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FIGURES
A - E: 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.
