| Citation | Myers, R.F., 1991, Micronesian reef fishes.. Second Ed. Coral Graphics, Barrigada, Guam. 298 p. |
| Ref. | Myers, R.F., 1991 |
| Page | 191 |
| Named Used as Valid | Labroides pectoralis |
| Comment | Reports of Labroides pectoralis from the Christmas and Cocos (Keeling) Islands [and some islands] are referring to another species (Ref. 138889). |
| Locality | |
| Distribution | Pacific Ocean: Cocos-Keeling Island in the eastern Indian Ocean to the Line and Pitcairn islands, north to the Bonin Islands, south to Rowley Shoals and the Great Barrier Reef. |
| Quote | depth range: 2-28 m. |