| Citation | Randall, J.E. and B.C. Victor, 2015, Descriptions of thirty-four new species of the fish genus Pempheris (Perciformes: Pempheridae), with a key to the species of the western Indian Ocean.. J. Ocean Sci. Found. 18:1-77. |
| Ref. | 106074 Randall, J.E. and B.C. Victor, 2015 |
| Page | 43;fig.29;tab.1-3 |
| Named Used as Valid | Pempheris pathirana |
| Comment | |
| Locality | Sri Lanka, Trincomalee District, Koddiyar Pattu, Foul Point (on E side of lighthouse base), USNM 432500. |
| Distribution | Sri Lanka (Trincomalee); 0- 5 m |
| Quote | Depth range (1-10 m) given by B. Victor (pers. comm. 10/18). |