| Citation | Hoese, D.F., D.J. Bray, J.R. Paxton and G.R. Allen, 2006, Fishes.. In Beasley, O.L. and A. Wells (eds.) Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Volume 35 Australia: ABRS & CSIRO Publishing, 2178 p. |
| Ref. | 75154 Hoese, D.F., D.J. Bray, J.R. Paxton and G.R. Allen, 2006 |
| Page | 1575 |
| Named Used as Valid | Lepadichthys caritus |
| Comment | Outside distributional range (Ref. 103877). |
| Locality | |
| Distribution | Coral Sea islands and Cape Melville, Queensland to Byron Bay, New South Wales |
| Quote | Coral reef, benthic, inshore. |