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	<reference isbn='' url='http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=83903&amp;speccode=28129'>Uiblein, F. and P.C. Heemstra0 A taxonomic review of the Western Indian Ocean goatfishes of the genus &lt;i&gt;Upeneus&lt;/i&gt; (Family Mullidae), with descriptions of four new species. Smithiana 11:35-71. (Ref. 83903)</reference>
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	<dc:description>Forms schools in coastal waters.  Marketed fresh (Ref. 13710).</dc:description>
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