Výskyt
Indický oceán — Kerala (Indie).
Typová lokalita
Kerala, Kovalam, 300 meters north of lighthouse, off Raja Hotel, India, 0-7 meters.
Velikost
13, cm SL.
Původní popis
Randall, J. E. & Bineesh, K. K. 2014. Review of the fishes of the genus Pempheris (Perciformes: Pempheridae) of India, with description of a new species and a neotype for P. mangula Cuvier. Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation v. 10: 20-40.
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.