| Citation | Randall, J.E., 2005, Reef and shore fishes of the South Pacific. New Caledonia to Tahiti and the Pitcairn Islands.. University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu, Hawaii. 720 p. |
| Ref. | 54980 Randall, J.E., 2005 |
| Page | 325 |
| Named Used as Valid | Hemitaurichthys polylepis |
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| Locality | Ambon, Molucca Island |
| Distribution | Southern Japan to Great Barrier Reef and New Caledonia, east to Hawaiian Islands, Austral Islands, and Pitcairn Islands; Christmas Islands and Cocos- Keeling Islands in the eastern Indian Ocean |
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