| Citation | Cuvier, G. and A. Valenciennes, 1847, Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome dix-neuvième.. P. Bertrand, Paris. 544 p. |
| Ref. | Cuvier, G. and A. Valenciennes, 1847 |
| Page | 381 |
| Named Used as Valid | Elops lacerta |
| Comment | original description of Elops lacerta |
| Locality | 'Sénégal' |
| Distribution | Senegal |
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