Allen, G. R., Randall, J. E. 1977. Review of the sharpnose pufferfishes (subfamily Canthigasterinae) of the Indo-Pacific. 30 (17): 498, fig. 15.
Type Status:
Paratype
Place:
Israel (Sic), Red Sea, Strait of Jubal, Ras Muhammad, southern end of Sinai Peninsula at Ras Muhammad, 100 yards east of 69-28., Janub Sina, Egypt, Indian Ocean