| Citation | Debelius, H., 1993, Indian Ocean tropical fish guide.. Aquaprint Verlags GmbH, Neu Isenburg, Germany. 321 p. |
| Ref. | 9408 Debelius, H., 1993 |
| Page | 61;middle fig. |
| Named Used as Valid | Discotrema echinopila |
| Comment | |
| Locality | |
| Distribution | Maldives and Sri Lanka. |
| Quote | followed 'lapsus calami' of Allen & Steene (Ref. 30874) for Discotrema crinophilum, not this species. |