| 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 | 92;fig.le-f,2e,3d,4e-f,25-43; |
| Named Used as Valid | Opistognathus variabilis |
| Comment | |
| Locality | Indonesia, Western Halmahera, Tanjung Bobo, NCIP 6348. |
| Distribution | Broadly distributed from the eastern Indian Ocean (Maldive Islands and Sri Lanka) and throughout most of the central western Pacific (Fig. 44), including the Ruykyu Islands and Palau, in depths of 0.5-37 m. |
| Quote | Tables I-IV, VII-VIII; |