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Petroscirtes variabilis Cantor, 1849 (Actinopterygii: Blenniidae) and Sphyraena flavicauda Rüppell, 1838 (Actinopterygii: Sphyraenidae), New Species in the Ichthyofauna of Russia

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Two fish species that previously were not found in waters of Russia have been recorded from the Far Eastern Marine Reserve: Petroscirtes variabilis Cantor, 1849 and Sphyraena flavicauda Rüppell, 1838. Photographs, brief taxonomic descriptions, and information on the caught specimens are provided.

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The author is grateful to A.A. Balanov from the National Scientific Center of Marine Biology, Far East Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, for taking X-ray photographs of the fish.

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Markevich, A.I. Petroscirtes variabilis Cantor, 1849 (Actinopterygii: Blenniidae) and Sphyraena flavicauda Rüppell, 1838 (Actinopterygii: Sphyraenidae), New Species in the Ichthyofauna of Russia. Russ J Mar Biol 45, 159–161 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1134/S106307401902007X

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