| Citation | Nakabo, T., 2002, Fishes of Japan with pictorial keys to the species, English edition II.. Tokai University Press, Japan, pp 867-1749. |
| Ref. | 43239 Nakabo, T., 2002 |
| Page | 992 |
| Named Used as Valid | Halichoeres poecilopterus |
| Comment | |
| Locality | |
| Distribution | Sado Island and Hakodate southward to Kyushu; Korean Peninsula, Fujian, Guangdong |
| Quote | Pebble bottoms |