| Citation | Cuvier, G. and A. Valenciennes, 1836, Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome 11.. Chez F.G. Levrault, Paris. 506 p. |
| Ref. | Cuvier, G. and A. Valenciennes, 1836 |
| Page | 310 |
| Named Used as Valid | Salarias dussumieri |
| Comment | Also entered as S. forsteri in this reference. |
| Locality | Malabar |
| Distribution | |
| Quote | Lectotype designated, the larger of 2 syntypes, MNHN A.1740. |