| 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 | 412 |
| Named Used as Valid | Halichoeres margaritaceus |
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| Locality | Vanikoro, Santa Cruz Islands. |
| Distribution | Western Pacific from southern Japan to Great Barrier Reef, New South Wales, Norfolk island, New Caledonia and the Kermadec Islands, east to Line Islands, Society Islands and Pitcairn Islands, Cocos-Keeling Islands in Indian Ocean. |
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