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	<reference isbn='90-5485-755-2' url='http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=35835&amp;speccode=56369'>Nagelkerke, L.A.J. and F.A. Sibbing0 A revision of the large barbs (&lt;i&gt;Barbus&lt;/i&gt; spp., Cyprinidae, Teleostei) of Lake Tana, Ethiopia, with a description of seven new species. p. 105-170. In L.A.J. Nagelkerke (ed.) The barbs of Lake Tana, Ethiopia: morphological diversity and its implications for taxonomy, trophic resource partititioning and fisheries. Wageningen University, The Netherlands. (Ref. 35835)</reference>
	<reference isbn='' url='http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=35836&amp;speccode=56369'>Nagelkerke, L.A.J. and F.A. Sibbing0 The large barbs (&lt;i&gt;Barbus&lt;/i&gt; spp., Cyprinidae, Teleostei) of Lake Tana (Ethiopia), with a description of a new species, &lt;i&gt;Barbus osseensis&lt;/i&gt;. Neth. J. Zool. 50(2):179-214. (Ref. 35836)</reference>
	<reference isbn='' url='http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=41414&amp;speccode=56369'>Anonymous0 Fish collection database of the American Museum of Natural History. American Museum of Natural History, Central Park West , NY 10024-5192, USA. (Ref. 41414)</reference>
	<reference isbn='' url='http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=57681&amp;speccode=56369'>de Graaf, M., E.D. Nentwich, J.W.M. Osse and F.A. Sibbing0 Lacustrine spawning: is this a new reproductive strategy among 'large' African cyprinid fishes?. J. Fish Biol. 66(5):1214-1236. (Ref. 57681)</reference>
	<reference isbn='' url='http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=58460&amp;speccode=56369'>Getahun, A.0 An overview of the diversity and conservation status of the Ethiopian freshwater fauna. J. Afrotrop. Zool. Special Issue:87-96. (Ref. 58460)</reference>
	<reference isbn='' url='http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=96382&amp;speccode=56369'>Getahun, A. and E. Dejen0 Fishes of Lake Tana. A guide book. Addis Ababa University Press, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. 140 pp. (Ref. 96382)</reference>
	<reference isbn='' url='http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=107103&amp;speccode=56369'>Kidane, S.G.0 Common names of some fish species found in the Bahir Dar Region (Ethiopia). Unpublished compilation of S.G. Kidane. (Ref. 107103)</reference>
	<reference isbn='' url='http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=108777&amp;speccode=56369'>Vreven, E.J.W.M.N., T. Musschoot, J. Snoeks and U.K. Schliewen0 The African hexaploid Torini (Cypriniformes: Cyprinidae): review of a tumultuous history. Zool. J. Lin. Soc. 177:231-305. (Ref. 108777)</reference>
	<reference isbn='' url='http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=123477&amp;speccode=56369'>ECoF, Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes0 Catalog of Fishes. 1985 - onwards. &lt;b&gt;CITATION NOT TO BE USED OUTSIDE FISHBASE.  SEE REMARKS&lt;/b&gt;. Authorship varies in time: Eschmeyer, W.N.; Fricke, R.; Van der Laan, R.  Web database. http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp (Ref. 123477)</reference>
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