denton, Melanie L. J. Stiassny John S. S., Monsembula Iyaba, Raoul J. C. (2013): A new ectoparasitic distichodontid of the genus Eugnathichthys (Characiformes: Citharinoidei) from the Congo basin of central Africa, with a molecular phylogeny for the genus. Zootaxa 3693 (4): 479-490, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3693.4.4

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