| Citation | Rose, N.S., M.A. Fortaleza, J.P. Cabasan, K.L. Labrador, J.J. Lanutan, C.L. Nañola Jr, M.G. Girard and K.E. Bemis, 2026, Revised diagnosis of the flathead genus Elates (Teleostei, Platycephalidae) and description of a new species collected from a fish market near Sarangani Bay, Philippines.. ZooKeys 1281:1-19. |
| Ref. | Rose, N.S., M.A. Fortaleza, J.P. Cabasan, K.L. Labrador, J.J. Lanutan, C.L. Nañola Jr, M.G. Girard and K.E. Bemis, 2026 |
| Page | 10-14 |
| Named Used as Valid | Elates saranganiensis |
| Comment | etymology, common name, morphology, occlit |
| Locality | Philippines, South Cotabato, General Santos City, General Santos Public Market; UPMIN FDP_SGES_2208_090. |
| Distribution | Philippines; 2-50 m. |
| Quote | https://zoobank.org/28BCF1FD-C82E-4883-9E0D-EBD103002CC6 Maximum size (paratype): 19.74 cm., SL; (holotype): 15.41 cm., SL. |