ceylonensis, Gaterin Smith [J. L. B.] 1956:99, Pl. 1 (fig. B) [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 12) v. 9 (no. 98) (Art. 14); ref. 12226] Sri Lanka. Holotype (unique): SAIAB [formerly RUSI] 440 (found in 2012). •Valid as Plectorhinchus ceylonensis (Smith 1956) -- (Allen & Erdmann 2012:472 [ref. 31980], Johnson & Worthington Wilmer 2015:517 [ref. 33883], Parenti 2019:178 [ref. 37021], Psomadakis et al. 2020:467 [ref. 37272], Heemstra 2022:271 [ref. 39773], Allen & Erdmann 2024:500 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Plectorhinchus ceylonensis (Smith 1956). Haemulidae: Plectorhinchinae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean: Sri Lanka, Myanmar and Andaman Islands (India). Habitat: marine.