| Citation | Parenti, P. and J.E. Randall, 2000, An annotated checklist of the species of the labroid fish families Labridae and Scaridae.. Ichthyol. Bull. J.L.B. Smith Inst. Ichthyol. (68):1-97. |
| Ref. | Parenti, P. and J.E. Randall, 2000 |
| Page | 10 |
| Named Used as Valid | Choerodon melanostigma |
| Comment | |
| Locality | |
| Distribution | Philippines. |
| Quote | Records from New Caledonia are misidentifications of C. jordani. |