| 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 | 670 |
| Named Used as Valid | Halichoeres chloropterus |
| Comment | |
| Locality | Japan (probably erroneous and supposedly Indian Ocean). |
| Distribution | East Indian region from Andaman Sea (Myanmar and Thailand) to Philippines, south to Solomon Islands; also to Palau and Great Barrier Reef. |
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