| Citation | Lacepède, B.G.E., 1802, Histoire naturelle des Poissons.. Paris, Plassan 4:728 p. |
| Ref. | 551 Lacepède, B.G.E., 1802 |
| Page | 291,335 |
| Named Used as Valid | Holocentrus flavocaeruleus |
| Comment | Also entered as H. gymnosus and Bodianus macrocephalus in this reference. |
| Locality | Type locality, Mauritius |
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