| Citation | Smith-Vaniz, W.F., 2009, Three new species of Indo-Pacific jawfishes (Opistognathus: Opistognathidae), with the posterior end of the upper jaw produced as a thin flexible lamina.. aqua, Int. J. Ichthyol. 15(2):69-108. |
| Ref. | 81517 Smith-Vaniz, W.F., 2009 |
| Page | 85;fig.la,2c,16-18; |
| Named Used as Valid | Opistognathus nigromarginatus |
| Comment | |
| Locality | Red Sea, Eritrea, Massawa, SMF 591 (lectotype). |
| Distribution | Known from Southern Africa to the Persian Gulf, India, Thailand and Vietnam, 2-17 m. |
| Quote | Tables I-IV; |