| Citation | Randall, J.E., 2005, Reef and shore fishes of the South Pacific. New Caledonia to Tahiti and the Pitcairn Islands.. University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu, Hawaii. 720 p. |
| Ref. | 54980 Randall, J.E., 2005 |
| Page | 218 |
| Named Used as Valid | Malacanthus brevirostris |
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| Locality | Madagascar |
| Distribution | Red Sea and east coast of Africa to the Hawaiian Is. and French Polynesia; southern Japan to New South Wales, Lord Howe Is., and northern New Zealand. |
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