| 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 | 42;fig.9A,16G,53;tab.1-14,16 |
| Named Used as Valid | Opistognathus bathyphilus |
| Comment | |
| Locality | Lansdowne Bank on the Lord Howe Ridge, MNHN 1991–361. |
| Distribution | Western Pacific: Lansdowne Bank on the Lord Howe Ridge (bank is a submerged plateau in the Coral Sea mid-way between Australia and New Caledonia); 120-150 m. |
| Quote | Lansdowne jawfish; |