| 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 | 299 |
| Named Used as Valid | Serranus sonnerati |
| Comment | Also entered as S. zananella. |
| Locality | Type locality, Pondicherry, India |
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