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Nemacheilus pezidion, a new species of loach from southern Laos (Teleostei: Nemacheilidae)

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Kottelat, Maurice (2022): Nemacheilus pezidion, a new species of loach from southern Laos (Teleostei: Nemacheilidae). Zootaxa 5129 (1): 92-104, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5129.1.5

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