| Citation | Heemstra, P.C., E. Heemstra, D.A. Ebert, W. Holleman and J.E. Randall (eds.), 2022, Coastal fishes of the Western Indian Ocean Vol. 4.. South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity, a National Research Facility of the National Research Foundation (NRF-SAIAB), 650 p. |
| Ref. | Heemstra, P.C., E. Heemstra, D.A. Ebert, W. Holleman and J.E. Randall (eds.), 2022 |
| Page | 209 |
| Named Used as Valid | Halichoeres vrolikii |
| Comment | |
| Locality | |
| Distribution | Indo-Pacific. WIO: Maldives and Sri Lanka; elsewhere to Andaman Sea, Indonesia and Philippines. |
| Quote | Authors (Randall & Victor) follow Bleeker and regard H. chrysotaenia as unavailable as a senior synonym and continue to use H. vrolikii for this species; the holotype of H. chrysotaenia has not been found, a situation that also favours this decision. |