| 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 | 700 |
| Named Used as Valid | Macropharyngodon meleagris |
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| Locality | Caroline Islands, Ulea (Woleai Atoll, Yap). |
| Distribution | Cocos-Keeling and Christmas islands and northern Borneo (Sarawa, Brunei, Sabah, and north-eastern Kalimantan) to Line and Tuamotu Islands, and Japan and Ogasawara Islands to Australia (eastern and offshore reefs of Western Australia). |
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