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	<commonName xml:lang='de'>Kleinmäuliger Lippfisch</commonName>
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	<commonName xml:lang='et'>Puhma-raunakala</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang='fi'>Levähuulikala</commonName>
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	<commonName xml:lang='fr'>Petite vieille</commonName>
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	<commonName xml:lang=''>小口棘隆頭魚</commonName>
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