ceylonensis, Alionematichthys Møller [P. R.] & Schwarzhans [W.] 2008:92, Figs. 2-3 [The Beagle, Records of the Museums and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory No. 24; ref. 29997] Weligma, 500 yards south of rest house, 5°57'25"N, 80°26'12"E, Sri Lanka, depth 5-6 meters. Holotype: USNM 263707. Paratypes: USNM 263731 (10), 366532 (4), 394975 (65). Plus non-type specimens. •Valid as Alionematichthys ceylonensis Møller & Schwarzhans 2008 -- (Møller et al. 2016:Appendix B [ref. 34432] in Dinematichthyidae). Current status: Valid as Alionematichthys ceylonensis Møller & Schwarzhans 2008. Dinematichthyidae. Distribution: Indian Ocean: Sri Lanka. Habitat: marine.