| Citation | Norman, M.D., R. Boucher and F.G. Hochberg, 2004 The sharkclub octopus, Galeoctopus lateralis, a new genus and species of deep-water octopus from the western Pacific Ocean (Cephalopoda: Octopodidae). Journal of Molluscan Studies 70:247-256. |
| Ref. | 1826 Norman, M.D., R. Boucher and F.G. Hochberg, 2004 |
| Page | 247-256 |
| Named Used as Valid | Galeoctopus lateralis |
| Locality | North Kotu group, Tonga (19°52'South 174°42'West) at depths 417 to 424 m |
| Distribution | Tropical central and western Pacific Ocean. |