| Citation | Kottelat, M., 2001, Freshwater fishes of northern Vietnam. A preliminary check-list of the fishes known or expected to occur in northern Vietnam with comments on systematics and nomenclature.. Environment and Social Development Unit, East Asia and Pacific Region. The World Bank. 123 p. |
| Ref. | 44416 Kottelat, M., 2001 |
| Page | 13 |
| Named Used as Valid | Elops machnata |
| Comment | |
| Locality | |
| Distribution | Northern Viet Nam |
| Quote | The identity of the species reported as Elops saurus by Mai 1978 in not clear. Mai's figure shows the lower jaw slightly projecting anteriorly and, if this detail is accurate, this suggest that this species could be E. machnata. |