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Yano, K., Morrissey, J.F. Confirmation of blacktip shark,Carcharhinus limbatus, in the Ryukyu Islands and notes on possible absence ofC. melanopterus in Japanese waters. Ichthyological Research 46, 193–198 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02675438
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