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Redescription of the genus Manta with resurrection of Manta alfredi (Krefft, 1868) (Chondrichthyes; Myliobatoidei; Mobulidae)

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Marshall, Andrea D., Compagno, Leonard J. V., Bennett, Michael B. (2009): Redescription of the genus Manta with resurrection of Manta alfredi (Krefft, 1868) (Chondrichthyes; Myliobatoidei; Mobulidae). Zootaxa 2301: 1-28, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.191734

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