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- ↑ Inland Water Crustacean Specialist Group (1996). "Onchotelson brevicaudatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 1996: e.T15307A4512867. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T15307A4512867.en . Retrieved 11 November 2021.
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