afer, Opistognathus Smith-Vaniz [W. F.] 2010:45, Figs. 2B, 8-10 [Smithiana, Publications in Aquatic Biodiversity, Bulletin No. 12; ref. 30922] Maputoland Reef, 2 kilometers south of Kosi mouth, 26°54'S, 32°53'E, South Africa, southwestern Indian Ocean, depth 31 meters. Holotype: SAIAB 39994. Paratypes: SAIAB 42789 (1), 56415 (1); ROM 72836 (1); USNM 368139 (1). Plus non-type specimen. •Valid as Opistognathus afer Smith-Vaniz 2010 -- (Smith-Vaniz 2022:310 [ref. 39947], Smith-Vaniz 2023:36 [ref. 40049]). Current status: Valid as Opistognathus afer Smith-Vaniz 2010. Opistognathidae. Distribution: Western Indian Ocean: KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa) and East Africa (Mozambique, Tanzania, Kenya). Habitat: marine.