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Superclass:
Osteichthyes
Class:
Teleostei
Order:
Ophidiiformes
Family:
Carapidae
Subfamily:
Carapinae
Genus:
Onuxodon
Species:
parvibrachium
Common:
Oyster pearlfish
Climates:
Tropical
Temperate
Subtropical
Boreal
Waters:
Marine
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Regions:
Indian Ocean, Western
Pacific, Eastern Central
Pacific, Northwest
Pacific, Southwest
Pacific, Western Central
Courtenay, W. R. J., McKittrick, F. A. 1970. Sound-Producing Mechanisms in Carapid Fishes, with Notes on Phylogenetic Implications. Marine Biology, 7(2): 131-137.
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