| 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 | 701 |
| Named Used as Valid | Macropharyngodon ornatus |
| Comment | depth range; |
| Locality | Indonesia, Molucca Islands, Ambon. |
| Distribution | Maldives and Sri Lanka to Flores and Western Australia; East Indian locations include Andaman Islands, Myanmar, western Thailand, Indonesia (Sumatra to Flores and southern Sulawesi) and Christmas Island. |
| Quote | 2-30 m. |