| 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 | 1021 |
| Named Used as Valid | Acanthurus japonicus |
| Comment | |
| Locality | Amami-Oshima, Ryukyu Islands |
| Distribution | Malaysia (Sabah), Brunei, Indonesia (Halmahera and northern Sulawesi), Palau, Philippines, Taiwan, Ryukyu Islands, southern Japan and Ogasawara Islands |
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