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Fisheries Flashcards

1
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Contribution of Fisheries to national GVA?

A

1.06%

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2
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Contribution of Fisheries to agriculture GVA

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6.86%

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3
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Grass carp scientific name

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Ctenopharyngodon idellus

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Silver carp scientific name?

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Hypophthalmichthys molitrix

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Scientific name of Nile Tilapia

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Oreochromis niloticus

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6
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India is the ____ largest fish producing country with ____% global share

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3rd largest
8%

162 lakh tonnes

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7
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India is the ____ largest aquaculture producing nation in the world

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2nd

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8
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Which superclass do fishes belong to? It is further divided into?

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Gnathostomata
Chondrichthyes & Osterichthyes

C = Cartiledge, O = Osteo/bones

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Examples of Osteichthyes

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  • Freshwater Bony fishes (Labeo rohita, Labeo catla)
  • Lungfishes
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10
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Example of Chondrichthyes

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Marine Fishes like Shark, Ray, Skates, Sawfish

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11
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Lepidosiren, Neoceratodus, Protopterus are example of?

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Lungfishes

Osteichthyes

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12
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Hippocampus and Exocetus are examples of?

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Marine Bony Fishes

Sea Horse and Flying Fish

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13
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Which fish has the highest % of protein?

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Fatty Fish

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14
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Masula boats are used in which of the following parts of India?

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Madras Coast

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15
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Smoking in fish is a form of?

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Preservation

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16
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Fish that live in salt water but breed in fresh water

Hilsa, Lamprey, salmon

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Anadromous

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17
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Fish that live in fresh water but breed in saltwater

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Catrodomonous Fish

eel

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18
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Which fish are bottom Feeder? Middle Feeder? Column Feeder

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  • Catla and Silver & Grass Carp are surface feeders,
  • Rohu & Grass Carp is a column feeder
  • Mrigal and Common & Grass Carp are bottom feeders.

1 Indigenous and exotic breed

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19
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Nodal Agency for holistic development of seafood industry, including export of marine products in India

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MPEDA (1972)

Marine Products Export Development Authority

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20
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Optimum pH required for most of freshwater fish is?

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6.5-10

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21
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In inland fisheries which fish has been banned due to their predatory nature?

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African catfish

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22
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Traditional methods of processing fish by salting, drying, smoking, pickling is known as?

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Curing

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23
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Fish that move and live their entire life in freshwater?

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Potadromous

Catfish, Salmon - potable water

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24
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A major indigenous carp, which is the fastest growing among fin fishes?

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Catla

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25
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An organic substance, often used in fish ponds

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Cow Dung

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26
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Managed aquaculture dependent on local natural setting, such as pond or coastal sea area

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Extensive Aquaculture

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27
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Managed aquaculture controlled through human engineered means, such as managing water quality and sources of food

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Intensive aquaculture

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28
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Migratory fishes that live in both fresh & salty water, independent of breeding

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Amphidromous

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29
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Organisms able to adapt to a wide range of salinities is? Give an example

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Euryhaline

Molly, green crab

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30
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An organism, that cannot tolerate a wide fluctuation in salinity

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Stenohaline

Goldfish

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31
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A wastewater treatment gained vital importance in aquaculture. The principle of this method is to maintain a high C:N ratio by adding a carbohydrate source and water quality is improved through the production of high quality single-cell microbial protein

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Biofloc Technique

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32
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Which fish is called an ‘aquatic chicken’

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Tilapia

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33
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A technology where water is recycled and reused after mechanical and biological filtration and removal of suspended matter and metabolites. Through the system and not more than 10% of the total water volume of the system is replaced dialy

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Recirculatory Aquaculture system (RAS)

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34
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According to the UN 2024 study called the ‘State of World Fisheries & Aquaculture’, which fish was the most fished marine species in 2022, ranking 8th in the world

A

Catla

Rohu & Mrigal ranking 2nd

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35
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Most common fresh water bacterial aquarium infection. Fish shows bloody sport or ulcers on the body, ragged fins and enlarged eyes

A

Aeromonas infection

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36
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Dropsy a disease in fishes causing bloating, is caused by?

A

Bacteria

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37
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Red Pest a disease of fishes caused by?

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Ciprinida Bacteria

bloody streaks in fins

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38
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Vibrisis in fishes is caused by?

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Bacteria

1 month mortality syndrome

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39
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Fish that socialise or hang out in loose groups in the same place are said to be?

A

Shoal

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40
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the production or deposition of large amount of eggs in water?

A

Spawning

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41
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Area along the river edge is called?

A

Riparian Zone

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42
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Growing stage of fishes

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Spawn -> Egg -> Larvae (Hatchling) -> Fry -> Juvenile -> Adult

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43
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Spawn assuming the shape of a fish and grows about 1-2 cm, it is known as?

A

Fry

zooplankton feeder

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44
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The development stage of fish that lasts upto 1 year of age

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Yearling

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45
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Fishery Resource is divided into 2 parts?

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Fin fishery and Non-fin fishery

46
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Capture fishery can be practiced in?

A

Marine & Inland Fishery

46
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Culture Fishery can be practiced in?

A

Fresh water, Brackish water, Cage aqua culture, Ornamental fishery (aquarium)

47
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Examples of non-fin fishery?

A

Oysters, lobsters, prawns, crabs

48
Q

Tank & Pond Fishery is practiced popularly in?

Inland fishery

A

Andhra Pradesh

49
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River & Canal Inland Fishery is popularly practiced in?

A

Uttar Pradesh

50
Q

Reservoir inland fishery is practiced popularly in?

A

Tamil Nadu

51
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Brackish Water inland fishery?

A

Odisha

52
Q

True fishes (gills, fins, vertebrae) belong to which superclass?

A

Pisces

53
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Marine fishery is divided into 3 zones?

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  1. Pelagic - top
  2. Demersal - bottom
  3. Deep Sea - below photic zone
54
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Fish that live and feed on or near the bottom of sea or lakes

A

Demersal fish

55
Q

labeo rohita, catla catla, L. Calabasu and Cirrhinus mrigala are what kind of carps?

A

Major carps

56
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Labeo fimbriatus, L. bata, Cirrhinus reba are what kind of carps?

A

Minor carps

57
Q

Pond size varies from?

A

0.1-0.05 ha to 5 ha

Super intensive to Extensive

58
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The most common reproductive strategy in marine ecosystems is? Marine fishes generally fall in which category?

A

Oviparity

90% of bony and 43% of cartilaginous fish

59
Q

Ovoviviparity mostly occurs in?

A

Most Sharks & Rays

Greater protection from females

60
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Viviparity is seen mostly in?

A

Some sharks

61
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Ratio of major carps in ponds to utilize vertical space?

A

3 species: 4:3:3
4 species: 3:3:2 & 2 (common carp)
6 species: 1.5: 2:1.5:1.5:1.5:2

All adds to 10

62
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Steps in composite fish culture are?

A

Selection of Pond -> Pond Management -> stocking -> harvest

63
Q

What is the dosage of liming in the pre-stocking phase of pond management?

A

200-250 kg/ha

64
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Lime dosage for ponds with very high pH (highly alkaline) and for very low pH (highly acidic)?

A

pH 4-5 = 2,000 kg/ha
pH 8.6-9.5 = n/a

65
Q

Cow dung - as organic fertiliser is applied at dose?

A

5000 kg/ha

66
Q

Pond will be ready for stocking after ____ days of application of fertiliser

A

15 days

67
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In composite culture, fish fingerlings of ____ size should be used for stocking @5000 nos per ha

A

50-100g

68
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Recommended feeding rate is ____% of body body weight upto 500g size of fish and then reduced to ____% of body weight from 500-1000g. in composite culture

A

5-6%
3.5%

69
Q

Organic manure to be added after stocking in composite culture, at the rate of?

A

Rs. 1000 kg/ha

70
Q

When is harvesting done for fishes in composite culture? At what weight is it done?

A

At the end of 1st year
When the fishes attain average weight of 800 g-1.25 kg

71
Q

What is soil pH required for wet land fishery

A

6.5-7.5

72
Q

Dissolved oxygen in wet land fishery? - imp

A

5-7 ppm
(5-7 mg O2/L of water)

73
Q

Pond size in wet land pond will be?

A

0.4-1.5 ha

74
Q

The culture period in wet lands would be maximum of?

A

7-8 months

harvest

75
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In wet land ponds, advanced fingerlings upto ____ should be stocked, and avg growth of ____ would be possible in culture period.

A

50 g
600-700g

harvesting period and growth is less than composite

76
Q

Grow out period of wet land fishery?

A

7-8 months

77
Q

Survival rate of fishes in wet land ponds?

A

90%

78
Q

Culture period in integrated fish farming with dairy

A

around 11 months

700-800g possible

79
Q

Stocking density in integrated fish farming with dairy is? - imp

A

5000/ha

80
Q

Grow out period in integrated fish farming with dairy is?

A

11 months

81
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grow out period in integrated fish farming with poultry is a max ____ weeks for broilers and max 4 batches are taken a year

A

8 weeks

82
Q

integrated fish farming with poultry, ____ birds are required to fertilise 1 ha of pond

A

500-600 birds

83
Q

White legged shrimp scientific name

A

Litopenaeus vannamei

84
Q

Scientific name of Tiger Shrimp?

A

P. monodon

tiger = don

85
Q

Which shrimp is fastest growing?

A

Tiger prawn

86
Q

RAMPHANI is related to? it is found in?

A

Dug Out Cannoe
Goa

87
Q

Plank Built Cannoes are found in?

A

Kerala region

88
Q

Outrigger Cannoes are found in?

A

Karnataka

89
Q

1st open sea cage farming is found in?

A

Vizag

by CMFRI

90
Q

Time taken for wild lobsters to grow to legal size of harvest? Time commercially?

A

5-7 years
6-7 months

91
Q

Mussels fall under which category?

A

bivalve molluscs

92
Q

Frozen tuna which will eventually be eaten in its raw state in Japan?

A

Shasimi

93
Q

Salted Fish will take up moisture from the surroundings air if relative humidity rises above?

A

75%

94
Q

Cold Smoking?

A

Up to 30 degrees

95
Q

Hot smoking?

A

upto 70 degree

96
Q

Dry Salt salt conc?

A

35-40%

except fatty fishes

97
Q

Wet salting salt conc?

A

25%

98
Q

Is gelatin a fish by-product?

A

Yes

99
Q

Isinglass is an example of?

A

Fish by-product

For clarification of wines

100
Q

World Fishery day?

A

21st Nov

101
Q

Top Fish Producing state of india?

A

Andhra

102
Q

Bombay is a popular type of?

A

Fish

103
Q

Milk fish (Chanos Chanos) is

A

The most ideal finfishes for farming in coastal areas

104
Q

Theme of Sagar Prikrama?

A

Kranti se Shanti

by Ministry of FIsheries

105
Q

Central Institute of Fisheries Education is located in?

A

Mumbai, Maha

106
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Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute is located in?

A

Kochi, Kerala

107
Q

In composite fish culture Fish Fingerlings of 50-100g size should be used for stocking @ ____ nos per ha

A

5000/ha

108
Q

Scientific name of pink prawn

A

Pandalus borealis

109
Q

A combination of many existing preservation techniques in order to establish a series of preservation factors that no microorganisms will be able to overcome and spoil the fish

A

Hurdle Technology

110
Q

Carnivorous fish?

A

Mackerels

111
Q

Wgs of which fish is done?

A

Rohi & magur

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