Schultz, L. P., Chapman, W. M., et al. 1960. Vol. 2. Families from Mullidae through Stromateidae. Fishes of the Marshall and Marianas islands. 2 (202): 341, Pls. 75-123.
Type Status:
Paratype
Place:
Marshall Islands, Rongelap Atoll, outer reef at the center of Tufa Island, Rongelap Atoll (with 4 specimens from inside lagoon), Marshall Islands, North Pacific Ocean