| Citation | Barnard, K.H., 1925, A monograph of the marine fishes of South Africa. Part I.. Ann. S. Afr. Mus. 21:1-418. |
| Ref. | 36031 Barnard, K.H., 1925 |
| Page | 332 |
| Named Used as Valid | Melanonus gracilis |
| Comment | No new data, but a compilation of the previous ones. Does not distinguish the specimen studied by Zugmayer lately described as M. zugmayeri Norman, 1930 (Ref. 2942). |
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