| 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 | 483;fig.784 |
| Named Used as Valid | Hemigymnus melapterus |
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| Locality | |
| Distribution | Indian Ocean, western and central Pacific, extending to Polynesia and the South China Sea to the E |
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