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The finding of the shortfin lizardfish Saurida microlepis Wu et Wang, 1931 in Peter the Great Bay of the Sea of Japan makes a contribution to the ichthyofauna of the Russian waters with a new family Synodontidae.
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Original Russian Text © V.V. Zemnukhov, E.I. Barabanshchikov, S.V. Turanov, 2016, published in Biologiya Morya.
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Zemnukhov, V.V., Barabanshchikov, E.I. & Turanov, S.V. Synodontidae (Pisces: Aulopiformes), a new family for Fauna of Russia. Russ J Mar Biol 42, 279–280 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1063074016030111
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