| Citation | Lacepède, B.G.E., 1802, Histoire naturelle des Poissons.. Paris, Plassan 4:728 p. |
| Ref. | Lacepède, B.G.E., 1802 |
| Page | 291,293 |
| Named Used as Valid | Bodianus macrocephalus |
| Comment | Also entered as Holocentrus flavocaeruleus and H. gymnosus in this reference. |
| Locality | Type locality, Mauritius |
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