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                  | Imamura, Hisashi. The Hokkaido University Museum, Faculty of Fisheries, Hokkaido Univeristy, 3-1-1 Minato-cho, Hakodate, Hokkaido 041-8611, Japan e-mail: imamura@museum.hokudai.ac.jp
 
 Kimura, Seishi. Fisheries Research Laboratory, Mie University, 4190-172 (P. O. Box 11) Wagu, Shima, Mie 517-0703, Japan
 e-mail: kimura-s@bio.mie-u.ac.jp
 
 Matsuura, Keiichi. Department of Zoology, National Science Museum, 3-23-1 Hyakunin-cho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 1690073, Japan
 e-mail: matsuura@kahaku.go.jp
 
 Satapoomin, Ukkrit. Phuket Marine Biological Center, P. O. Box 60, Phuket 83000, Thailand
 e-mail: ukkrit@yahoo.com
 
 Shibukawa, Koichi. Department of Zoology, National Science Museum, 3-23-1 Hyakunin-cho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 1690073, Japan
 e-mail: shibukawa@kahaku.go.jp
 
 Yoshino, Tetsuo. Department of Marine Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of the Ryukyus, 1 Senbaru, Nishihara, Okinawa 903-0213, Japan
 e-mail: b985005@sci.u-ryukyu. ac.jp
 
 
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                        | Keiichi Matsuura (right) and Ukkrit Satapoomin ( middle) with Somchai Bussarawit. |  |   
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                        | Seishi Kimura (left)and Keiichi Matsuura ( n e xt to K i mu ra ) wit h Som chai Bussarawit (far right) and Surapong Banchongmanee (next to Somchai). |  |  |  |  |