malabarica, Pempheris Cuvier [G.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1831:308 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 7; ref. 4881] Mahé and Malabar, India. Syntypes: MNHN A-0219 (1), A-0417 (1), B-2511 (1). Type catalog: Bauchot 1963:165 [ref. 20718]. •Valid as Pempheris malabarica Cuvier 1831 -- (Koeda et al. 2013:236 [ref. 32431], Randall & Bineesh 2014:27 [ref. 33266], Randall et al. 2014:377 [ref. 33585], Psomadakis et al. 2015:287 [ref. 34104], Randall & Victor 2015:5 [ref. 34131], Psomadakis et al. 2020:508 [ref. 37272], Randall & Victor 2022:106 [ref. 39910], Ray et al. 2022:721 [ref. 39987]). Current status: Valid as Pempheris malabarica Cuvier 1831. Pempheridae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Oman and Pakistan east to Thailand and Cambodia. Habitat: marine.