| 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 | 797 |
| Named Used as Valid | Plagiotremus tapeinosoma |
| Comment | depth range; |
| Locality | Indonesia, Molucca Islands, Ambon. |
| Distribution | Red Sea and East Africa to Line and Marquesas Islands, and Japan and Ogasawara Islands to Australia (eastern and western) |
| Quote | 1-20 m. |