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The Cichlid Fishes of the Great Lakes of Africa 1972 2026 1990 2008 773
  1. The Cichlid Fishes of the Great Lakes of Africa (1973)
    Geoffrey Fryer, T. D. Iles et al. Journal of Animal Ecology
  2. The cichlid fishes of the great lakes of Africa: their biology and evolution, (1972)
    Geoffrey Fryer, T. D. Iles Medical Entomology and Zoology

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