| Citation | Cuvier, M.B. and M.A. Valenciennes, 1835, Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome 10.. Chez F.G. Levrault, Paris, xxiv + 482 p. |
| Ref. | Cuvier, M.B. and M.A. Valenciennes, 1835 |
| Page | 158 |
| Named Used as Valid | Amphacanthus rostratus |
| Comment | Entered under 3 different names in this reference. |
| Locality | Type locality, Massawa, Red Sea |
| Distribution | |
| Quote | Based on a drawing by Ehrenberg (Bibliothèque Centrale du MNHN, Nos. XA.37 and XA .38) of an adult from the Red Sea. |