First record of gorgeous swallowtail Meganthias natalensis, an anthiine fish (Acanthopterygii: Serranidae: Anthiinae) from Kenyan waters
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matthias schneider and michael janke HYDRA Institute for Marine Sciences, Elba Field Station, Loc. Fetovaia, Via del Forno 80, I-57034 Campo nell’Elba (LI), Italy, Senckenberg Research Institute and Natural History Museum, Ichthyology section, Senckenberganlage 25, D-60325 Frankfurt am Main, Germany, Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research, Biologische Anstalt Helgoland, Marine Station, Box 180, D-27483 Helgoland, Germany
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تاریخ انتشار 2013