Typová lokalita
Deep reef slope off southwest side of Ofolanga Island, Ha'apai Group, Tonga Islands, 19°36'15"S, 174°28'15"W, depth 21 - 32 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.