elizabethensis, Opistognathus Smith-Vaniz [W. F.] 2004:216, Figs. 3D, 8 [Records of the Australian Museum v. 56 (no. 2); ref. 27780] Elizabeth Reef, northern side near lagoon entrance, 29°56'S, 159°01'E, off New South Wales, Australia, depth 0-5 meters. Holotype: AMS I.27891-010. Paratypes: AMS I.27891-048 (2), I.27152-014 (1). •Valid as Opistognathus elizabethensis Smith-Vaniz 2004 -- (Hoese & Bray 2006:1074 [ref. 29000], Smith-Vaniz 2023:52 [ref. 40049]). Current status: Valid as Opistognathus elizabethensis Smith-Vaniz 2004. Opistognathidae. Distribution: Tasman Sea, off northern New South Wales, Australia. Habitat: marine.