| 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 | 636 |
| Named Used as Valid | Bodianus axillaris |
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| Locality | Mauritius. |
| Distribution | East Africa and Islands of western Indian Ocean to Micronesia, French Polynesia and Pitcairn Island, and Japan and Ogasawara Islands to Australia (New South Wales, Queensland and offshore reefs of Western Australia); throughout East Indian region. |
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