| Citation | Cuvier, G. and A. Valenciennes, 1840, Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome 14.. Chez Pitois Levrault, Paris. 464 p. |
| Ref. | Cuvier, G. and A. Valenciennes, 1840 |
| Page | 242 |
| Named Used as Valid | Scarus globiceps |
| Comment | |
| Locality | Type locality, Tahiti |
| Distribution | |
| Quote | Date given, 1839. |