| Citation | Allen, G.R. and M.V. Erdmann, 2012, Reef fishes of the East Indies.. Perth, Australia: Universitiy of Hawai'i Press, Volumes I-III. Tropical Reef Research. |
| Ref. | Allen, G.R. and M.V. Erdmann, 2012 |
| Page | 1025 |
| Named Used as Valid | Acanthurus triostegus |
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| Locality | Indies |
| Distribution | East Africa and islands of western Indian Ocean to Hawaiian Islands and Easter Island, crossing East Pasicif Barrier to Central America and Galapagos; Japan and Ogasawara Islands to Australia (eastern and Northwest Shelf); throughout East Indian region |
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