| Citation | Masuda, H., K. Amaoka, C. Araga, T. Uyeno and T. Yoshino, 1984, The fishes of the Japanese Archipelago. Vol. 1.. Tokai University Press, Tokyo, Japan. 437 p. (text). |
| Ref. | Masuda, H., K. Amaoka, C. Araga, T. Uyeno and T. Yoshino, 1984 |
| Page | 209;pl.204-L,M |
| Named Used as Valid | Halichoeres tenuispinis |
| Comment | |
| Locality | |
| Distribution | Tokyo Bay and Sadogashima; southward to the China Seas and the Philippines. |
| Quote | Spelled tenuispinnis. |