| Citation | Heemstra, P.C. and J.E. Randall, 1999, Serranidae.. p. 2442-2547. In K.E. Carpenter and V.H. Niem (eds.) FAO species identification guide for fishery purposes. The living marine resources of the Western Central Pacific. Vol. 4. Bony fishes part 2 (Mugilidae to Carangidae). Rome, FAO. 2069-2790 p. |
| Ref. | 39231 Heemstra, P.C. and J.E. Randall, 1999 |
| Page | 2482;pl.I,8 |
| Named Used as Valid | Cephalopholis sonnerati |
| Comment | |
| Locality | |
| Distribution | Indo-Pacific: from east coast of Africa (not reported from the Red Sea or Persian Gulf) to the Line Islands; north to southern Japan; south to southern Queensland. |
| Quote | continental and insular localities; |