| Citation | Allen, G.R. and D.R. Robertson, 1994, Fishes of the tropical eastern Pacific.. University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu. 332 p. |
| Ref. | 11482 Allen, G.R. and D.R. Robertson, 1994 |
| Page | 234 |
| Named Used as Valid | Malacoctenus zonifer |
| Comment | Occurs only in Mexico, see M.sudensis (Ref. 82814). |
| Locality | |
| Distribution | Eastern Central Pacific: Mazatlan, Mexico to Ecuador. |
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