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The collection of Sri Lankan freshwater fishes reported on by Pieter Bleeker (1863) (Osteichthyes: Cyprinidae, Danionidae, Nemacheilidae)

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  • 1. Division of Evolutionary Ecology, Institute of Ecology and Evolution, University of Bern, 3012 Bern, Switzerland & Naturhistorisches Museum Bern, Bernastrasse, 15, 3005 Bern, Switzerland
  • 2. Rue des Rauraques 6, 2800 Delémont, Switzerland (permanent address) & Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum, National University of Singapore, 2 Conservatory Drive, Singapore 117377
  • 3. Ichthyology Section, Australian Museum, 1 William Street, Sydney, NSW 2010, Australia

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Sudasinghe, Hiranya, Kottelat, Maurice, Pethiyagoda, Rohan (2025): The collection of Sri Lankan freshwater fishes reported on by Pieter Bleeker (1863) (Osteichthyes: Cyprinidae, Danionidae, Nemacheilidae). Zootaxa 5647 (5): 461-468, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5647.5.4, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5647.5.4

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Publication: 10.5962/bhl.title.59540 (DOI)
Publication: 10.11646/zootaxa.4311.1.6 (DOI)
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Publication: 10.1111/EFF.12799 (DOI)
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Publication: 10.1016/j.ympev.2020.106853 (DOI)
Publication: 10.1111/zsc.12445 (DOI)
Publication: 10.1111/jzs.12395 (DOI)
Publication: 10.1093/biolinnean/blaa221 (DOI)
Publication: 10.1186/s12862-021-01923-5 (DOI)
Publication: 10.1038/s41598-023-45377-9 (DOI)
Publication: 10.1111/zsc.12618 (DOI)
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References

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  • Bleeker, P. (1864) Description de quelques especes de Cobitoides et de Cyprinoides de Ceylan. Natuurkundige Verhandelingen van de Hollandsche Maatschappij der Wetenschappen te Haarlem, Series 2, 20, 1-23, pls. 1-4.
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