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	<dwc:Order>Carangiformes</dwc:Order>
	<dwc:Family>Carangidae</dwc:Family>
	<dwc:Genus>Trachurus</dwc:Genus>
	<dwc:ScientificName>Trachurus mediterraneus (Steindachner, 1868)</dwc:ScientificName>
	<commonName xml:lang='en'>Catfish</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang='en'>Engraved catfish</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang='en'>Engraved sea catfish</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang='en'>Marine catfish</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang='en'>Sea catfish</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang='fr'>Mâchoiron masque</commonName>
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	<commonName xml:lang='jv'>Keting</commonName>
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	<commonName xml:lang='kn'>ಗಾಲಿಯ </commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang='ml'>Kelithi</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang='ml'>കാഴുതേയ്ടൂ  </commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang='ml'>കെളിത്തി</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang='ml'>കെളിതി </commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang='ml'>കെളിതി  </commonName>
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	<commonName xml:lang='ms'>Duri kerak</commonName>
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	<commonName xml:lang='ms'>Utek</commonName>
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	<commonName xml:lang='ta'>கெளீரு</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang='ta'>கெளிரு</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang='vi'>Cá úc chấm</commonName>
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	<commonName xml:lang=''>Trey kaok</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang=''>丝背海鲶</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang=''>絲背海鯰</commonName>
	<synonym relationship='synonym'>Arius caelatus Valenciennes, 1840</synonym>
	<synonym relationship='synonym'>Arius coelatus Valenciennes, 1840</synonym>
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	<synonym relationship='synonym'>Nemapteryx caelata (Valenciennes, 1840)</synonym>
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	<synonym relationship='synonym'>Tachysurus caelatus (Valenciennes, 1840)</synonym>
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