pathirana, Danio Kottelat [M.] & Pethiyagoda [R.] 1990:247, Figs. 1-2 [Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters v. 1 (no. 3); ref. 16751] Tributary of Opatha Ela, descending from Kanneliya Forest Reserve to Opatha, 6°15'40"N, 80°23'45"E, Sri Lanka. Holotype: ZSM 27768 [now ZMC 38456]. Paratypes: ZMA 120454 (2); CMK 7138 (9), 7179 (19). Type catalog: Neumann 2011:254 [ref. 31652]. Holotype still at ZMC. •Valid as Danio pathirana Kottelat & Pethiyagoda 1990 -- (Pethiyagoda 1991:69 [ref. 20075]). •Valid as Devario pathirana (Kottelat & Pethiyagoda 1990) -- (Fang 2001:17 [ref. 25285], Fang et al. 2009:17 [ref. 29983], Fang & Kullander 2009:39 [ref. 30284], Batuwita et al. 2017:162 [ref. 35544], Sudasinghe et al. 2020:[12] [ref. 37530]). Current status: Valid as Devario pathirana (Kottelat & Pethiyagoda 1990). Danionidae: Danioninae. Distribution: Nilwala River basin, southwest Sri Lanka. Habitat: freshwater.