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Description of a new Ophichthus eel from Dongsha Atoll, South China Sea, and a range extension of Ophichthus kusanagi Hibino, McCosker & Tashiro, 2019

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Ho, Hsuan-Ching, Ng, Shing-Lai, Lin, Tzu-Yung (2022): Description of a new Ophichthus eel from Dongsha Atoll, South China Sea, and a range extension of Ophichthus kusanagi Hibino, McCosker & Tashiro, 2019. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 70: 312-319, DOI: 10.26107/RBZ-2022-0015

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