| 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 | 1671 |
| Named Used as Valid | Paragobiodon modestus |
| Comment | Habitat: |
| Locality | Egmont and Salomon, Chagos Archipelago |
| Distribution | Indo-West central Pacific: Lord Howe Island, NSW (SE oceanic), QLD (Great Barrier Reef), Territory of Ashmore & Cartier Islands, WA (N coast); Scott Reef to Cartier Reef, WA and Lizard Island, QLD to Middleton Reef, NSW |
| Quote | Coral reef, benthic, inshore; associated with coral Pocillopora |