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A review of the finless snake eels of the genus Apterichtus (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae), with the description of five new species
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Hibino, Yusuke (2015): A review of the finless snake eels of the genus Apterichtus (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae), with the description of five new species. Zootaxa 3941 (1): 49-78, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3941.1.2
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