| 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 | 522 |
| Named Used as Valid | Chaetodon gardineri |
| Comment | depth range; |
| Locality | Gulf of Oman, Muscat. |
| Distribution | North Indian Ocean including Yemen, Oman, Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka, Maldives, Andaman Island, Nicobar Islands, Myanmar, Thailand, and western Indonesia (western tip of Sumatra). |
| Quote | 2 m to 40 m. |