Výskyt
Indický oceán — Srí Lanka.
Typová lokalita
Trincomalee District, Koddiyar Pattu, Foul Point, Sri Lanka, 8°31'36"N, 81°19'E, depth 0-2 meters.
Velikost
14 cm SL.
Etymologie
Druh pojmenován na počest Yohana Pathirany, Aquamarines International, chovatele, obchodníka a vývozce akvarijních ryb na Srí Lance.
Původní popis
Randall, J. E. & Victor, B. C. 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. Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation v. 18: 1-77.
Použitá literatura
Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). 2025. Eschmeyer's catalog of fishes: Genera, species, references. World Wide Web.
Froese, R. & Pauly, D. Editors. 2025. FishBase. World Wide Web.
Scharpf, C. 2025. The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. World Wide Web.