| Citation | Parenti, P. and J.E. Randall, 2000, An annotated checklist of the species of the labroid fish families Labridae and Scaridae.. Ichthyol. Bull. J.L.B. Smith Inst. Ichthyol. (68):1-97. |
| Ref. | 35918 Parenti, P. and J.E. Randall, 2000 |
| Page | 32 |
| Named Used as Valid | Novaculichthys woodi |
| Comment | Japan species refer to X. sciistius. |
| Locality | |
| Distribution | Pacific Ocean: southern Japan and the Hawaiian Islands. |
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