| 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 | 640 |
| Named Used as Valid | Bodianus mesothorax |
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| Locality | Indian Ocean. |
| Distribution | Andaman Sea (Andaman Islands, Myanmar, and Thailand) to Fiji and islands of Micronesia, and Ryukyu and Ogasawara Islands to Australia (New South Wales, Queensland and Western Australia); throughout East Indian region |
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