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The following lepocreadiid species are described from pomacentrid fishes from the Southern Great Barrier Reef at Heron Island, Queensland: Lepocreadium adlardi n. sp. from Abudefduf bengalensis; L. clavatum from Acanthochromis polyacanthus and Parma polylepis; Lepocreadium sp. from Amblyglyphidodon curacao; Lepocreadium sp. from Pomacentrus cf. wardi; Preptetos xesuri (new synonyms: P. caballeroi, P. pritchardae Toman, 1989 nec Ahmad, 1984) from Parma polylepis plus the acanthurid Naso annulatus; and P. cannoni from Pomacentrus bankanensis.
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Bray, R.A., Cribb, T.H. & Barker, S.C. The Lepocreadiidae (Digenea) of pomacentrid fishes (Perciformes) from Heron Island, Queensland, Australia. Syst Parasitol 26, 189–200 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00009726
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