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	<dwc:Kingdom>Animalia</dwc:Kingdom>
	<dwc:Phylum>Chordata</dwc:Phylum>
	<dwc:Class>Teleostei</dwc:Class>
	<dwc:Order>Myctophiformes</dwc:Order>
	<dwc:Family>Myctophidae</dwc:Family>
	<dwc:Genus>Notolychnus</dwc:Genus>
	<dwc:ScientificName>Notolychnus valdiviae (Brauer, 1904)</dwc:ScientificName>
	<commonName xml:lang='en'>Lanternfish</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang='en'>Topside lampfish</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang='en'>Topside lanternfish</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang='et'>Pisilatern</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang='ja'>Ura-hadaka</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang='es'>Mictófido</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang='es'>Pez linterna de Valdivia</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang=''>尖吻背灯鱼</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang=''>尖吻背燈魚</commonName>
	<synonym relationship='synonym'>Myctophum valdiviae Brauer, 1904</synonym>
	<synonym relationship='synonym'>Vestula valdiviae (Brauer, 1904)</synonym>
	<dcterms:created>1991-07-24</dcterms:created>
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