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Occurrence of the minimal armhook squids Berryteuthis anonychus (Cephalopoda: Gonatidae) in the stomachs of common minke whales Balaenoptera acutorostrata in the western North Pacific

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    Kenji Konishi & Tsutomu Tamura

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Konishi, K., Tamura, T. Occurrence of the minimal armhook squids Berryteuthis anonychus (Cephalopoda: Gonatidae) in the stomachs of common minke whales Balaenoptera acutorostrata in the western North Pacific. Fish Sci 73, 1208–1210 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1444-2906.2007.01456.x

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