| Citation | Mohsin, A.K.M. and M.A. Ambak, 1996, Marine fishes and fisheries of Malaysia and neighbouring countries.. University of Pertanian Malaysia Press, Serdang, Malaysia. 744 p. |
| Ref. | 27550 Mohsin, A.K.M. and M.A. Ambak, 1996 |
| Page | 495;fig.810 |
| Named Used as Valid | Scarus rubroviolaceus |
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| Locality | |
| Distribution | Western Indian Ocean, eastward to Madagascar, the Seychelles, Mauritius, Maldives, Sri Lanka and Malaysia; also occurs in eastern Indian Ocean, western central Pacific and eastwards to the Gulf of California and Panama |
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