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The first occurrence of Alectrias gallinus (Lindberg, 1938) (Fam. Stichaeidae) in the Sea of Japan

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The first finding in the Sea of Japan of two specimens of Alectrias gallinus (Lindberg, 1938). Localities of captures, plastic characteristics, meristic characteristics and general habit of the investigated fish are described.

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Original Russian Text © A.A. Balanov, D.V. Antonenko, P.V. Kalchugin, Kim Sen Tok, 2009, published in Voprosy Ikhtiologii, 2009, Vol. 49, No. 4, pp. 464–469.

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Balanov, A.A., Antonenko, D.V., Kalchugin, P.V. et al. The first occurrence of Alectrias gallinus (Lindberg, 1938) (Fam. Stichaeidae) in the Sea of Japan. J. Ichthyol. 49, 435–440 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0032945209060022

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