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FIGURES
A - D, F: Watson, W. 1996.
Sternoptychidae: Hatchetfishes. In H.G. Moser (ed.), The early stages of fishes in the California Current region, p. 268-283. CalCOFI Atlas 33. Allen Press, Lawrence, KS, 1505 p.
E: Belyanina, T.N. 1984.
Larvae of hatchetfishes of the genus Argyropelecus (Sternoptychidae). J. Ichthyol. 24(2):7-20.
