| 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 | 744 |
| Named Used as Valid | Scarus oviceps |
| Comment | depth range; |
| Locality | Society Islands, Tahiti. |
| Distribution | East Indian region (Kalimantan and Bali eastward) to Micronesia, Line Islands and Tuamotu Archipelago, and Ryukyu and Ogasawara Islands to Australia Great Barrier Reef and Western Australia). |
| Quote | 1-20 m. |