Monodactylus falciformis Lacepède, 1801

Golani, Daniel & Bogorodsky, Sergey V., 2010, 2463, Zootaxa 2463, pp. 1-135 : 74

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Monodactylus falciformis Lacepède, 1801
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The Red Sea records of this species (see Dor, 1984) are based on misidentification. According to Heemstra & Heemstra (2004) this species is restricted to the east coast of Africa.

Dor, M. (1984) CLOFRES: Checklist of the Fishes of the Red Sea. The Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities. Jerusalem. 437 pp.

Heemstra, P. C. & Heemstra, E. (2004) Coastal Fishes of Southern Africa. South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity (SAIAB) and National Inquiry Service Center (NISC). Grahamstown, 488 pp.