| Citation | Playfair, R.L. and A.C.L.G. Günther, 1867, The fishes of Zanzibar, with a list of the fishes of the whole east coast of Africa.. John van Voorst, London. xiv + 153 p. |
| Ref. | 579 Playfair, R.L. and A.C.L.G. Günther, 1867 |
| Page | 52 |
| Named Used as Valid | Holocentrum rubrum |
| Comment | |
| Locality | |
| Distribution | Zanzibar |
| Quote | In part, specimen 67, BMNH 1867.3.9.607, 4.85 cm was identified as @rubrum@ by Anthony Gill; specimen labelled 408, BMNH 1865.2.24.26, 2:15.4-16.6 cm are @S. melanospilos@. |