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Rediscovery of the elusive moray Gymnothorax polyuranodon (Teleostei: Muraenidae) from Sri Lanka after 84 years

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  • 1. Naturhistorisches Museum Bern, Bernastrasse, 15, 3005 Bern, Switzerland
  • 2. Wild Island Foundation, 6A, Mendis Lane, Moratuwa, 10400, Sri Lanka

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Sudasinghe, Hiranya, Ranasinghe, Tharindu, Rüber, Lukas (2024): Rediscovery of the elusive moray Gymnothorax polyuranodon (Teleostei: Muraenidae) from Sri Lanka after 84 years. Zootaxa 5415 (4): 598-600, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5415.4.10, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5415.4.10

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