parvus, Opistognathus Smith-Vaniz [W. F.] 2023:83, Figs. 10B, 16T, 22A-B, 124-126 [Zootaxa 5252 (no. 1); ref. 40049] Fagaalu Bay, Tutuila Island, American Samoa, depth 30.5 meters. Holotype: ANSP 133404. Paratypes: ANSP, BPBM, FMNH, ROM, USNM, WAM. •Valid as Opistognathus parvus Smith-Vaniz 2023 -- (Allen & Erdmann 2024:379 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Opistognathus parvus Smith-Vaniz 2023. Opistognathidae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean, western Pacific: Komodo (Indonesia) and Brunei east to Fiji and Samoa, north to Ryukyu Islands (Japan). Habitat: marine.
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