Species that contain: Opistognathus and panamensis [ 2 ] records

panamaensis, Opistognathus Allen [G. R.] & Robertson [D. R.] 1991:52, Fig. 11 [Revue française d'Aquariologie Herpétologie v. 18 (no. 2); ref. 19718] Uva Island, Gulf of Chiriqui, (Pacific) Panama, about 7°48'N, 81°45'W, depth 12 meters. Holotype: USNM 316793. Not the same as Opistognathus panamensis Fowler 1944. •Valid as Opistognathus panamaensis Allen & Robertson 1991 -- (Allen & Robertson 1994:214 [ref. 22193], Thomson et al. 2000:193 [ref. 25640], Bussing & Lavenberg 2003:529 [ref. 27787], Vela-Espinosa et al. 2023:8 [ref. 40981]). Current status: Valid as Opistognathus panamaensis Allen & Robertson 1991. Opistognathidae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific: Gulf of California (Mexico), lower Central America and Cocos Island (Costa Rica). Habitat: marine.

panamensis, Opisthognathus scops Fowler [H. W.] 1944:268, Fig. 255 [Monographs of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia No. 6; ref. 1448] Ensenada Honda, Pedro Gonzalez, Perlas Islands, Panama. Holotype: ANSP 70139. Paratypes: (6) ANSP 70140-45 (7 in bottle). Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:135 [ref. 13621]. Correct spelling of genus is Opistognathus. •Synonym of Opistognathus scops (Jenkins & Evermann 1889). Current status: Synonym of Opistognathus scops (Jenkins & Evermann 1889). Opistognathidae. Habitat: marine.