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	<reference isbn='' url='http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=4517&amp;speccode=16830'>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=6611&amp;speccode=16830'>Nielsen, J.G.0 Aphyonidae. p. 356-357. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. (Ref. 6611)</reference>
	<reference isbn='' url='http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=7300&amp;speccode=16830'>Paxton, J.R., D.F. Hoese, G.R. Allen and J.E. Hanley0 Pisces. Petromyzontidae to Carangidae. Zoological Catalogue of Australia, Vol. 7. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra, 665 p. (Ref. 7300)</reference>
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	<reference isbn='' url='http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=33407&amp;speccode=16830'>Ramjohn, D.D.0 Checklist of coastal and marine fishes of Trinidad and Tobago. Marine Fishery Analysis Unit, Fisheries Division, Ministry of Agriculture, Land and Marine Resources, Trinidad and Tobago. Fisheries Information Series 8, 151 p. (Ref. 33407)</reference>
	<reference isbn='92-5-104375-2' url='http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=34024&amp;speccode=16830'>Nielsen, J.G., D.M. Cohen, D.F. Markle and C.R. Robins0 Ophidiiform fishes of the world (Order Ophidiiformes). An annotated and illustrated catalogue of pearlfishes, cusk-eels, brotulas and other ophidiiform fishes known to date. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(18):178p. Rome: FAO. (Ref. 34024)</reference>
	<reference isbn='' url='http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=37275&amp;speccode=16830'>Nielsen, J.G. and Y. Machida0 Notes on &lt;i&gt;Barathronus maculatus&lt;/i&gt; (Aphyonidae) with two records from off Japan. Jap. J. Ichthyol. 32(1):1-5. (Ref. 37275)</reference>
	<reference isbn='' url='http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=38732&amp;speccode=16830'>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=58108&amp;speccode=16830'>Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences0 Chinese aquatic germplasm resources database. http://zzzy.fishinfo.cn (Ref. 58108)</reference>
	<reference isbn='' url='http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=75154&amp;speccode=16830'>Hoese, D.F., D.J. Bray, J.R. Paxton and G.R. Allen0 Fishes. In Beasley, O.L. and A. Wells (eds.) Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Volume 35 Australia: ABRS &amp; CSIRO Publishing, 2178 p. (Ref. 75154)</reference>
	<reference isbn='' url='http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=83882&amp;speccode=16830'>FAO-FIES0 Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Information System (ASFIS) species list. Retrieved from http://www.fao.org/fishery/collection/asfis/en, March 2010. (Ref. 83882)</reference>
	<reference isbn='' url='http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=90062&amp;speccode=16830'>FAO-FIES0 Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Information System (ASFIS) species list. Retrieved from http://www.fao.org/fishery/collection/asfis/en, March 2012. (Ref. 90062)</reference>
	<reference isbn='' url='http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=95632&amp;speccode=16830'>FAO-FIES0 Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Information System (ASFIS) species list. Retrieved from http://www.fao.org/fishery/collection/asfis/en, April 2014. (Ref. 95632)</reference>
	<reference isbn='' url='http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=101110&amp;speccode=16830'>FAO-FIES0 Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Information System (ASFIS) species list. Retrieved from http://www.fao.org/fishery/collection/asfis/en, [accessed 13/04/2015]. (Ref. 101110)</reference>
	<reference isbn='' url='http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=123477&amp;speccode=16830'>ECoF, Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes0 Catalog of Fishes. 1985 - onwards. &lt;b&gt;CITATION NOT TO BE USED OUTSIDE FISHBASE.  SEE REMARKS&lt;/b&gt;. Authorship varies in time: Eschmeyer, W.N.; Fricke, R.; Van der Laan, R.  Web database. http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp (Ref. 123477)</reference>
	<reference isbn='' url='http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=128809&amp;speccode=16830'>Nielsen, J.G., J.J. Pogonoski and S.A. Appleyard0 Aphyonid-clade species of Australia (Teleostei, Bythitidae) with four species new to Australian waters and a new species of &lt;I&gt;Barathronus&lt;/I&gt;. Zootaxa 4564(2):554-572. (Ref. 128809)</reference>
	<reference isbn='' url='http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=130840&amp;speccode=16830'>Carneiro, M., R. Martins, D. Silva, I. Quaresma and I. Batista0 Os peixes na rota de Magalhães - proposta de nomenclatura portuguesa.. Instituto Português do Mar e da Atmosfera, I.P.: v + 876 p. (Ref. 130840)</reference><dataObject>
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