| 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. | Allen, G.R. and M.V. Erdmann, 2012 |
| Page | 459 |
| Named Used as Valid | Symphorichthys spilurus |
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| Locality | Palau Islands. |
| Distribution | East Indian region (north-eastern Kalimantan and Bali to West Papua in Indonesia, Philippines, Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands) to Palau, Vanuatu and New Calcedonia, and Ryukyu Islands to Australia (Queensland and offshore reefs of northwest). |
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