| Citation | Smith-Vaniz, W.F., 2023, Review of Indo-West Pacific jawfishes (Opistognathus: Opistognathidae), with descriptions of 18 new species.. Zootaxa 5252(1):1-180. |
| Ref. | 128653 Smith-Vaniz, W.F., 2023 |
| Page | 44;fig.17A,55-57;tab.1-14 |
| Named Used as Valid | Opistognathus castelnaui |
| Comment | |
| Locality | Indonesia. Sulawesi, Makassar, Bulukomba, RMNH 26979 (lectotype). |
| Distribution | Western Pacific: Ryukyu Islands (Okinawa), Taiwan, Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia and eastern Australia (Ashmore reef); 23-100 m. |
| Quote | Report from the Cocos-Keeling Islands ('Cocos, Novaselma') possibly obtained from Cocos Island, off the northern tip of Simeulue, Sumatra. |