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Threatened fishes of the world: Orestias ascotanensis Parenti, 1984 (Cyprinodontidae)

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This work was supported by grant MULT 05/04-2 Universidad de Chile and ICM P05-002.

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Vila, I., Mendez, M.A., Scott, S. et al. Threatened fishes of the world: Orestias ascotanensis Parenti, 1984 (Cyprinodontidae). Environ Biol Fish 80, 491–492 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10641-006-9150-0

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