| 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 | 795 |
| Named Used as Valid | Petroscirtes xestus |
| Comment | depth range; |
| Locality | American Samoa, Pago Pago. |
| Distribution | East Africa to Micronesia, Line Islands, and Samoa, and Australia (Queensland and Northwest Shelf) to Philippines; throughout East Indian region. |
| Quote | 1-5 m; |