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Notes on protandry in the creediid fishes Limnichthys fasciatus and L. nitidus (Teleostei: Creediidae)

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Acknowledgements

We are deeply indebted to E. Katayama and G. Shinohara (NSMT) for giving us the opportunity to examine L. nitidus specimens and for providing important basic knowledge. This study is supported by JSPS KAKENHI Grant to T. Sunobe (no. 19570016 and 24370006) from the Japan Society for Promotion of Science.

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    Present address: Marine Fisheries Research and Development Center, Japan Fisheries Research and Education Agency, 15F Queen’s Tower B, 2–3–3 Minatomirai, Nishi–ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 220-6115, Japan

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Shitamitsu, T., Sunobe, T. Notes on protandry in the creediid fishes Limnichthys fasciatus and L. nitidus (Teleostei: Creediidae). Ichthyol Res 64, 365–367 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10228-016-0566-z

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