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	<commonName xml:lang='ar'>أُسبور مُخطَّط الشاطئ الغربي</commonName>
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	<commonName xml:lang='en'>West coast seabream</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang='en'>West coast steenbras</commonName>
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	<commonName xml:lang='fr'>Marbré de la côte ouest</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang='es'>Herrera de la costa oeste</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang=''>短头石蛤鲷</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang=''>短头石颌鲷</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang=''>短頭石頜鯛</commonName>
	<synonym relationship='misapplied name'>Lithognathus olivieri (non Penrith &amp; Penrith, 1969)</synonym>
	<synonym relationship='misapplied name'>Pagellus lithognathus (non Valenciennes, 1830)</synonym>
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	<reference isbn='' url='http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=3198&amp;speccode=6592'>Smith, J.L.B. and M.M. Smith0 Sparidae. p. 580-594. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. (Ref. 3198)</reference>
	<reference isbn='' url='http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=3670&amp;speccode=6592'>van der Elst, R.0 A guide to the common sea fishes of southern Africa. C. Struik, Cape Town. 367 p. (Ref. 3670)</reference>
	<reference isbn='' url='http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=3688&amp;speccode=6592'>Bauchot, M.-L. and J.-C. Hureau0 Sparidae. p. 790-812. In J.C. Quero, J.C. Hureau, C. Karrer, A. Post and L. Saldanha (eds.) Check-list of the fishes of the eastern tropical Atlantic (CLOFETA). JNICT, Lisbon; SEI, Paris; and UNESCO, Paris. Vol. 2. (Ref. 3688)</reference>
	<reference isbn='' url='http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=4332&amp;speccode=6592'>van der Elst, R.P. and F. Adkin (eds.)0 Marine linefish: priority species and research objectives in southern Africa. Oceanogr. Res. Inst., Spec. Publ. No.1. 132 p. (Ref. 4332)</reference>
	<reference isbn='' url='http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=12484&amp;speccode=6592'>van der Elst, R.0 A guide to the common sea fishes of southern Africa. (3rd Ed.). Struik Publishers, Cape Town. 398 p. (Ref. 12484)</reference>
	<reference isbn='' url='http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=27121&amp;speccode=6592'>Bianchi, G., K.E. Carpenter, J.-P. Roux, F.J. Molloy, D. Boyer and H.J. Boyer0 FAO species identification guide for fishery purposes. Field guide to the living marine resources of Namibia. FAO, Rome. 265p. (Ref. 27121)</reference>
	<reference isbn='' url='http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=28504&amp;speccode=6592'>Buxton, C.D. and P.A. Garratt0 Alternative reproductive styles in seabreams (Pisces: Sparidae). Environ. Biol. Fishes 28(1-4):113-124. (Ref. 28504)</reference>
	<reference isbn='957-8596-59-6' url='http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=31517&amp;speccode=6592'>Wu, H.L., K.-T. Shao and C.F. Lai (eds.)0 Latin-Chinese dictionary of fishes names. The Sueichan Press, Taiwan. 1028 p. (Ref. 31517)</reference>
	<reference isbn='' url='http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=33443&amp;speccode=6592'>Beyer, J.E., C.H. Kirchner and J.A. Holtzhausen0 A method to determine size-specific natural mortality applied to westcoast steenbras (&lt;i&gt;Lithognathus aureti&lt;/i&gt;) in Namibia. Fish. Res. 41(2):133-153. (Ref. 33443)</reference>
	<reference isbn='' url='http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=36670&amp;speccode=6592'>Anonymous0 Fish collection database of the J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology, Grahamstown, South Africa. J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology, Grahamstown, South Africa. (Ref. 36670)</reference>
	<reference isbn='92-5-104345-0' url='http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=36731&amp;speccode=6592'>Bianchi, G., K.E. Carpenter, J.-P. Roux, F.J. Molloy, D. Boyer and H.J. Boyer0 FAO species identification guide for fishery purposes. Field guide to the living marine resources of Namibia. FAO, Rome. 265 p. (Ref. 36731)</reference>
	<reference isbn='' url='http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=37572&amp;speccode=6592'>Holtzhausen, J.A.0 Population dynamics and life history of westcoast Steenbras (&lt;i&gt;Lithognatus aureti&lt;/i&gt; (Sparidae)), and management options for the sustainable exploitation of the Steenbras resource in Namibian waters. Dissertation (Ph.D.)--University of Port Elizabeth Faculty of Science. 136 p. (Ref. 37572)</reference>
	<reference isbn='' url='http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=54854&amp;speccode=6592'>Okeyo, D.O.0 Fishes of Namibia. Unpublished compilation of D.O. Okeyo. (Ref. 54854)</reference>
	<reference isbn='' url='http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=58108&amp;speccode=6592'>Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences0 Chinese aquatic germplasm resources database. http://zzzy.fishinfo.cn (Ref. 58108)</reference>
	<reference isbn='' url='http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=75549&amp;speccode=6592'>FAO-FIES0 Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Information System (ASFIS) species list. Retrieved from http://www.fao.org/fishery/collection/asfis, 29 April 2008. (Ref. 75549)</reference>
	<reference isbn='' url='http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=83882&amp;speccode=6592'>FAO-FIES0 Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Information System (ASFIS) species list. Retrieved from http://www.fao.org/fishery/collection/asfis/en, March 2010. (Ref. 83882)</reference>
	<reference isbn='' url='http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=90062&amp;speccode=6592'>FAO-FIES0 Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Information System (ASFIS) species list. Retrieved from http://www.fao.org/fishery/collection/asfis/en, March 2012. (Ref. 90062)</reference>
	<reference isbn='' url='http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=95632&amp;speccode=6592'>FAO-FIES0 Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Information System (ASFIS) species list. Retrieved from http://www.fao.org/fishery/collection/asfis/en, April 2014. (Ref. 95632)</reference>
	<reference isbn='' url='http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=101110&amp;speccode=6592'>FAO-FIES0 Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Information System (ASFIS) species list. Retrieved from http://www.fao.org/fishery/collection/asfis/en, [accessed 13/04/2015]. (Ref. 101110)</reference>
	<reference isbn='' url='http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=115257&amp;speccode=6592'>FAO-FIES0 Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Information System (ASFIS) species list. Retrieved from http://www.fao.org/fishery/collection/asfis/en (accessed 08/06/2017). (Ref. 115257)</reference>
	<reference isbn='' url='http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=118272&amp;speccode=6592'>FAO-FIES0 Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Information System (ASFIS) species list. Retrieved from htttps://www.fao.org/fishery/collection/asfis/en [accessed May, 2018] (Ref. 118272)</reference>
	<reference isbn='' url='http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=130435&amp;speccode=6592'>IUCN0 The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1964 - onwards. https://www.iucnredlist.org/ (Ref. 130435)</reference>
	<reference isbn='' url='http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=138103&amp;speccode=6592'>Petit-Marty, N., M. Vázquez-Luis and I.E. Hendriks0 Use of the nucleotide diversity in COI mitochondrial gene as an early diagnostic of conservation status of animal species. Conserv. Lett. 14(1):1-7. (Ref. 138103)</reference><dataObject>
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	<reference isbn='' url='http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=3688&amp;speccode=6592'>Bauchot, M.-L. and J.-C. Hureau 1990 Sparidae. p. 790-812. In J.C. Quero, J.C. Hureau, C. Karrer, A. Post and L. Saldanha (eds.) Check-list of the fishes of the eastern tropical Atlantic (CLOFETA). JNICT, Lisbon; SEI, Paris; and UNESCO, Paris. Vol. 2. (Ref. 3688)</reference></dataObject><dataObject>
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	<reference isbn='' url='http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=3198&amp;speccode=6592'>Smith, J.L.B. and M.M. Smith 1986 Sparidae. p. 580-594. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. (Ref. 3198)</reference></dataObject><dataObject>
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