| 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 | 421 |
| Named Used as Valid | Labroides pectoralis |
| Comment | |
| Locality | Palau. |
| Distribution | Ogasawara Islandsto Great Barrier Reef and New Caledonia, east to islands of Micronesia, (misidentification: west to Christmas Island, Cocos-Keeling Islands) and Rowley Shoals of northwestern Australia. |
| Quote | Underwater photograph from Rowley Shoals and Papua New Guinea. |