| Citation | Randall, J.E., G.R. Allen and R.C. Steene, 1990, Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea.. University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu, Hawaii. 506 p. |
| Ref. | 2334 Randall, J.E., G.R. Allen and R.C. Steene, 1990 |
| Page | 356 |
| Named Used as Valid | Opistognathus papuensis |
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| Quote | Date given, 1808. |