| Citation | Smith-Vaniz, W.F., 2023, Review of Indo-West Pacific jawfishes (Opistognathus: Opistognathidae), with descriptions of 18 new species.. Zootaxa 5252(1):1-180. |
| Ref. | Smith-Vaniz, W.F., 2023 |
| Page | 57-59;figs.6C,17J,79-81;tab.1 |
| Named Used as Valid | Opistognathus flavidus |
| Comment | etymology, common name, morphology, occlit |
| Locality | Korea, East China Sea; KAUM-I. 70089; 110-117 m. |
| Distribution | South Korea, Japan, and Taiwan; 105-117 m. |
| Quote | Maximum size (paratype): 6.76 cm., SL, female; 7.10 cm., SL, male. |