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Four new species of Channa from Myanmar (Teleostei, Labyrinthici, Channidae)

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Britz, Ralf, Hui, Tan Heok, Rüber, Lukas (2024): Four new species of Channa from Myanmar (Teleostei, Labyrinthici, Channidae). Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 72: 1-25, DOI: 10.26107/RBZ-2024-0001

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