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Research Article

Molecular identification of shark species commercialised in the ‘17 de Diciembre’ market, Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas-Ecuador

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Pages 110-117 | Received 19 Jul 2022, Accepted 22 Oct 2022, Published online: 21 Nov 2022

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