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The monophyly of Crenuchinae and description of two new species of Poecilocharax (Teleostei: Crenuchidae) based on phenotypic and genotypic evidence

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Ohara, Willian M., Pastana, Murilo, Camelier, Priscila (2023): The monophyly of Crenuchinae and description of two new species of Poecilocharax (Teleostei: Crenuchidae) based on phenotypic and genotypic evidence. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 197 (2): 442-473, DOI: 10.1093/zoolinnean/zlac026, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/zoolinnean/zlac026

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