| Citation | Smith-Vaniz, W.F., 1987, The saber-toothed blennies, tribe Nemophini (Pisces: Bleniidae): an update.. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philad. 139:1-52. |
| Ref. | 7401 Smith-Vaniz, W.F., 1987 |
| Page | 42;fig.24e |
| Named Used as Valid | Meiacanthus ovalauensis |
| Comment | |
| Locality | Type locality, Ovalau, Fiji Is. |
| Distribution | |
| Quote | Smith-Vaniz considered the specific name of @Petroscirtes oualanensis@, obviously in reference to the type locality 'ovalau', to have been an inadvertent error and adopted the emended spelling @ovalauensis@ which is used in this reference. |