| Citation | Quoy, J.R. and P. Gaimard, 1824, Zoologie. Poissons.. p. 183-401. In L. de Frecinet. Voyage autour de monde, entrepris par ordre du Roi, exécuté sur les corvettes de S M l'URANIE et la PHYSICIENNE, pendant les années 1817-1820. Paris, 712 p. |
| Ref. | 394 Quoy, J.R. and P. Gaimard, 1824 |
| Page | 370 |
| Named Used as Valid | Amphacanthus maculosus |
| Comment | Also entered as A. nebulosus in this reference. |
| Locality | Type locality, Port Jackson, Sydney (Australia) |
| Distribution | |
| Quote | On the basis of slight differences in coloration, Quoy and Gaimard named the 2 siganids collected in Sydney Harbor as @A. maculosus@ and @A. nebulosus@, but with reservations about their being different. |