| Citation | Cuvier, M.B. and M.A. Valenciennes, 1835, Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome 10.. Chez F.G. Levrault, Paris, xxiv + 482 p. |
| Ref. | 1643 Cuvier, M.B. and M.A. Valenciennes, 1835 |
| Page | 150 |
| Named Used as Valid | Amphacanthus mertensii |
| Comment | Entered under 3 different names in this reference. |
| Locality | |
| Distribution | |
| Quote | No locality given. Based on a drawing by Mertens (Bibliothèque Centrale du MNHN, No. XA.28) of an adult which was probably obtained in the Caroline Islands. |