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An annotated checklist of the chondrichthyans of South Africa
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Ebert, David A., Wintner, Sabine P., Kyne, Peter M. (2021): An annotated checklist of the chondrichthyans of South Africa. Zootaxa 4947 (1): 1-127, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4947.1.1
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