| 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. | 90102 Allen, G.R. and M.V. Erdmann, 2012 |
| Page | 701 |
| Named Used as Valid | Novaculichthys taeniourus |
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| Locality | Madagascar, Great Equatorial Ocean. |
| Distribution | Red Sea and East Africa to Hawaiian Islands and French Polynesia, to Central America and Galapagos and Ryukyu Islands and Ogasawara islands to Australia (eastern and offshore reefs of Western Australia); throughout East Indian region. |
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