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Sixbar Wrasse, Thalassoma hardwicke (Ben

Sixbar Wrasse, Thalassoma hardwicke (Bennett, 1829)

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Sixbar Wrasse, <i>Thalassoma hardwicke</i> — A Sixbar Wrasse, Thalassoma hardwicke, at a depth of 20m, Baldwin's Bommie, near Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, 29 September 2010. Image: Erik Schlögl
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Wrasse Labridae Fish

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Fish publications - 2016

The list below shows papers published in 2016 that cite specimens from the Australian Museum fish collection.

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