| Citation | Golani, D. and S. V. Bogorodsky, 2010, The fishes of the Red Sea - reappraisal and updated checklist.. Zootaxa 2463:1-135. |
| Ref. | 84159 Golani, D. and S. V. Bogorodsky, 2010 |
| Page | 75 |
| Named Used as Valid | Platax pinnatus |
| Comment | |
| Locality | |
| Distribution | Not in Red Sea. |
| Quote | Several authors reported erroneously that this species was from the Red Sea (see Dor, 1984). Therefore it was not included by Maugé (1984a) as part of the western Indian Ocean ichthyofauna. |