Typová lokalita
Clara Island, Mergui Archipelago, Myanmar, 10°49.958'N, 97°52.604'E, depth 50 - 55 meters.
Původní popis
Smith-Vaniz, W. F. 2023. Review of Indo-West Pacific jawfishes (Opistognathus: Opistognathidae), with descriptions of 18 new species. Zootaxa 5252 (no. 1): 1-180.
Použitá literatura
Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). 2024. Eschmeyer's catalog of fishes: Genera, species, references. World Wide Web.