| Citation | González-Lorenzo, G., J.F. González-Jiménez and J.A. González, 2021, Review of the family Serranidae (Perciformes) from the Canary Islands (eastern-central Atlantic), with the first records of Serranus hepatus and Epinephelus aeneus.. Cybium 45(2):141-154. |
| Ref. | 126427 González-Lorenzo, G., J.F. González-Jiménez and J.A. González, 2021 |
| Page | 144 |
| Named Used as Valid | Serranus papilionaceus |
| Comment | |
| Locality | |
| Distribution | Eastern Atlantic: reported from Canary Islands, Morocco Mauritania (Cap Blanc, Baie du Levrier), Senegambia (at least off Dakar and Gorée Island, Senegal), Guinea-Bissau (Sanches); southwards to Angola. |
| Quote | Moth-winged comber; Reports of this species from Madeira and the Azores are unsubstantiated (Wirtz et al., 2008; Freitas et al., 2019). |