| Citation | Allen, G.R. and M.V. Erdmann, 2012, Reef fishes of the East Indies.. Perth, Australia: Universitiy of Hawai'i Press, Volumes I-III. Tropical Reef Research. |
| Ref. | 90102 Allen, G.R. and M.V. Erdmann, 2012 |
| Page | 1026 |
| Named Used as Valid | Acanthurus tristis |
| Comment | |
| Locality | Trincomalee, Sri Lanka |
| Distribution | Eastern Indian Ocean including Maldives, Chagos Archipelago, Sri Lanka, Andaman Sea (Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Myanmar and Thailand), western Sumatra, southern Java, and Bali, Indonesia |
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