| Citation | Allen, G.R. and M.V. Erdmann, 2012, Reef fishes of the East Indies.. Perth, Australia: Universitiy of Hawai'i Press, Volumes I-III. Tropical Reef Research. |
| Ref. | 90102 Allen, G.R. and M.V. Erdmann, 2012 |
| Page | 677 |
| Named Used as Valid | Halichoeres melanurus |
| Comment | |
| Locality | Indonesia, Banda Islands, Banda Neira. |
| Distribution | East Indian region (brunei to Bali eastward) to Micronesia and Samoa, and Japan and Ogasawara Islands to Australia (eastern and Kimberly reefs of Western Australia). |
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