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James et al. (1988), there remains a clear need for a 

 full and thorough revision of the family Oreosomatidae. 



Acknowledgments 



This research was supported in part by Fisheries 

 Research and Development Corporation grant 92/24. 

 The authors are grateful to D. Evans, D. Japp, C. 

 McDowall, P. McMillan, B. Thomsen, M. van der 

 Merwe, and Tasmanian fishermen and processors for 

 the supply of specimens. We also thank S. Spence 

 for providing catch statistics, and C. Bolch, P. Last, 

 and R. Daley for helpful comments on an earlier draft 

 of this manuscript. 



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