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Provisional checklist of freshwater fish diversity and distribution in Perak, Malaysia, and some latest taxonomic concerns

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Ng, Casey Keat Chuan, Lim, Teow Yeong, Ahmad, Amirrudin, Khaironizam, Md Zain (2019): Provisional checklist of freshwater fish diversity and distribution in Perak, Malaysia, and some latest taxonomic concerns. Zootaxa 4567 (3): 515-545, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4567.3.5

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