| Citation | Cuvier, M.B. and M.A. Valenciennes, 1828, Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome 2.. Chez F.G. Levrault, Paris. |
| Ref. | 445 Cuvier, M.B. and M.A. Valenciennes, 1828 |
| Page | 338 |
| Named Used as Valid | Serranus spiloparaeus |
| Comment | |
| Locality | Type locality, unknown (probably Indian Ocean) |
| Distribution | |
| Quote | from Commerson; |