| 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 | 685 |
| Named Used as Valid | Halichoeres trimaculatus |
| Comment | depth range; |
| Locality | Solomon Islands, Santa Cruz Islands, Vanikoro Island. |
| Distribution | Cocos-Keeling and Christmas islands to Line and Tuamotu islands, and Japan to Australia (Queensland and Western Australia); throughout East Indian region except west of Kalimantan (i.e. South China Sea, Malay Peninsula, and Andaman Sea). |
| Quote | 1-18 m. |