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Hobbs, Jean-Paul A., Newman, Stephen J., Mitsopoulos, Gabby E.A., Travers, Michael J., Skepper, Craig L., Gilligan, Justin J., Allen, Gerald R., Choat, Howard J., Ayling, Anthony M. (2014): Checklist and new records of Christmas Island fishes: the influence of isolation, biogeography and habitat availability on species abundance and community composition. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 30: 184-202, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.20249663
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