| 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 | 500 |
| Named Used as Valid | Petroscirtes xestus |
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| Locality | Samoa Islands. |
| Distribution | East coast of Africa to the islands of Micronesia, Line Islands, Samoa Islands and Society Islands,western Pacific (Great Barrier Reef, Vanuatu and Banda Sea). |
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