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FOOD SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Abundance, distribution, and diversity of fishes in Ribb Reservoir, Lake Tana basin, Ethiopia

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Article: 2105934 | Received 15 Feb 2022, Accepted 21 Jul 2022, Published online: 29 Jul 2022

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