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	<dwc:Class>Teleostei</dwc:Class>
	<dwc:Order>Tetraodontiformes</dwc:Order>
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	<commonName xml:lang='af'>Rugstekel-koeivis</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang='da'>Tornrygget kuffertfisk</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang='en'>Backspine cowfish</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang='en'>Boxfish</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang='en'>Cofferfish</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang='en'>Cowfish</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang='en'>Thornback boxfish</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang='en'>Thornback cow</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang='en'>Thornback cowfish</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang='en'>Thorny-back cowfish</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang='fj'>ucurua</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang=''>makukana</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang=''>Makukana</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang='ja'>Shima-umisuzume</commonName>
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	<commonName xml:lang='ms'>Buntal batu</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang='ms'>Buntal kotak</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang='ms'>Buntal kumbang</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang='ms'>Buntal peti</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang='ms'>Buntal tanduk</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang='ms'>Ikan lembu</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang='ms'>Kaban tanduk bonggol</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang='ms'>Lelembu</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang=''>Momo tara</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang=''>Ssab</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang=''>福氏角箱魨</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang=''>福氏角箱鲀</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang=''>線紋角箱魨</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang=''>线纹角箱鲀</commonName>
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