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... present . Elon- gated fishes with long , conical snout , small mouth ; moderate- ly long dorsal and anal fins ; anal fin with 2 weak spines . About 6 species of small marine fishes of shallow water ; Indo - Pacific , often in estuaries ...
... present . Elon- gated fishes with long , conical snout , small mouth ; moderate- ly long dorsal and anal fins ; anal fin with 2 weak spines . About 6 species of small marine fishes of shallow water ; Indo - Pacific , often in estuaries ...
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... present in young , both absent in adult ; body elongated , much com- pressed ; up to 220 cm ( 7 ft ) . Suborder Blennioidei Fairly large suborder composed of 2 groups , the tropical blennies , some of which are percoid - like , and the ...
... present in young , both absent in adult ; body elongated , much com- pressed ; up to 220 cm ( 7 ft ) . Suborder Blennioidei Fairly large suborder composed of 2 groups , the tropical blennies , some of which are percoid - like , and the ...
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... present . In this sense , a system containing only water has only one component , there being no recognition of the presence of molecular species other than water , such as the hydroni- um ion ( H3O + ) and the hydroxide ion ( OH ...
... present . In this sense , a system containing only water has only one component , there being no recognition of the presence of molecular species other than water , such as the hydroni- um ion ( H3O + ) and the hydroxide ion ( OH ...
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