| Citation | Lieske, E. and R. Myers, 1994, Collins Pocket Guide. Coral reef fishes. Indo-Pacific & Caribbean including the Red Sea.. Haper Collins Publishers, 400 p. |
| Ref. | Lieske, E. and R. Myers, 1994 |
| Page | 132.4 |
| Named Used as Valid | Melichthys indicus |
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| Locality | |
| Distribution | Indian Ocean: Red Sea and East Africa eastward to western Thailand and Sumatra, Indonesia. |
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