| 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 | 283 |
| Named Used as Valid | Scarus formosus |
| Comment | Also entered as S. bennetti in this reference. |
| Locality | Type locality, Hawaiian Islands |
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