| 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 | 695, in part |
| Named Used as Valid | Labroides pectoralis |
| Comment | |
| Locality | Palau Islands, near Auluptagel Island. |
| Distribution | [misid Cocos-Keeling Is. and] Sumatra to islands of Micronesia, Vanuatu, and New Caledonia, and Philippines and Ogasawara Islands to Australia (Queensland and offshore reefs of Western Australia); throughout East Indian region except Andaman Sea. |
| Quote | depth range; 15-30 m.; underwater photograph from Halmahera. |