dendritica, Gnathypops Jordan [D. S.] & Richardson [R. E.] 1908:261, Fig. 9 [Bulletin of the Bureau of Fisheries v. 27(Doc. 640) (for 1907); ref. 2492] Cuyo, Philippines. Holotype (unique): CAS-SU 20313. Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:89 [ref. 12291]. •Valid as Opistognathus dendriticus (Jordan & Richardson 1908) -- (Smith-Vaniz 1999:2589 [ref. 24833], Allen 2000:99 [ref. 25868], Allen & Adrim 2003:34 [ref. 26830], Allen & Erdmann 2012:353 [ref. 31980], Smith-Vaniz 2023:50 [ref. 40049]). Current status: Valid as Opistognathus dendriticus (Jordan & Richardson 1908). Opistognathidae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Borneo and Sulawesi, Indonesia and the Philippines. Habitat: marine.