| 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 | 575 |
| Named Used as Valid | Acanthurus albipectoralis |
| Comment | |
| Locality | Swains Reef. |
| Distribution | Great Barrier Reef, Chesterfield Islands and the Coral Sea, Vanuatu, New Caledonia, Loyalty Islands, Tonga and Samoa Islands. |
| Quote | reef associated; usually in small aggregations feeding above the bottom on zooplankton; |