| Citation | Randall, J.E., 2005, Reef and shore fishes of the South Pacific. New Caledonia to Tahiti and the Pitcairn Islands.. University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu, Hawaii. 720 p. |
| Ref. | Randall, J.E., 2005 |
| Page | 410 |
| Named Used as Valid | Gomphosus varius |
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| Locality | Tahiti. |
| Distribution | Western Pacific from souhern Japan to Great Barrier Reef, Lord Howe island, Norfolk Island and new Caledonia, east to Hawaiian Islands and Pitcairn Islands; Cocos-Keeling Islands and Christmas Island in the eastern Indian Ocean. |
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