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| 12818 | Anonymous, 1997. Fish registrations within the museum database of the Vertebrate Section of the Royal Museum for Central Africa. MRAC, Tervuren, Belgium. | 1997 | Synodontis ricardoae | --> |
| 51086 | Varjo, M., L. Koli and H. Dahlström, 2004. Kalannimiluettelo (versio 10/03). Suomen Biologian Seura Vanamo Ry. | 2004 | Synodontis ricardoae | --> |
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