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	<dwc:Kingdom>Animalia</dwc:Kingdom>
	<dwc:Phylum>Chordata</dwc:Phylum>
	<dwc:Class>Teleostei</dwc:Class>
	<dwc:Order>Perciformes/Scorpaenoidei</dwc:Order>
	<dwc:Family>Platycephalidae</dwc:Family>
	<dwc:Genus>Sunagocia</dwc:Genus>
	<dwc:ScientificName>Sunagocia arenicola (Schultz, 1966)</dwc:ScientificName>
	<commonName xml:lang='af'>Langsnoet-platkop</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang='en'>Flathead</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang='en'>Flatheads</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang='en'>Longsnout flathead</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang='en'>Long-snout flathead</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang='fj'>bunobuno</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang='fr'>Platycéphale clin d'œil</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang='ja'>Kuroshimagochi</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang='ms'>Baji muncung panjang</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang='ms'>Baji-baji</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang='sm'>Tolo</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang=''>Usa vero</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang=''>大眼瞳鯒</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang=''>大眼瞳鲬</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang=''>牛尾</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang=''>窄眶牛尾魚</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang=''>窄眶牛尾鱼</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang=''>窄眼繸鯒</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang=''>窄眼繸鲬</commonName>
	<synonym relationship='synonym'>Cociella chiltonae (Schultz, 1966)</synonym>
	<synonym relationship='synonym'>Inegocia chiltonae (Schultz, 1966)</synonym>
	<synonym relationship='synonym'>Platycephalus chiltonae (Schultz, 1966)</synonym>
	<synonym relationship='synonym'>Thysanophrys chiltoni Schultz, 1966</synonym>
	<synonym relationship='synonym'>Thysanophrys cluitouse Schultz, 1960</synonym>
	<dcterms:created>1995-03-20</dcterms:created>
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