| 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 | 664 |
| Named Used as Valid | Cymolutes torquatus |
| Comment | depth range; |
| Locality | East Indies. |
| Distribution | East Africa to Australia (Great Barrier Reef, New South Wales, and Lord Howe Island), and New Caledonia, north to Japan and Ogasawara Islands; throughout East Indian region. |
| Quote | 2-15 m. |