| Citation | Cuvier, G. and A. Valenciennes, 1847, Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome dix-neuvième.. P. Bertrand, Paris. 544 p. |
| Ref. | 50686 Cuvier, G. and A. Valenciennes, 1847 |
| Page | 194 |
| Named Used as Valid | Chanos mento |
| Comment | Original species description. |
| Locality | Ile de France. |
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