| 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. | Randall, J.E., 2005 |
| Page | 395 |
| Named Used as Valid | Cheilinus chlorourus |
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| Locality | Japan. |
| Distribution | East coast of Africa to islands of French Polynesia; in the western Pacific from the Ryukyu Islands to the Great Barrier Reef, New Caledonia, and throughout Micronesia. |
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