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Morphometrical characterization of the Atlantic mudskipper species (Periophthalmus barbarus) (Linnaeus, 1766) (Perciformes; Gobiiae) from Abonema in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria

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Sokefun, Olusola, Gan, Han Ming, Tan, Min Pau (2022): Morphometrical characterization of the Atlantic mudskipper species (Periophthalmus barbarus) (Linnaeus, 1766) (Perciformes; Gobiiae) from Abonema in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria. International Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Studies 10 (3): 72-76, DOI: 10.22271/fish.2022.v10.i3a.2719, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.22271/fish.2022.v10.i3a.2719

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