| 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 | 746 |
| Named Used as Valid | Scarus rubroviolaceus |
| Comment | |
| Locality | East Africa to Hawaiian and Tuamotu islands to eastern Pacific, and Ryukyu and Ogasawara Islands to Australia (Great Barrier Reef and Western Australia); throughout East Indian region; 1-30 m |
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