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	<commonName xml:lang='fr'>Abadèche mince</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang='ja'>Kowatoge-taraitachiuo</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang='es'>Congriperla delgada</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang=''>头棘孔鼬鳚</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang=''>頭棘孔鼬鳚</commonName>
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	<reference isbn='' url='http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=205&amp;speccode=16789'>Breder, C.M. and D.E. Rosen0 Modes of reproduction in fishes. T.F.H. Publications, Neptune City, New Jersey. 941 p. (Ref. 205)</reference>
	<reference isbn='' url='http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=4103&amp;speccode=16789'>Nielsen, J.G. and D.M. Cohen0 Ophidiidae. p. 345-350. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. (Ref. 4103)</reference>
	<reference isbn='' url='http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=4517&amp;speccode=16789'>Hureau, J.-C.0 La base de données GICIM: Gestion informatisée des collections ichthyologiques du Muséum. p. 225-227. In Atlas Préliminaire des Poissons d'Eau Douce de France. Conseil Supérieur de la Pêche, Ministère de l'Environnement, CEMAGREF et Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, Paris. (Ref. 4517)</reference>
	<reference isbn='' url='http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=11652&amp;speccode=16789'>Machida, Y. and K. Amaoka0 Pacific records of the deep-sea fish &lt;i&gt;Porogadus miles&lt;/i&gt; (Ophidiiformes, Ophidiidae). Jap. J. Ichthyol. 37(1):64-68. (Ref. 11652)</reference>
	<reference isbn='' url='http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=27121&amp;speccode=16789'>Bianchi, G., K.E. Carpenter, J.-P. Roux, F.J. Molloy, D. Boyer and H.J. Boyer0 FAO species identification guide for fishery purposes. Field guide to the living marine resources of Namibia. FAO, Rome. 265p. (Ref. 27121)</reference>
	<reference isbn='957-8596-59-6' url='http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=31517&amp;speccode=16789'>Wu, H.L., K.-T. Shao and C.F. Lai (eds.)0 Latin-Chinese dictionary of fishes names. The Sueichan Press, Taiwan. 1028 p. (Ref. 31517)</reference>
	<reference isbn='' url='http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=31982&amp;speccode=16789'>Anonymous0 Fish collection database of the Natural History Museum, London (formerly British Museum of Natural History (BMNH)). Natural History Museum, London (formerly British Museum of Natural History (BMNH)). (Ref. 31982)</reference>
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	<reference isbn='' url='http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=38732&amp;speccode=16789'>Anonymous0 Fish collection database of the National Museum of Natural History (Smithsonian Institution). Smithsonian Institution-Division of Fishes. (Ref. 38732)</reference>
	<reference isbn='' url='http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=40643&amp;speccode=16789'>Haedrich, R.L. and N.R. Merrett0 Summary atlas of deep-living demersal fishes in the North Atlantic Basin. J. Nat. Hist. 22:1325-1362. (Ref. 40643)</reference>
	<reference isbn='' url='http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=40919&amp;speccode=16789'>Anonymous0 Fish collection database of the Zoological Museum, University of Copenhagen. Zoological Museum, University of Copenhagen. (Ref. 40919)</reference>
	<reference isbn='' url='http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=44037&amp;speccode=16789'>Shcherbachev, Y.N.0 Preliminary list of thalassobathyal fishes of the tropical and subtropical waters of the Indian Ocean. J. Ichthyol. 27(2):37-46. (Ref. 44037)</reference>
	<reference isbn='' url='http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=50906&amp;speccode=16789'>Moore, J.A., M. Vecchione, K.E. Hartel, B.B. Collette, J.K. Galbraith, R. Gibbons, M. Turnipseed, M. Southworth and E. Watkins0 Biodiversity of Bear seamount, New England seamount chain: results of exploratory trawling. Scientific Council Research Document. Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization. Dartmouth NS 01/155:8p. (Ref. 50906)</reference>
	<reference isbn='' url='http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=56809&amp;speccode=16789'>Yeh, H.-M., M.-Y. Lee and K.-T. Shao0 Fifteen Taiwanese new records of Ophidiid fishes (Pisces: Ophidiidae) collected from the deep waters by the RV 'Ocean Researcher I. J.Fish.Soc. Taiwan 32(3):279-299. (Ref. 56809)</reference>
	<reference isbn='' url='http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=58108&amp;speccode=16789'>Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences0 Chinese aquatic germplasm resources database. http://zzzy.fishinfo.cn (Ref. 58108)</reference>
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	<reference isbn='' url='http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=125143&amp;speccode=16789'>Schwarzhans, W.W. and P.R. Møller0 Revision of the ‘dragon-head’ cusk eels of the genus &lt;i&gt;Porogadus&lt;/i&gt; (Teleostei: Ophidiidae), with description of eight new species and one new genus. Zootaxa 5029(1):001-096. (Ref. 125143)</reference><dataObject>
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