| 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 | 587 |
| Named Used as Valid | Paracanthurus hepatus |
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| Locality | Ambon, Molucca Islands. |
| Distribution | East coast of Africa to the islands of Micronesia, Line Islands, and Samoa Islands; in the western Pacific from Kochi Prefecture, Japan, to northern New South Wales. |
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