| Citation | Nakabo, T., 2002, Fishes of Japan with pictorial keys to the species, English edition II.. Tokai University Press, Japan, pp 867-1749. |
| Ref. | Nakabo, T., 2002 |
| Page | 894 |
| Named Used as Valid | Chaetodon melannotus |
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| Locality | |
| Distribution | Pacific coast of southern Japan, Ryukyu Islands; Indo-West Pacific (except Arabian Sea) |
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