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The eel genus Macrocephenchelys (Anguilliformes: Congridae) in Taiwan, with description of a new species

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Lin, James, Shao, Kwang-Tsao, Smith, David G. (2018): The eel genus Macrocephenchelys (Anguilliformes: Congridae) in Taiwan, with description of a new species. Zootaxa 4454 (1): 186-199, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4454.1.15

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