| 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 | 82;fig.Ib,2b,14-15; |
| Named Used as Valid | Opistognathus muscatensis |
| Comment | |
| Locality | Muscat, Oman. |
| Distribution | Western Indian Ocean: from Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman southward to Durban, South Africa, and the Seychelles. Record from the Red Sea (Dor 1970) is based on misidentification of a new species (to be described). |
| Quote | Tables I-IV |