| Citation | Jordan, D.S. and A. Seale, 1906, The fishes of Samoa: description of the species found in the archipelago, with a provisional check list of the fishes of Oceania.. Bull. Bur. Fish. 25:173-455. |
| Ref. | 412 Jordan, D.S. and A. Seale, 1906 |
| Page | 261;pl.38;fig.3 |
| Named Used as Valid | Pharopteryx melas |
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| Distribution | Samoa |
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