Western Indian Ocean: Ari Atoll, Maldive Islands.
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Smith-Vaniz, W.F. 2010 New species of Indo-Pacific jawfishes (Opistognathus: Opistognathidae) from the Western Indian Ocean and Red Sea. Smithiana Bull. 12:39-54. (Ref. 85161)
http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=85161&speccode=65788
