| 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 | 75-76;figs13D,17L,110;tabs1-14 |
| Named Used as Valid | Opistognathus megalops |
| Comment | etymology, common name, morphology, occlit |
| Locality | Japan, Kagoshima Pref., Osumi Islands, Tanegashima Island, off Urata; KAUM-I. 97065; 103-107 m. |
| Distribution | Japan; 103-107 m. |
| Quote | Maximum size (holotype): 8.8 cm., SL. |