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Species related to Opistognathus smithvanizi: [ 1 ] record

smithvanizi, Opistognathus Bussing [W. A.] & Lavenberg [R. J.] 2003:530, Figs. 1, 3a, 4a [Revista de Biología Tropical v. 51 (no. 2); ref. 27787] Northern side of Isla del Caño, 8°43'15"N, 83°53'07"W, Pacific Costa Rica, depth 9-15 meters. Holotype: LACM 32547-55. Paratypes: LACM 32547-56 (1), UCR 685-7 (1). Type catalog: Angulo et al. 2015:380 [ref. 35212]. •Valid as Opistognathus smithvanizi Bussing & Lavenberg 2003. Current status: Valid as Opistognathus smithvanizi Bussing & Lavenberg 2003. Opistognathidae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific: Isla del Caño, Costa Rica. Habitat: marine.