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	<commonName xml:lang='et'>Maracaibo jõerai</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang='fi'>Pilkkujokirausku</commonName>
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	<commonName xml:lang='es'>Raya de rio</commonName>
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	<reference isbn='' url='http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=105471&amp;speccode=48593'>eElurikkus0 eElurikkus koondab ühte portaali Eesti eluslooduse andmed. http://elurikkus.ut.ee/ (Ref. 105471)</reference>
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