| 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 | 353 |
| Named Used as Valid | Opistognathus nigromarginatus |
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| Locality | Massawa, Eritrea, Red Sea |
| Distribution | South Africa northward to Persian Gulf and eastward to India, western Thailand and Vietnam |
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