| 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 | 678 |
| Named Used as Valid | Halichoeres melasmapomus |
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| Locality | Pitcairn Island. |
| Distribution | Cocos-Keeling and Christmas islands, eastern Indonesia (Java and north-eastern Kalimantan to West Papua), and Philippines to French Polynesia and Pitcairn Island, soutward to Australia (Great Barrier Reef and offshore reefs of Western Australia). |
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