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Nemichthys avocetta Jordan and Gilbert 1881

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Scientific name: Nemichthys avocetta
Author: Jordan and Gilbert 1881
Rank: Species
Status: invalid
See: ► Nemichthys scolopaceus Richardson 1848

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Common names:
threadfish (English)


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(*) Retrieved [February, 2, 2021], from the Integrated Taxonomic Information System on-line database, http://www.itis.gov

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