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References
- 1 2 Synonyms of Plicofollis platystomus at www.fishbase.org.
- ↑ Common names of Plicofollis platystomus at www.fishbase.org.
- 1 2 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). "Plicofollis platystomus" in FishBase . July 2019 version.
- 1 2 Plicofollis platystomus at the IUCN redlist.
- ↑ Food items reported for Plicofollis platystomus at www.fishbase.org.