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Species in the family or subfamily Pomacentridae: [ 838 ] records

abadhah, Chromis Rocha [L. A.], Pinheiro [H. T.], Najeeb [A.], Rocha [C. R.] & Shepherd [B.] 2024:167, FIgs. 1-3 [ZooKeys No. 1219; ref. 41683] Maafilaafushi, Faadhippolhu Atoll, Maldives, 5°21'40"S, 73°24'45"E, depth 101 meters. Holotype: CAS 248401. Paratypes: CAS 248402 (1), 248403 (1), USNM 470765 (1). •Valid as Chromis abadhah Rocha, Pinheiro, Najeeb, Rocha & Shepherd 2024. Current status: Valid as Chromis abadhah Rocha, Pinheiro, Najeeb, Rocha & Shepherd 2024. Pomacentridae: Chrominae. Distribution: Indian Ocean: Maldivian Archipelago. Habitat: marine.

abbotti, Indoglyphidodon Fowler [H. W.] 1944:26, Fig. [The Fish Culturist v. 24 (no. 4); ref. 6513] Tropical Indian Ocean. Holotype (unique): USNM 44537. •Synonym of Abudefduf notatus (Day 1870) -- (Allen 1991:234 [ref. 19344], Parenti 2021:41 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Synonym of Abudefduf notatus (Day 1870). Pomacentridae: Glyphisodontinae. Habitat: marine.

abdominalis, Glyphisodon Quoy [J. R. C.] & Gaimard [J. P.] 1825:390 [Voyage autour du monde; ref. 3574] Hawaiian Islands. Holotype (unique): MNHN 0000-8327. Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1978:8 [ref. 20862]. •Valid as Abudefduf abdominalis (Quoy & Gaimard 1825) -- (Allen 1991:20 [ref. 19344], Myers 1999:180 [ref. 23965], Randall & Earle 1999:339 [ref. 24306], Thomson et al. 2000:162 [ref. 25640], Randall 2005:347 [ref. 28239], Mundy 2005:424 [ref. 28379], Randall 2007:309 [ref. 30952], Lobel et al. 2020:3 [ref. 37334], Parenti 2021:39 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Valid as Abudefduf abdominalis (Quoy & Gaimard 1825). Pomacentridae: Glyphisodontinae. Distribution: Central Pacific: Johnston Atoll and Hawaiian Islands. Hybridizes at Johnston Atoll with A. vaigiensis (Quoy & Gaimard 1825). Habitat: marine.

abrupta, Chromis Randall [J. E.] 2001:93, Figs. 1-2 [Copeia 2001 (no. 1); ref. 25124] Hana Hevane Bay, Tahuata, Marquesas Islands. Holotype: BPBM 10388. Paratypes: AMS I.39934-001 (1); BPBM 10351 (7), 11709 (2), 12596 (4), 38529 (3); CAS 210416 (1); MNHN 2000-6 (2); NSMT-P57704 (1); USNM 359630 (1). •Valid as Chromis abrupta Randall 2001 -- (Randall 2005:352 [ref. 28239], Delrieu-Trottin et al. 2015:7 [ref. 33988], Parenti 2021:48 [ref. 38418]). •Valid as Pycnochromis abruptus (Randall 2001) -- (Tang et al. 2021:271 [ref. 38308]). Current status: Valid as Pycnochromis abruptus (Randall 2001). Pomacentridae: Chrominae. Distribution: South Pacific: Marquesas Islands (France) endemic. Habitat: marine.

abudafur, Chaetodon Fabricius [J. C.] in Niebuhr (ex Forsskål) 1775:65, xiii [Descriptiones animalium (Forsskål); ref. 1351] Djiddae [Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Red Sea]. No types known. Originally as abu dafur, correction mandatory. Authorship according to Fricke 2008:47 [ref. 30182]. •Synonym of Dascyllus aruanus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Dor 1984:183 [ref. 29757]). •Valid as Dascyllus abudafur (Forsskål 1775) -- (Borsa et al. 2014:709 [ref. 34706], Fricke et al. 2018:267 [ref. 35805], Golani & Fricke 2018:115 [ref. 36273], Parenti 2021:63 [ref. 38418]). •Valid as Dascyllus abudafur (Fabricius 1775) -- (Parmentier et al. 2021:967 [ref. 40700], Fricke et al. 2024:84 [ref. 41255]). Current status: Valid as Dascyllus abudafur (Fabricius 1775). Pomacentridae: Chrominae. Distribution: Red Sea; Indian Ocean: East and South Africa, Seychelles, Comoros, Madagascar and Mascarenes (La Réunion, Mauritius, Rodrigues) east to Sunda Islands (Indonesia). Habitat: marine.

abyssicola, Chromis Allen [G. R.] & Randall [J. E.] 1985:242, Fig. 1 [Records of the Western Australian Museum v. 12 (pt 2); ref. 8189] Norfolk Ridge, about 520 kilometers northwest of northern tip of North Island, New Zealand, 32°28'12"S, 167°28'06"E, depth 115-122 meters. Holotype: QM I.21398. Paratypes: AMS E.2905 (6), I.23685-007 (1), I.24987-001 (2); BMNH 1985.4.30.1 (1); BPBM 30352 (2); QM I.13415 (6), I.13418 (5); USNM 270463 (2); WAM P.28421-001 (2). Type catalog: Hutchins & Smith 1991:28 [ref. 19335], Moore et al. 2008:31 [ref. 30117]. •Valid as Chromis abyssicola Allen & Randall 1985 -- (Allen 1991:238 [ref. 19344], Allen 2001:3342 [ref. 26132], Allen et al. 2006:1447 [ref. 29090], Duffy & Ahyong 2015:116 [ref. 36167], Stewart et al. 2015:1411 [ref. 34288], Parenti 2021:49 [ref. 38418], Allen & Erdmann 2024:597 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Chromis abyssicola Allen & Randall 1985. Pomacentridae: Chrominae. Distribution: Southwestern Pacific: Norfolk Ridge, North Island (New Zealand), Kermadec Ridge. Habitat: marine.

abyssus, Chromis Pyle [R. L.], Earle [J. L.] & Greene [B. D.] 2008:6, Figs. 1a-1c [Zootaxa No. 1671; ref. 29463] Off Ngemelis Island, below and slightly north of Blue Hole caverns, 7°8'16.49"N, 134°13'18.5"E, Palau Islands, depth 110 meters. Holotype: BPBM 40861. Paratypes: BMNH 2007.10.31.1 (1), BPBM 40855 (3), CAS 225755 (1), MNHN 2007-1922 (1), USNM 391136 (2), WAM P.32898-001 (1). Not treated by Moore et al. 2008 [ref. 30117]. •Valid as Chromis abyssus Pyle, Earle & Greene 2008 -- (Allen & Erdmann 2009:132 [ref. 30466], Allen & Erdmann 2012:1202 [ref. 31980], Parenti 2021:49 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Valid as Chromis abyssus Pyle, Earle & Greene 2008. Pomacentridae: Chrominae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Indonesia east to Palau, south to Vanuatu. Habitat: marine.

acapulcoensis, Pomacentrus Fowler [H. W.] 1944:363, Figs. 222-223 [Monographs of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia No. 6; ref. 1448] Acapulco, Mexico. Holotype: ANSP 70281. Paratypes: ANSP 70282 (1). Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:144 [ref. 13621]. •Valid as Stegastes acapulcoensis (Fowler 1944) -- (Allen & Woods 1980:188 [ref. 6919], Allen 1991:252 [ref. 19344], Allen & Robertson 1994:190 [ref. 22193], Schneider & Krupp in Fischer et al. 1995:1402 [ref. 22830], Grove & Lavenberg 1997:480 [ref. 24023], Chirichigno F. & Vélez D. 1998:298 [ref. 24555], Thomson et al. 2000:158 [ref. 25640], Nelson et al. 2004:154 [ref. 27807], Love et al. 2005:135 [ref. 37547], McCosker & Rosenblatt 2010:193 [ref. 30957], Page et al. 2013:159 [ref. 32708], Galván-Villa et al. 2016:147 [ref. 34871], Fourriére et al. 2016:447 [ref. 34668], Hernández-Velasco et al. 2016:1 [ref. 34760], Del Moral-Flores et al. 2016:610 [ref. 34923], González-Murcia et al. 2019:305 [ref. 36544], Love et al. 2021:175 [ref. 39279], Parenti 2021:81 [ref. 38418], Grove et al. 2022:19 [ref. 41326], Page et al. 2023:161 [ref. 40505], Vela-Espinosa et al. 2023:8 [ref. 40981]). Current status: Valid as Stegastes acapulcoensis (Fowler 1944). Pomacentridae: Microspathodontinae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific: southern tip of Baja California Sur (Mexico) south to Peru, including southern Gulf of California (Mexico) and Galapagos Islands (Ecuador). Habitat: marine.

acares, Chromis Randall [J. E.] & Swerdloff [S. N.] 1973:331, Figs. 2-3 [Pacific Science v. 27 (no. 4); ref. 7583] Off tanker buoys at harbor entrance, Rarotonga, Cook Islands, South Pacific, depth 20 meters. Holotype: BPBM 13823. Paratypes: AMS I.16766-001 (1), I.16772-001 (1); BMNH 1972.12.5.4 (1); BPBM 8752 (3), 11049 (14), 11612 (2), 11298 (1), 12172 (1), 12296 (1), 13686 (1), 13817-18 (10, 3), 13820 (1), 13970 (1), 14059 (2), 14659 (1); CAS 15912 (1); MNHN 1972-96 (1); USNM 208430 (1). Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1978:6 [ref. 20862]. •Valid as Chromis acares Randall & Swerdloff 1973 -- (Randall et al. 1990:255 [ref. 15987], Allen 1991:238 [ref. 19344], Randall et al. 1993:231 [ref. 21003], Senou et al. 1997:3 [ref. 24368], Randall et al. 1997:255 [ref. 25919], Myers 1999:177 [ref. 23965], Randall 1999:19 [ref. 25829], Allen in Randall & Lim 2000:626 [ref. 25122], Nakabo 2000:923 [ref. 25182], Allen 2001:3342 [ref. 26132], Nakabo 2002:923 [ref. 26193], Myers & Donaldson 2003:631 [ref. 27495], Lobel & Lobel 2004:73 [ref. 27576], Randall et al. 2004:20 [ref. 27624], Randall 2005:352 [ref. 28239], Mundy 2005:425 [ref. 28379], Randall 2007:304 [ref. 30952], Allen & Erdmann 2012:575 [ref. 31980], Koeda et al. 2016:67 [ref. 35333], Zajonz et al. 2019:85 [ref. 36871] as cf. acares, Fujiwara et al. 2020:36 [ref. 38631], Parenti 2021:49 [ref. 38418]). •Valid as Pycnochromis acares (Randall & Swerdloff 1973) -- (Tang et al. 2021:271 [ref. 38308], Allen & Erdmann 2024:608 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Pycnochromis acares (Randall & Swerdloff 1973). Pomacentridae: Chrominae. Distribution: Southwestern and southern-central Pacific: New Caledonia, Rotuma, Tonga and Samoa east to Oeno (Pitcairn Group), north to Kagoshima Prefecture (southern Japan), Wake Atoll and Hawaiian Islands (U.S.A.), south to Austral Islands and to Pitcairn Islands. Habitat: marine.

adelus, Pomacentrus Allen [G. R.] 1991:136, 222, Fig. [Damselfishes of the world; ref. 19344] Ashmore Reef, Timor Sea, depth 0-4 meters. Holotype: WAM P.29042-009. Paratypes: BPBM 31804 (5); USNM 288343 (24), 288349 (19); WAM P.26505-002 (8), P.27658-029 (17), P.28194-016 (1), P.29042-032 (15). Type catalog: Hutchins & Smith 1991:30 [ref. 19335], Moore et al. 2008:33 [ref. 30117]. •Valid as Pomacentrus adelus Allen 1991 -- (Allen 1997:172 [ref. 23977], Myers 1999:184 [ref. 23965], Allen in Randall & Lim 2000:627 [ref. 25122], Allen 2000:110 [ref. 25868], Hutchins 2001:267 [ref. 25841], Hutchins 2001:37 [ref. 25847], Allen 2001:3344 [ref. 26132], Allen & Adrim 2003:46 [ref. 26830], Allen & Wright 2003:136 [ref. 27247], Randall et al. 2004:20 [ref. 27624], Randall 2005:377 [ref. 28239], Allen et al. 2006:1464 [ref. 29090], Shibukawa 2009:211 [ref. 30449], Allen et al. 2011:41 [ref. 31134], Allen & Erdmann 2012:610 [ref. 31980], Fricke et al. 2014:121 [ref. 33932], Motomura et al. 2017:174 [ref. 35490], Fricke et al. 2019:218 [ref. 36673], Habib & Islam 2020:Supplementary table p. 23 [ref. 38321], Islam & Habib 2020:61 [ref. 38117], Parenti 2021:72 [ref. 38418], Allen & Erdmann 2024:662 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Pomacentrus adelus Allen 1991. Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean, western Pacific: Bangladesh, Andaman Sea and Indonesia east to Philippines, south to northern Australia and New Caledonia. Habitat: marine.

adenensis, Glyphidodon Günther [A.] in Playfair & Günther 1867:83, Pl. 11 (fig. 1) [The fishes of Zanzibar; ref. 3490] Aden, Yemen, northwestern Indian Ocean. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1867.3.9.317 (right half skin). •Questionably a synonym of Abudefduf sordidus (Forsskål 1775) -- (Allen 1991:234 [ref. 19344], Kottelat 2013:376 [ref. 32989], Parenti 2021:42 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Uncertain as Abudefduf sordidus (Forsskål 1775). Pomacentridae: Glyphisodontinae. Habitat: marine.

adustus, Pomacentrus Troschel [F. H.] in Müller 1865:633 (v. 3) [Reisen in den Vereinigten Staaten, Canada und Mexico; ref. 14184] (Caribbean) Mexico. No types known. •Treated as synonym of Stegastes dorsopunicans (Poey "1863" [actual 1868]) -- (Allen 1991:253 [ref. 19344]) but Troschel's description apparently was earlier and should have been treated as valid. •Valid as Stegastes adustus (Troschel 1865) -- (Smith-Vaniz et al. 1999:286 [ref. 25013], Collette et al. 2003:114 [ref. 26784], Carter & Kaufman 2003:1696 [ref. 27102], Smith et al. 2003:41 [ref. 27621], Nelson et al. 2004:154 [ref. 27807], McEachran & Fechhelm 2005:498 [ref. 28815], Page et al. 2013:159 [ref. 32708], Smith-Vaniz & Jelks 2014:61 [ref. 33341], Robertson et al. 2016:146, 149 [ref. 34961], Robertson et al. 2020:161 [ref. 38098], Escobar-Sierra et al. 2021:81 [ref. 38844], Parenti 2021:81 [ref. 38418], Martínez-Servín et al. 2023:116 [ref. 40726], Page et al. 2023:161 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Stegastes adustus (Troschel 1865). Pomacentridae: Microspathodontinae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: southern Florida (U.S.A.), Bahamas, and Caribbean Sea. Habitat: marine.

affinis, Glyphidodon Günther [A.] 1862:41 [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 4; ref. 1969] China. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1851.12.27.175. •Synonym of Abudefduf bengalensis (Bloch 1787) -- (Allen 1991:234 [ref. 19344] dated 1852, Kottelat 2013:376 [ref. 32989], Parenti 2021:39 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Synonym of Abudefduf bengalensis (Bloch 1787). Pomacentridae: Glyphisodontinae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

agassizii, Pomacentrus Bliss [R.] 1883:53 [Transactions of the Royal Society of Arts and Sciences of Mauritius (N. S.) v. 13; ref. 16966] Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean. Syntypes: MCZ 6099 (now 2), USNM 153566 [ex MCZ 6088] (1). Original genus was spelled Pomacenteus, and we regard that as a typographical error. •Valid as Pomacentrus agassizi Bliss 1883 -- (Allen 1991:249 [ref. 19344]). •Valid as Pomacentrus agassizii Bliss 1883 -- (Fricke 1999:382 [ref. 24106], Allen & Wright 2003:136 [ref. 27247], Heemstra et al. 2004:3324 [ref. 27945], Fricke et al. 2009:81 [ref. 30213], Fricke et al. 2013:265 [ref. 32706], Fricke et al. 2018:272 [ref. 35805], Arndt & Fricke 2019:27 [ref. 36883], Parenti 2021:72 [ref. 38418], Allen 2022:154 [ref. 39911], Fricke et al. 2024:84 [ref. 41255]). Current status: Valid as Pomacentrus agassizii Bliss 1883. Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae. Distribution: Southwestern Indian Ocean: Seychelles, Mozambique Channel, Madagascar, Mascarenes (La Réunion, Mauritius, Rodrigues). Habitat: marine.

agilis, Chromis Smith [J. L. B.] 1960:324, Pls. 26 (fig. A), 32 (fig. J) [Ichthyological Bulletin, Department of Ichthyology, Rhodes University No. 19; ref. 11949] Astove Island, Aldabra Group, Seychelles, western Indian Ocean, ca. 10°06′S, 47°45′E. Holotype: SAIAB [formerly RUSI] 292. Paratypes: SAIAB [formerly RUSI] 2337-44 (1, 1, 1, 1, 2, 2, 2, 11). •Valid as Chromis agilis Smith 1960 -- (Randall et al. 1990:255 [ref. 15987], Allen 1986:673 [ref. 5631], Allen 1991:238 [ref. 19344], Senou & Morita 1995:2 [ref. 24359], Randall et al. 1997:255 [ref. 25919], Myers 1999:177 [ref. 23965], Fricke 1999:370 [ref. 24106], Randall 1999:19 [ref. 25829], Nakabo 2000:925 [ref. 25182], Laboute & Grandperrin 2000:318 [ref. 25191], Allen 2001:3342 [ref. 26132], Nakabo 2002:925 [ref. 26193], Myers & Donaldson 2003:632 [ref. 27495], Lobel & Lobel 2004:73 [ref. 27576], Randall et al. 2004:20 [ref. 27624], Randall 2005:353 [ref. 28239], Mundy 2005:426 [ref. 28379], Allen et al. 2006:1447 [ref. 29090], Randall 2007:305 [ref. 30952], Fricke et al. 2009:78 [ref. 30213], Quéro et al. 2010:326 [ref. 30746], Fricke et al. 2013:264 [ref. 32706], Allen & Erdmann 2020:113 [ref. 37716], Parenti 2021:49 [ref. 38418], Allen 2022:132 [ref. 39911]). •Valid as Pycnochromis agilis (Smith 1960) -- (Tang et al. 2021:275 [ref. 38308]). Current status: Valid as Pycnochromis agilis (Smith 1960). Pomacentridae: Chrominae. Distribution: Western and central Indian Ocean: East Africa, Mozambique Channel, Comoros and Madagascar, Aldabra (Seychelles) and western Mascarenes (La Réunion) east to Maldives and Chagos Archipelago. Habitat: marine.

akallopisos, Amphiprion Bleeker [P.] 1853:281 [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 4 (no. 2); ref. 12580] Priaman, Sumatra, Indonesia. Holotype (unique): RMNH 6446 (1 of 9). Spelled akalopisos by Bleeker 1855:438 [ref. 16850]; spelled akallopisus by Günther 1862:10 [ref. 1969]. •Valid as Amphiprion akallopisos Bleeker 1853 -- (Allen 1986:672 [ref. 5631], Allen 1991:236 [ref. 19344], Astakhov 1996:843 [ref. 24669], den Hartog 1997:181 [ref. 25515], Allen 2001:3346 [ref. 26132], Allen & Adrim 2003:44 [ref. 26830], Heemstra & Heemstra 2004:330 [ref. 28072], Allen et al. 2010:136 [ref. 30899], Shibukawa 2009:203 [ref. 30449], Allen & Erdmann 2012:570 [ref. 31980], Fricke et al. 2013:263 [ref. 32706], Fricke et al. 2018:262 [ref. 35805], Zajonz et al. 2019:85 [ref. 36871], Parenti 2021:45 [ref. 38418], Allen 2022:126 [ref. 39911], Farhana-Azmi et al. 2022:10 [ref. 40448], Allen & Erdmann 2024:629 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Amphiprion akallopisos Bleeker 1853. Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae. Distribution: Indian Ocean: KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa), East Africa, Socotra (Yemen), Seychelles, Comoros and Madagascar east to Andaman Sea, western Indonesia and Sabah (Malaysia). Habitat: marine.

akindynos, Amphiprion Allen [G. R.] 1972:153, Figs. 76-80 [The Anemonefishes; ref. 15845] South reef face about 1 mile offshore, One Tree Island, Queensland, Australia, depth 0-15 feet. Holotype: USNM 204287. Paratypes: AMS IA.2626 (1), IA.4063-64 (1, 1), IA.6802 (3), IB.1402 (1), IB.2367-68 (1, 1), IB.3875-78 (1, 1, 1, 1), IB.5105 (1), IB.5108 (1), IB.6054 (1), IB.6059 (1); ANSP 93228 (1); BPBM 11100 (1); USNM 204288-93 (9). Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:145 [ref. 13621]. •Valid as Amphiprion akindynos Allen 1972 -- (Randall et al. 1990:252 [ref. 15987], Allen 1991:236 [ref. 19344], Kuiter 1993:247 [ref. 23929], Allen 1997:164 [ref. 23977], Kuiter 1997:266 [ref. 25488], Randall et al. 1997:252 [ref. 25919], Johnson 1999:741 [ref. 25471], Laboute & Grandperrin 2000:314 [ref. 25191], Hutchins 2001:37 [ref. 25847], Allen 2001:3346 [ref. 26132], Randall et al. 2004:19 [ref. 27624], Randall 2005:350 [ref. 28239], Allen et al. 2006:1443 [ref. 29090], Parenti 2021:45 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Valid as Amphiprion akindynos Allen 1972. Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae. Distribution: Southwestern Pacific: Queensland (Australia) east to New Caledonia and Loyalty Islands. Habitat: marine.

aktites, Neopomacentrus Allen [G. R.], Moore [G. I.] & Allen [M. G.] 2017:3, Figs. 1-4 [Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation v. 29; ref. 35693] Western Australia, Dampier Archipelago, Flying Foam Passage, -20.46743°, 116.82782°, depth 2-9 meters. Holotype: WAM P.34738-009. Paratypes: WAM. •Valid as Neopomacentrus aktites Allen, Moore & Allen 2017 -- (Parenti 2021:68 [ref. 38418], Allen & Erdmann 2024:1275 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Neopomacentrus aktites Allen, Moore & Allen 2017. Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean: Shark Bay north to Kimberley (northwestern Australia). Habitat: marine.

albata, Chrysiptera Allen [G. R.] & Bailey [S.] 2002:40, Figs. 1-2 [aqua, Journal of Ichthyology and Aquatic Biology v. 6 (no. 1); ref. 26525] Nikumaroro (Gardner) Island, Phoenix Islands, outer reef on northeastern side, 4°40.008'S, 174°30.905'W, depth 42-45 meters. Holotype: WAM P.32109-001. Paratypes: WAM P.32109-002 (2). Type catalog: Moore et al. 2008:32 [ref. 30117]. •Valid as Chrysiptera albata Allen & Bailey 2002 -- (Randall 2005:362 [ref. 28239], Mundy et al. 2010:61 [ref. 31155], Allen et al. 2015:18 [ref. 33797], Parenti 2021:59 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Valid as Chrysiptera albata Allen & Bailey 2002. Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae. Distribution: Central Pacific: Phoenix Islands (Kiribati) endemic. Habitat: marine.

albemarleus, Nexilosus Heller [E.] & Snodgrass [R. E.] 1903:204, Pl. 8 [Proceedings of the Washington Academy of Sciences v. 5; ref. 2089] Tagus Cove, Isabela Island [Albemarle Island], Galápagos Islands. Holotype: CAS-SU 6359. Paratypes: CAS-SU 6535 (10 young), 12290 (1, missing in 1995), 12291-92 (1, 1), 12293 (1, missing in 1995); USNM 61167 (3, not found in 1980). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:83 [ref. 12291]. Tschudi 1846 may be 1845, still researching. •Synonym of Nexilosus latifrons (Tschudi 1846) -- (Allen 1991:247 [ref. 19344], Parenti 2021:70 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Synonym of Nexilosus latifrons (Tschudi 1846). Pomacentridae: Microspathodontinae. Habitat: marine.

albiaxillaris, Pomacentrus Allen [G. R.], Erdmann [M. V.] & Pertiwi [N. P. D.] 2017:51, Figs. 2-3, 4B, 5, 6A, 7B [Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation v. 25; ref. 35154] Republic of Palau, SE of Koror, Uchelbeluu Reef, 7°16.680'N, 134°33.272'E. Holotype: ROM 78468. Paratypes: ROM, USNM, WAM P. Plus non-type specimens. The third author is spelled Pertiwi and not Purtiwi [email 3/25/2017 from Benjamin Victor]. •Valid as Pomacentrus albiaxillaris Allen, Erdmann & Pertiwi 2017 -- (Allen et al. 2017:30 [ref. 35605], Parenti 2021:72 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Valid as Pomacentrus albiaxillaris Allen, Erdmann & Pertiwi 2017. Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Palau endemic. Habitat: marine.

albicauda, Chromis Allen [G. R.] & Erdmann [M. V.] 2009:123, Figs. 1-2, 4-5 [aqua, International Journal of Ichthyology v. 15 (no. 3); ref. 30466] Crystal Bay, 8°42.887'S, 115°27.331'E, Nusa Penida [Penida Island], off east coast of Bali, Indonesia [Badung Strait, eastern Indian Ocean], depth 30 meters. Holotype: NCIP 6350. Paratypes: MCIP 6351 (1); USNM 391796 (2); WAM P.33101-005 (5). •Valid as Chromis albicauda Allen & Erdmann 2009 -- (Motomura et al. 2010:148 [ref. 31256], Allen & Erdmann 2012:576 [ref. 31980], Song et al. 2013:256 [ref. 36297], Kim et al. 2020:149 [ref. 39118], Parenti 2021:49 [ref. 38418], Allen & Erdmann 2024:598 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Chromis albicauda Allen & Erdmann 2009. Pomacentridae: Chrominae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean and western Pacific: Indonesia north to southern Korea and southern Japan. Habitat: marine.

albicaudatus, Pomacentrus Baschieri-Salvadori [F.] 1955:64, Pl. 4 (fig. 4) [Rivista di Biologia Coloniale v. 15; ref. 12129] Red Sea. Syntypes: MCZR (1) Dahlak, MCZR (15) Dissei, MCZR (2) Mersa Halaib. •Valid as Pomacentrus albicaudatus Baschieri-Salvadori 1955 -- (Dor 1984:186 [ref. 29757], Allen 1991:249 [ref. 19344], Goren & Dor 1994:50 [ref. 25356], Allen & Wright 2003:136 [ref. 27247], DiBattista et al. 2015:20 [ref. 35706], Bogorodsky & Randall 2018:[5] 243 [ref. 36492], Golani & Fricke 2018:116 [ref. 36273], Parenti 2021:72 [ref. 38418], Allen 2022:154 [ref. 39911]). Current status: Valid as Pomacentrus albicaudatus Baschieri-Salvadori 1955. Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae. Distribution: Red Sea; northwestern Indian Ocean: Gulf of Aden. Habitat: marine.

albifasciatus, Pomacentrus Schlegel [H.] & Müller [S.] 1840:21 [Verhandelingen over de natuurlijke geschiedenis der Nederlandsche overzeesche bezittingen / door de Leden der Natuurkundige Commissie in Indië en andere schrijvers; uitgegeven ... door C. J. Temminck Zoologie, No. 2; ref. 18698] Northeastern coast of Sulawesi, Indonesia. Syntypes: RMNH 938 (2). •Valid as Stegastes albifasciatus (Schlegel & Müller 1840) -- (Yoshino in Masuda et al. 1984:194 [ref. 6441], Allen & Emery 1985:11 [ref. 5236], Randall et al. 1990:283 [ref. 15987], Allen 1991:252 [ref. 19344], Randall et al. 1997:283 [ref. 25919], Myers 1999:187 [ref. 23965], Fricke 1999:385 [ref. 24106], Allen 2000:90 [ref. 37268], Randall 2001:107 [ref. 25124], Allen in Randall & Lim 2000:627 [ref. 25122], Nakabo 2000:950 [ref. 25182], Hutchins 2001:267 [ref. 25841], Hutchins 2001:38 [ref. 25847], Allen 2001:3345 [ref. 26132], Nakabo 2002:950 [ref. 26193], Allen & Adrim 2003:47 [ref. 26830] dating to 1844, Myers & Donaldson 2003:633 [ref. 27495], Lobel & Lobel 2004:73 [ref. 27576], Randall et al. 2004:21 [ref. 27624], Heemstra et al. 2004:3325 [ref. 27945], Randall 2005:383 [ref. 28239], Randall 2005:385 [ref. 28239], Fricke et al. 2009:81 [ref. 30213], Allen & Erdmann 2012:628 [ref. 31980], Fricke et al. 2014:125 [ref. 33932], Fricke et al. 2019:222 [ref. 36673], Parenti 2021:81 [ref. 38418], Allen 2022:162 [ref. 39911], Allen & Erdmann 2024:620 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Stegastes albifasciatus (Schlegel & Müller 1840). Pomacentridae: Microspathodontinae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: East Africa (Mozambique, Tanzania, Kenya), Seychelles, Aldabra (Seychelles), Saint Brandon's Shoals (Cargados Carajos) and Mascarenes (La Réunion, Mauritius, Rodrigues) east to Wake Atoll, Line Islands (Kiribati) and Tuamotu Archipelago (French Polynesia), south to Western Australia, New Caledonia and Tonga. Habitat: marine.

albimaculus, Pomacentrus Allen [G. R.] 1975:96, Pl. 4 (figs. a-b) [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 99 (pt 2); ref. 15846] Near main wharf at Madang, New Guinea, 5°14'S, 145°45'E, depth 16 meters. Holotype: AMS I.16691-006. Paratypes: AMS I.16691-007 (3). •Valid as Pomacentrus albimaculus Allen 1975 -- (Allen 1991:249 [ref. 19344], Allen 2001:3344 [ref. 26132], Allen & Wright 2003:136 [ref. 27247] as albimaculatus, Allen & Erdmann 2012:611 [ref. 31980], Fricke et al. 2014:121 [ref. 33932], Fricke et al. 2019:218 [ref. 36673], Parenti 2021:72 [ref. 38418], Allen et al. 2024:662, 1284 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Pomacentrus albimaculus Allen 1975. Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: West Papua (Indonesia), Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands. Habitat: marine.

albisella, Dascyllus Gill [T. N.] 1862:149 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 14 (nos 3-4); ref. 1662] Honolulu, Oahu Island, Hawaiian Islands. Holotype: USNM 6274. Paratypes: MCZ 35982 [ex USNM 6274] (1). •Valid as Dascyllus albisella Gill 1862 -- (Allen 1991:243 [ref. 19344], Randall 1995:263 [ref. 22896], Randall & Randall 2001:66 [ref. 25280], Randall 2005:370 [ref. 28239], Mundy 2005:428 [ref. 28379], Randall 2007:308 [ref. 30952], Parenti 2021:63 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Valid as Dascyllus albisella Gill 1862. Pomacentridae: Chrominae. Distribution: Central Pacific: Johnston Atoll and Hawaiian Islands (U.S.A.). Habitat: marine.

albiventris, Amphiprion Cuvier [G.] in Guérin-Méneville 1828:no page number, Livraison 13 [Planches de Seba; ref. 29508] No types known. Text applies to Pl. 26 (nos. 22 and 24) published in 1827. •Nomen oblitum -- (Parenti & Desoutter-Meniger 2007:397, 399 [ref. 29507]). •A species in the Amphiprion clarkii complex -- (Parenti & Desoutter-Meniger 2007:397 [ref. 29507]). Nomen Oblitum. Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae. Habitat: marine.

albocinctus, Glyphidodon Kner [R.] 1867:Pl. 4 (fig. 2) [Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 56; ref. 2645] Fiji Islands? Type: ?NMW 21614 (1). May be an illustration of Glyphidodon cingulatus Kner. See remarks in account of that species. •Synonym of Chrysiptera biocellata (Quoy & Gaimard 1825) -- (Allen 1991:242 [ref. 19344], Parenti 2021:59 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Synonym of Chrysiptera biocellata (Quoy & Gaimard 1825). Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae. Habitat: marine.

albofasciatus, Glyphisodon Hombron [J. B.] & Jacquinot [H.] in Jacquinot & Guichenot 1853:49, Pl. 5 (fig. 4) [Voyage au Pôle Sud et dans l'Oceanie v. 3 (pt 2); ref. 18307] Poulolant, Borneo. Holotype: MNHN 0000-8331. Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1978:9 [ref. 20862]. Originally albo-fasciatus. •Synonym of Chrysiptera leucopoma (Cuvier 1830) -- (Allen 1991:242 [ref. 19344]). •Synonym of Chrysiptera brownriggii (Bennett 1828) -- (Parenti 2021:59 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Synonym of Chrysiptera brownriggii (Bennett 1828). Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae. Habitat: marine.

albolineatus, Pomacentrus Montalban [H. R.] 1928:70, Pl. 14 (fig. 1) [Monographs, Bureau of Science of the Philippines No. 24 (1927); ref. 15801] Bungau Island, Sulu Archipelago, Philippines. Lectotype: CAS-SU 25571. Paralectotypes: BSMP (1, apparently destroyed). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:83 [ref. 12291]. Lectotype selected by Böhlke 1953:83 [ref. 12291]. •Status uncertain -- (Allen 1991:254 [ref. 19344], Parenti 2021:86 [ref. 38418]). Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae. Habitat: marine.

albomaculatus, Chromis Kamohara [T.] 1960:3, Fig. 1 [Reports of the Usa Marine Biological Station v. 7 (no. 1); ref. 11922] Kashiwajima, Kochi Prefecture, Japan. Holotype: BSKU 7487. Paratypes: BSKU 8514 [not 8541] (1). Type catalog: Kamohara 1961:4 [ref. 19282]. Genus Chromis is feminine, so the species epithet ending is corrected to albomaculata. •Valid as Chromis albomaculatus Kamohara 1960 -- (Ida in Masuda et al. 1984:192 [ref. 6441]). •Valid as Chromis albomaculata Kamohara 1960 -- (Allen 1991:238 [ref. 19344], Lin et al. 1994:174 [ref. 21512], Allen in Randall & Lim 2000:626 [ref. 25122], Nakabo 2000:927 [ref. 25182], Nakabo 2002:927 [ref. 26193], Senou & Kudo 2007 [ref. 29071], Parenti 2021:49 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Valid as Chromis albomaculata Kamohara 1960. Pomacentridae: Chrominae. Distribution: Northwestern Pacific: Okinawa north to Izu Islands (Japan). Habitat: marine.

alboscapularis, Parma Allen [G. R.] & Hoese [D. F.] 1975:279, Figs. 1G, 2G, 13, 14 [Records of the Western Australian Museum v. 3 (pt 4); ref. 7097] Off Erskine Valley Stream, Lord Howe Island, depth 8 meters. Holotype: AMS I.17361-008. Paratypes: AMS I.17360-023 (1), I.17393-009 (1), I.17411-010 (1); CMC F755 (1); NMNZ 3755 (2), 4097 (1), 5272 (1). Type catalog: Hardy 1990:11 [ref. 18942], Freeman & Tunnicliffe 1997:8 [ref. 22860]. •Valid as Parma alboscapularis Allen & Hoese 1975 -- (Allen 1987:266 [ref. 6250], Paulin et al. 1989:198 [ref. 24556], Allen 1991:247 [ref. 19344], Paulin & Roberts 1992:107 [ref. 24625], Francis 1993:163 [ref. 25479], Francis & Randall 1993:131 [ref. 20996], Allen 2001:3344 [ref. 26132], Allen et al. 2006:1460 [ref. 29090], Duffy & Ahyong 2015:116 [ref. 36167], Stewart et al. 2015:1419 [ref. 34288], Parenti 2021:70 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Valid as Parma alboscapularis Allen & Hoese 1975. Pomacentridae: Microspathodontinae. Distribution: Southwestern Pacific: Lord Howe Island, Norfolk Island, northern New Zealand, Kermadec Islands. Habitat: marine.

alelia, Altrichthys Bernardi [G.], Longo [G. C.] & Quiros [T. E. A. L.] 2017:48, Figs. 1-3, 4 (left) [ZooKeys No. 675; ref. 35314] San José, Busuanga Island, Philippines, 12.1911°N, 120.1022°E, depth 3 meters. Holotype: PNM 15195. Paratypes: CAS. •Valid as Altrichthys alelia Bernardi, Longo & Quiros 2017 -- (Parenti 2021:43 [ref. 38418], Allen & Erdmann 2024:624 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Altrichthys alelia Bernardi, Longo & Quiros 2017. Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Busuanga Island (Philippines). Habitat: marine.

alexanderae, Pomacentrus Evermann [B. W.] & Seale [A.] 1907:90, Fig. 17 [Bulletin of the Bureau of Fisheries v. 26 (Doc. 607) (for 1906); ref. 1285] Bacon, Sorsogon, Luzon Island, Philippines. Holotype: USNM 55919. Paratypes: (should be 6) ANSP 33296 (1), CAS 79635 [ex IU 11594] (1), BSMP (1, apparently destroyed), MCZ 37285 [ex USNM 126403] (1), CAS-SU 20005 (1), U.S. Bur. Fish. 4540 (1), USNM 55922 (1). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:83 [ref. 12291], Böhlke 1984:145 [ref. 13621]. •Valid as Pomacentrus alexanderae Evermann & Seale 1907 -- (Yoshino in Masuda et al. 1984:196 [ref. 6441], Allen & Swainston 1988:106 [ref. 25477], Allen 1991:249 [ref. 19344], Allen 1997:170 [ref. 23977], Myers 1999:186 [ref. 23965], Allen in Randall & Lim 2000:627 [ref. 25122], Nakabo 2000:946 [ref. 25182], Allen 2000:110 [ref. 25868], Hutchins 2001:267 [ref. 25841], Hutchins 2001:37 [ref. 25847], Allen 2001:3344 [ref. 26132], Nakabo 2002:946 [ref. 26193], Allen & Adrim 2003:46 [ref. 26830], Allen & Wright 2003:136 [ref. 27247], Adrim et al. 2004:123 [ref. 27715], Allen et al. 2006:1464 [ref. 29090], Motomura et al. 2010:156 [ref. 31256], Allen & Erdmann 2012:611 [ref. 31980], Matsunuma in Motomura et al. 2021:49 [ref. 38121], Parenti 2021:72 [ref. 38418], Allen & Erdmann 2024:663 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Pomacentrus alexanderae Evermann & Seale 1907. Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: eastern Malaya (Malaysia) and Indonesia east to Philippines, north to Taiwan and Ryukyu Islands (Japan). Habitat: marine.

allardi, Amphiprion Klausewitz [W.] 1970:182, Figs. 1-6 [Senckenbergiana Biologica v. 51 (nos 3/4); ref. 7433] Bamburi near Mombasa, Kenya, western Indian Ocean. Holotype: USNM 204239. Paratypes: BPBM 9421-24 (2, 13, 2, 9); BMNH 1861.5.2.10 (1), 1902.1.16.90 (1), 1913.4.7.94-95 (2), 1938.12.6.12 (1), 1960.11.15.66-67 (2), 1968.5.30.121 (1); MCZH 4489 (3); SMF 10290-96 (3, 5, 41 or 42, 1, 2, 1, 30), 10297-98 (2 skeletons); 10311 (38 or 39), 10327 (2 or 3), 10328 (4); USNM 204240-44 (1, 14, 20, 1, 1). •Valid as Amphiprion allardi Klausewitz 1970 -- (Allen 1986:673 [ref. 5631], Allen 1991:236 [ref. 19344], Fricke 1999:368 [ref. 24106], Heemstra 2004:3338 [ref. 27945], Heemstra & Heemstra 2004:331 [ref. 28072], Fricke et al. 2009:78 [ref. 30213], Fricke et al. 2013:264 [ref. 32706], Fricke et al. 2018:262 [ref. 35805], Parenti 2021:45 [ref. 38418], Allen 2022:127 [ref. 39911]). Current status: Valid as Amphiprion allardi Klausewitz 1970. Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae. Distribution: Western Indian Ocean: KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa) and East Africa to Seychelles, Mozambique Channel, Madagascar and Mascarenes (La Réunion, Mauritius, Rodrigues). Habitat: marine.

alleni, Chromis Randall [J. E.], Ida [H.] & Moyer [J. T.] 1981:(210) 215, Pl. 1 (fig. A); Fig. 2H [Japanese Journal of Ichthyology v. 28 (no. 3); ref. 5449] Western side of Sesoko Island, Okinawa Island, Ryukyu Islands, Japan, depth 15 meters. Holotype: BPBM 19092. Paratypes: BMNH 1979.7.17.1 (1); BPBM 19093 (1), 19119 (1), 19142 (1), 22310 (1), 22618 (1); FSKU 760810 (7); NTUM 4927 (2); TMBS 741230-A (1), 750700 (1), 751001-B (1); USNM 220557 (1), WAM P.25516-005 (5). Type catalog: Hutchins & Smith 1991:28 [ref. 19335], Moyer & Matsuura 1991:82 [ref. 19927] as TMBS specimens presumed lost, Moore et al. 2008:31 [ref. 30117], Ho & Shao 2011:48 [ref. 31432]. •Valid as Chromis alleni Randall, Ida & Moyer 1981 -- (Ida in Masuda et al. 1984:193 [ref. 6441], Allen 1991:238 [ref. 19344], Randall & McCosker 1992:333 [ref. 19766], Allen in Randall & Lim 2000:626 [ref. 25122], Nakabo 2000:926 [ref. 25182], Allen 2001:3342 [ref. 26132], Nakabo 2002:926 [ref. 26193], Ho & Shao 2011:48 [ref. 31432], Parenti 2021:49 [ref. 38418]). •Valid as Pycnochromis alleni (Randall, Ida & Moyer 1981) -- (Akaike et al. 2021:23 [ref. 38809], Tang et al. 2021:271 [ref. 38308]). Current status: Valid as Pycnochromis alleni (Randall, Ida & Moyer 1981). Pomacentridae: Chrominae. Distribution: Northwestern Pacific: Taiwan north to Izu Islands (Japan) and Ogasawara Islands. Habitat: marine.

alleni, Pomacentrus Burgess [W. E.] 1981:68, Fig. [Tropical Fish Hobbyist v. 30 (no. 3); ref. 8180] Ko Ba Ngu Island, Similan Islands, Thailand, Andaman Sea, 8°40'N, 97°38'E. Holotype: USNM 228446. Paratypes: USNM 228447 (2), WAM P.26506-009 (8). Type catalog: Hutchins & Smith 1991:30 [ref. 19335], Moore et al. 2008:33 [ref. 30117]. •Valid as Pomacentrus alleni Burgess 1981 -- (Allen 1991:249 [ref. 19344], Allen 2001:3344 [ref. 26132], Allen & Adrim 2003:46 [ref. 26830], Allen & Wright 2003:136 [ref. 27247], Hobbs et al. 2008:9 [ref. 39350], Shibukawa 2009:212 [ref. 30449], Allen & Erdmann 2012:611 [ref. 31980], Liu et al. 2013:4 [ref. 32931], Bourjon et al. 2019:60 [ref. 36582], Parenti 2021:72 [ref. 38418], Allen & Erdmann 2024:663 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Pomacentrus alleni Burgess 1981. Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean: Andaman Sea, Christmas Island (Australia) and western Indonesia. Habitat: marine.

alpha, Chromis Randall [J. E.] 1988:74, Fig. 1 [Memoirs of the Museum of Victoria v. 49 (no. 1); ref. 14250] Outside reef off western side of Rimatuu Islet, Tetiaroa Atoll, Society Islands, depth 45 meters. Holotype: BPBM 14993. Paratypes: AMS I.16650-001 (1), I.17474-003 (1), I.19476-021 (2), I.22580-012 (1); ANSP 134269 (1); BPBM 6898 (4), 11544 (2), 14702 (2), 14999 (1), 16083 (2), 17506 (1), 18388 (1), 18467 (3), 19979 (1), 30938 (14), 30951 (2), 31159 (2); MNHN 1976-129 (1); USNM 209903 (1), 223922 (4), 273546 (1); WAM P.24939 (5), P.25283-001 (1), P.27826-025 (3), P.28165-007 (1). Type catalog: Hutchins & Smith 1991:28 [ref. 19335], Moore et al. 2008:31 [ref. 30117], Moore et al. 2008:31 [ref. 30117]. •Valid as Chromis alpha Randall 1988 -- (Randall 1988:52 [ref. 14252], Randall et al. 1990:256 [ref. 15987], Allen 1991:238 [ref. 19344], Allen 1997:168 [ref. 23977], Randall et al. 1997:256 [ref. 25919], Senou et al. 1999:2 [ref. 24390], Myers 1999:177 [ref. 23965], Allen in Randall & Lim 2000:626 [ref. 25122], Nakabo 2000:923 [ref. 25182], Allen 2000:108 [ref. 25868], Allen 2000:90 [ref. 37268], Hutchins 2001:266 [ref. 25841], Hutchins 2001:37 [ref. 25847], Allen 2001:3342 [ref. 26132], Nakabo 2002:923 [ref. 26193], Allen & Adrim 2003:45 [ref. 26830], Myers & Donaldson 2003:632 [ref. 27495] dated as 1987, Randall et al. 2004:20 [ref. 27624], Randall 2005:353 [ref. 28239], Allen et al. 2006:1447 [ref. 29090], Allen & Erdmann 2008:207 [ref. 29960], Allen & Erdmann 2012:576 [ref. 31980], Fricke et al. 2014:115 [ref. 33932], Fricke et al. 2019:208 [ref. 36673], Parenti 2021:49 [ref. 38418], Allen & Erdmann 2024:598 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Chromis alpha Randall 1988. Pomacentridae: Chrominae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean, western Pacific: Christmas Island and Cocos-Keeling Islands (Australia) and Indonesia east to Caroline Islands (Micronesia) and Tuamotu Islands (French Polynesia), north to Yaeyama Islands (Japan), south to northwestern Australia and New Caledonia. Habitat: marine.

alta, Chromis Greenfield [D. W.] & Woods [L. P.] 1980:630, Figs. 2-3, 6 [Copeia 1980 (no. 4); ref. 5581] Bahía Santa Inez, Gulf of California, Baja California, Mexico, depth 72-81 meters. Holotype: SIO 65-305. Paratypes: BMNH 1978.11.7.1-2 (2); BPBM 22428 (2); CAS 39276 (1), 39295 (5), 39407 (7); FMNH 75777 (1), 89557 (13); SIO 77-193 (1), 78-296 (2); UA 71-79 (3), 71-88 (1), 75-120 (1); USNM 219028 (2). Type catalog: Ibarra & Stewart 1987:24 [ref. 12367]. •Valid as Chromis alta Greenfield & Woods 1980 -- (Allen 1991:238 [ref. 19344], Allen & Robertson 1994:187 [ref. 22193], Schneider & Krupp in Fischer et al. 1995:1400 [ref. 22830], Allen & Robertson 1997:828 [ref. 41086], De La Cruz Agüero et al. 1997:262 [ref. 24545], Grove & Lavenberg 1997:474 [ref. 24023], McCosker et al. 1997:25 [ref. 22816], Thomson et al. 2000:166 [ref. 25640], Richards & Engle 2001:178 [ref. 25759], Nelson et al. 2004:154 [ref. 27807], Love et al. 2005:134 [ref. 37547], McCosker & Rosenblatt 2010:193 [ref. 30957], Page et al. 2013:158 [ref. 32708], Fourriére et al. 2016:447 [ref. 34668], Del Moral-Flores et al. 2016:610 [ref. 34923], Kells et al. 2016:264 [ref. 35888], Sánchez-Jiménez et al. 2018:S8 [ref. 36248], Love et al. 2021:174 [ref. 39279], Parenti 2021:49 [ref. 38418], Grove et al. 2022:19 [ref. 41326], Page et al. 2023:161 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Chromis alta Greenfield & Woods 1980. Pomacentridae: Chrominae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific: southern California (U.S.A.) south to Panama, including Gulf of California (Mexico), Clipperton Island (France), Cocos Island (Costa Rica) and Galapagos Islands (Ecuador). Habitat: marine.

altus, Pomacentrus Okada [Y.] & Ikeda [H.] 1937:87, Fig. 3; Pl. 4 (fig. 1) [Bulletin of the Biogeographical Society of Japan v. 7; ref. 17211] Kowan, Okinawa Island, Okinawa Prefecture, Ryukyu Islands, Japan. Holotype (unique): YCM-P 30064 [ex Okada coll. spec. 2295]. Type catalog: Shibata et al. 2011:16 [ref. 31469] with lectotype. Type information and lectotype designation [not needed]: Hayashi 1995:25 [ref. 22717]. •Valid as Stegastes altus (Okada & Ikeda 1937) -- (Yoshino in Masuda et al. 1984:194 [ref. 6441], Allen & Emery 1985:11 [ref. 5236], Allen 1991:252 [ref. 19344], Allen in Randall & Lim 2000:627 [ref. 25122], Nakabo 2000:950 [ref. 25182], Nakabo 2002:950 [ref. 26193], Choi et al. 2003:364, 635 [ref. 26218], Motomura et al. 2010:159 [ref. 31256], Motomura et al. 2015:26 [ref. 34709], Koeda et al. 2016:71 [ref. 35333], Koeda et al. 2016:12 [ref. 35354], Imamura in Kimura et al. 2018:218 [ref. 36460], Yoshigou 2019:194 [ref. 36714], Kim et al. 2020:149 [ref. 39118], Sonoyama et al. 2020:82 [ref. 37637], Parenti 2021:81 [ref. 38418]). •Valid as Plectroglyphidodon altus (Okada & Ikeda 1937) -- (Tang et al. 2021:286 [ref. 38308], Fujiwara et al. 2022:91 [ref. 39094], Sato et al. 2023:10 [ref. 40949]). Current status: Valid as Plectroglyphidodon altus (Okada & Ikeda 1937). Pomacentridae: Microspathodontinae. Distribution: Northwestern Pacific: northern Vietnam and Taiwan to Korea and southern Japan. Habitat: marine.

amabilis, Glyphidodon De Vis [C. W.] 1884:452 [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 8 (pt 4); ref. 1089] South Sea islands. •Synonym of Chrysiptera leucopoma (Cuvier 1830) -- (Randall et al. 1990:264 [ref. 15987], Allen 1991:242 [ref. 19344]). •Synonym of Chrysiptera brownriggii (Bennett 1828) -- (Randall 2005:363 [ref. 28239], Parenti 2021:60 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Synonym of Chrysiptera brownriggii (Bennett 1828). Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae. Habitat: marine.

amamiensis, Amphiprion Mori [K.] 1966:469, Fig. 1 [Report of Faculty of Fisheries, Prefectural University of Mie v. 5 (no. 3); ref. 7980] Japan. Holotype (unique): FRLM 6196. •Synonym of Amphiprion perideraion Bleeker 1855 -- (Allen 1991:237 [ref. 19344], Parenti 2021:47 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Synonym of Amphiprion perideraion Bleeker 1855. Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

amboinensis, Glyphisodon Bleeker [P.] 1857:72 [Acta Societatis Regiae Scientiarum Indo-Neêrlandicae v. 2 (art. 7); ref. 356] Ambon Island, Molucca Islands, Indonesia. Holotype (unique): whereabouts unknown. •Valid as Pomacentrus amboinensis (Bleeker 1857) -- (Yoshino in Masuda et al. 1984:195 [ref. 6441], Allen & Swainston 1988:106 [ref. 25477]). •Synonym of Neopomacentrus fallax (Peters 1855) -- (Parenti 2021:69 [ref. 38418]). •Synonym of Neopomacentrus taeniurus (Bleeker 1856) -- (Allen 1991:247 [ref. 19344], Kottelat 2013:378 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Neopomacentrus taeniurus (Bleeker 1856). Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

amboinensis, Heliases Bleeker [P.] 1871:111 [Nederlandsch Tijdschrift voor de Dierkunde v. 4; ref. 17079] Ambon Island, Molucca Islands, Indonesia. Holotype (unique): RMNH 6505. •Valid as Chromis amboinensis (Bleeker 1871) -- (Randall et al. 1990:256 [ref. 15987], Allen 1991:238 [ref. 19344], Randall et al. 1997:256 [ref. 25919], Myers 1999:177 [ref. 23965], Laboute & Grandperrin 2000:318 [ref. 25191], Allen 2000:108 [ref. 25868], Allen 2000:90 [ref. 37268], Suzuki et al. 2001:2 [ref. 25313], Hutchins 2001:266 [ref. 25841], Hutchins 2001:37 [ref. 25847], Allen 2001:3342 [ref. 26132], Allen & Adrim 2003:45 [ref. 26830], Myers & Donaldson 2003:632 [ref. 27495], Randall et al. 2004:20 [ref. 27624], Allen et al. 2006:1447 [ref. 29090], Allen & Erdmann 2012:576 [ref. 31980], Allen & Erdmann 2014:20 [ref. 33350], Fricke et al. 2014:115 [ref. 33932], Fricke et al. 2019:209 [ref. 36673], Parenti 2021:49 [ref. 38418]). •Valid as Pycnochromis amboinensis (Bleeker 1871) -- (Tang et al. 2021:271 [ref. 38308], Allen & Erdmann 2024:608 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Pycnochromis amboinensis (Bleeker 1871). Pomacentridae: Chrominae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean, western Pacific: Christmas Islands and Cocos-Keeling islands east to Micronesia and Papua New Guinea, north to Yaeyama Islands (Japan), south to Western Australia and Queensland (Australia). Habitat: marine.

amboinensis, Pomacentrus Bleeker [P.] 1868:334 [Verslagen en Mededeelingen der Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen. Afdeeling Natuurkunde (Ser. 2) v. 2; ref. 425] Ambon Island, Molucca Islands, Indonesia. Syntypes: (3) RMNH 6474 (3 of 4). •Valid as Pomacentrus amboinensis Bleeker 1868 -- (Randall et al. 1990:275 [ref. 15987], Allen 1991:249 [ref. 19344], Kuiter 1993:246 [ref. 23929], Allen 1997:168 [ref. 23977], Allen 1997:170 [ref. 23977], Larson & Williams 1997:364 [ref. 23967], Randall et al. 1997:275 [ref. 25919], Myers 1999:184 [ref. 23965], Johnson 1999:741 [ref. 25471], Allen in Randall & Lim 2000:627 [ref. 25122], Nakabo 2000:948 [ref. 25182], Laboute & Grandperrin 2000:324 [ref. 25191], Allen 2000:110 [ref. 25868], Hutchins 2001:267 [ref. 25841], Hutchins 2001:37 [ref. 25847], Allen 2001:3344 [ref. 26132], Nakabo 2002:948 [ref. 26193], Allen & Adrim 2003:46 [ref. 26830], Allen & Wright 2003:136 [ref. 27247], Myers & Donaldson 2003:633 [ref. 27495], Shibukawa et al. in Kimura & Matsuura 2003:139 [ref. 27510], Randall et al. 2004:21 [ref. 27624], Adrim et al. 2004:123 [ref. 27715], Randall 2005:377 [ref. 28239], Allen et al. 2006:1464 [ref. 29090], Shibukawa 2009:212 [ref. 30449], Motomura et al. 2010:156 [ref. 31256], Allen & Erdmann 2012:612 [ref. 31980], Larson et al. 2013:172 [ref. 32988], Fricke et al. 2014:122 [ref. 33932], Koeda et al. 2016:70 [ref. 35333], Koeda et al. 2016:12 [ref. 35354], Fricke et al. 2019:218 [ref. 36673], Allen et al. 2020:45 [ref. 38057], Parenti 2021:73 [ref. 38418], Farhana-Azmi et al. 2022:10 [ref. 40448], Allen & Erdmann 2024:663 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Pomacentrus amboinensis Bleeker 1868. Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean, western Pacific: Indonesia and Sabah (Malaysia) east to Caroline Islands and New Ireland (Papua New Guinea), north to Ryukyu and Ogasawara islands, south to northern Australia and New Caledonia. Habitat: marine.

anabatoides, Glyphisodon Bleeker [P.] 1847:28 [Verhandelingen van het Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen. v. 21 (art. 3); ref. 16878] Jakarta, Java, Indonesia. Syntypes: RMNH 6502 (3 of 12). Bleeker specimens: BMNH 1862.2.28.18 (1), NMV 45906 (1). Appeared first as name only in Bleeker 1845:523 [ref. 312]. Also in Bleeker 1847:157 [ref. 314]. •Valid as Neopomacentrus anabatoides (Bleeker 1847) -- (Dor 1984:185 [ref. 29757], Allen 1991:246 [ref. 19344], Goren & Dor 1994:50 [ref. 25356], Allen 1997:162 [ref. 23977], Allen in Randall & Lim 2000:627 [ref. 25122], Allen 2000:110 [ref. 25868], Allen 2001:3344 [ref. 26132], Allen & Adrim 2003:46 [ref. 26830], Adrim et al. 2004:123 [ref. 27715], Randall et al. 2005:92 [ref. 28734], Allen & Erdmann 2012:605 [ref. 31980], Matsunuma in Motomura et al. 2021:48 [ref. 38121], Parenti 2021:68 [ref. 38418], Allen & Erdmann 2024:657 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Neopomacentrus anabatoides (Bleeker 1847). Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean, western Pacific: East Andaman Sea, Malaysia, Singapore, South China Sea, Indonesia and Philippines. Habitat: marine.

anadema, Chromis Motomura [H.], Nishiyama [H.] & Chiba [S. N.] 2017:[3], Figs. 2, 3a [Ichthyological Research v. 65 (no. 2); ref. 35661] Off west coast of Yoron-jima island, Amami Islands, Ryukyu Islands, Japan, 27°03'21"N, 128°24'39"E, depth 10 meters. Holotype: KAUM-I 42229. Paratypes: AMS, BPBM, CAS, KAUM, MNHN, OMNH, USNM. •Valid as Chromis anadema Motomura, Nishiyama & Chiba 2017 -- (Allen 2018:20 [ref. 35994], Fujiwara et al. 2020:36 [ref. 38631], Parenti 2021:50 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Valid as Chromis anadema Motomura, Nishiyama & Chiba 2017. Pomacentridae: Chrominae. Distribution: Western, central and South Pacific: Ryukyu Islands, southern Japan, Palau, Mariana Islands, Marquesas Islands, Society Islands, Gambier Islands and Pitcairn Islands. Habitat: marine.

analigutta, Pomacentrus Gill [T. N.] in Günther 1862:27 [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 4; ref. 1969] Cape San Lucas, Baja California. Syntypes: MCZ 35984 [ex USNM 3674] (1), USNM 3674 (orig. 20, now 13). Author is T. N. Gill. Other species similarly treated by Günther appeared first in Gill 1862:149 [ref. 1662] but not this one; Günther quoted directly from Gill's manuscript, so Gill is the author. •Synonym of Stegastes rectifraenum (Gill 1862) -- (Allen & Woods 1980:190 [ref. 6919], Allen 1991:254 [ref. 19344] with Günther as author, Parenti 2021:85 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Synonym of Stegastes rectifraenum (Gill 1862). Pomacentridae: Microspathodontinae. Habitat: marine.

analis, Heliases Cuvier [G.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1830:496 [Histoire naturelle des poissons; ref. 999] Ambon Island, Molucca Islands, Indonesia. Holotype (unique): MNHN 0000-8164. Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1978:16 [ref. 20862]. •Valid as Chromis analis (Cuvier 1830) -- (Ida in Masuda et al. 1984:192 [ref. 6441], Randall et al. 1990:256 [ref. 15987], Allen 1991:238 [ref. 19344], Randall 1995:261 [ref. 22896], Lee & Kim 1996:30 [ref. 25726], Allen 1997:168 [ref. 23977], Randall et al. 1997:256 [ref. 25919], Myers 1999:177 [ref. 23965], Randall 2001:102 [ref. 25124], Allen in Randall & Lim 2000:626 [ref. 25122], Nakabo 2000:928 [ref. 25182], Hutchins 2001:266 [ref. 25841], Choi et al. 2003:632 [ref. 26218], Allen & Adrim 2003:45 [ref. 26830], Myers & Donaldson 2003:632 [ref. 27495], Randall et al. 2004:20 [ref. 27624], Randall 2005:354 [ref. 28239], Allen et al. 2006:1447 [ref. 29090], Allen & Erdmann 2009:129 [ref. 30466], Motomura et al. 2010:148 [ref. 31256], Allen & Erdmann 2012:577 [ref. 31980], Song et al. 2013:257 [ref. 36297], Fricke et al. 2014:115 [ref. 33932], Arango et al. 2019:13 [ref. 36621], Fricke et al. 2019:209 [ref. 36673], Parenti 2021:50 [ref. 38418], Farhana-Azmi et al. 2022:10 [ref. 40448], Allen & Erdmann 2024:599 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Chromis analis (Cuvier 1830). Pomacentridae: Chrominae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean, western Pacific: Bali (Indonesia) east to Micronesia and Fiji, north to Taiwan and southern Japan, south to Queensland (Australia). Habitat: marine.

analis, Pomacentrus Poey [F.] 1868:327 [Repertorio Fisico-Natural de la Isla de Cuba v. 2; ref. 3505] Havana, Cuba. Syntypes: MCZ 14676 (3), 14678-79 (3, 1). Type catalog: Howell Rivero 1938:208 [ref. 22926] with MCZ 14678 as holotype. •Synonym of Stegastes leucostictus (Müller & Troschel 1848) -- (Allen 1991:253 [ref. 19344], Parenti 2021:83 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Synonym of Stegastes leucostictus (Müller & Troschel 1848). Pomacentridae: Microspathodontinae. Habitat: marine.

analis, Pomacentrus Macleay [W.] 1882:364 [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 7 (pt 3); ref. 17585] New Guinea. Holotype (unique): MAMU (whereabouts unknown). Objectively invalid; preoccupied by Pomacentrus analis Poey 1868. 1°Homonym. Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae. Habitat: marine.

analogus, Euschistodus Gill [T. N.] 1863:220 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 15; ref. 1684] Aspinwall, Panama. Holotype (unique): USNM 6419. •Valid as Abudefduf analogus (Gill 1863) -- (Breder 1933:191 [ref. 41483], Lloris & Rucabado 1990:842 [ref. 15959]). •Synonym of Abudefduf taurus (Müller & Troschel 1848) -- (Edwards 1986:199 [ref. 9152], Allen 1991:234 [ref. 19344], Edwards in Carpenter & De Angelis 2016:2719 [ref. 34618], Parenti 2021:42 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Synonym of Abudefduf taurus (Müller & Troschel 1848). Pomacentridae: Glyphisodontinae. Habitat: marine.

andamanensis, Pomacentrus Allen [G. R.], Erdmann [M. V.] & Ningsih [E. Y.] 2020:40, Figs. 1-2, 5A-C. [Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation v. 36; ref. 38057] Andaman Sea, Thailand, Surin Islands, 8.6667°, 97.6333°, depth 20 - 35 meters. Holotype: WAM P.26506-001. Paratypes: ROM, WAM. •Valid as Pomacentrus andamanensis Allen, Erdmann & Ningsih 2020 -- (Parenti 2021:73 [ref. 38418], Allen & Erdmann 2024:664 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Pomacentrus andamanensis Allen, Erdmann & Ningsih 2020. Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean: Andaman Islands, Mergui Archipelago (Thailand), northwestern tip of Sumatra (Indonesia). Habitat: marine.

andjerinus, Glyphisodon Schlegel [H.] & Müller [S.] 1840:24, [Pl. 6 (fig. 3)] [Verhandelingen over de natuurlijke geschiedenis der Nederlandsche overzeesche bezittingen / door de Leden der Natuurkundige Commissie in Indië en andere schrijvers; uitgegeven ... door C. J. Temminck Zoologie, No. 2; ref. 18698] Anjer, Sunda Strait, Indonesia. An incorrect subsequent spelling for Glyphisodon antjerius Cuvier 1830. Pl. 6 (no. 3) published in 1844. •In the synonymy of Chrysiptera biocellata (Quoy & Gaimard 1825). Misspelling. Current status: Synonym of Chrysiptera biocellata (Quoy & Gaimard 1825). Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae.

angulatus, Glyphisodon Bleeker [P.] 1845:523 [Natuur-en Geneeskundig Archief voor Neȇrlandsch Indië v. 2 (3); ref. 312] Original genus spelled Glijphisodon. Not available, no distinguishing features; from Batavia, Java. •In the synonymy of Chromis cinerascens (Cuvier 1830) -- (Allen 1991:239 [ref. 19344]). Nomen Nudum. Current status: Synonym of Chromis cinerascens (Cuvier 1830). Pomacentridae: Chrominae. Habitat: marine.

annamensis, Amphiprion bifasciatus var. Chevey [P.] 1932:99, Pl. 39 [Travaux de l'Institut Océanographique de l'Indochine Mémoire 4; ref. 16477] South coast of Vietnam. Syntypes: IOI. •Synonym of Amphiprion polymnus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Allen 1991:237 [ref. 19344], Parenti 2021:47 [ref. 38418]). •Valid as Amphiprion annamensis Chevey 1932 -- (Allen & Erdmann 2024:629 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Amphiprion annamensis Chevey 1932. Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Vietnam and Hainan (China) east to Luzon (Philippines). Habitat: marine.

annulatus, Pomacentrus Peters [W. (C. H.)] 1855:455 [Bericht über die zur Bekanntmachung geeigneten Verhandlungen der Königlichen Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1855; ref. 3449] Mozambique, western Indian Ocean, 15°S. Syntypes: BMNH 1861.5.2.85 (1), ZMB 2762-63 (3, 3). Also described as new in Peters 1855:265 [ref. 13448]. •Valid as Chrysiptera annulata (Peters 1855) -- (Dor 1984:182 [ref. 29757], Allen 1986:676 [ref. 5631], Allen 1991:242 [ref. 19344], Goren & Dor 1994:50 [ref. 25356], Randall 1995:262 [ref. 22896], Fricke 1999:374 [ref. 24106], Allen & Bailey 2002:42 [ref. 26525], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S113 [ref. 27377], Fricke et al. 2009:79 [ref. 30213], Allen et al. 2015:18 [ref. 33797], Fricke et al. 2018:266 [ref. 35805], Golani & Fricke 2018:114 [ref. 36273], Zajonz et al. 2019:86 [ref. 36871], Parenti 2021:59 [ref. 38418], Allen 2022:141 [ref. 39911]). •Valid as Amblypomacentrus annulatus (Peters 1855) -- (Tang et al. 2021:295 [ref. 38308]). Current status: Valid as Amblypomacentrus annulatus (Peters 1855). Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae. Distribution: Western Indian Ocean: KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa) and East Africa to Socotra (Yemen), Seychelles, Aldabra (Seychelles), Madagascar and Mascarenes (La Réunion, Mauritius). Habitat: marine.

anthioides, Lepidozygus Smith [J. L. B.] 1956:888, Pl. 20 (fig. C) [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 12) v. 8 (no. 96) (art. 103); ref. 12487] Astove Island, Aldabra, western Indian Ocean. Holotype: SAIAB [formerly RUSI] 283. Paratypes: SAIAB [formerly RUSI] 935-945 (9, 23, 1, 2, 1, 9, 10, 1, 1, 5, 12). •Synonym of Lepidozygus tapeinosoma (Bleeker 1856) -- (Emery 1983:1327 [ref. 5437], Allen 1986:678 [ref. 5631], Allen 1991:245 [ref. 19344], Parenti 2021:66 [ref. 38418], Allen 2022:145 [ref. 39911]). Current status: Synonym of Lepidozygus tapeinosoma (Bleeker 1856). Pomacentridae: Microspathodontinae. Habitat: marine.

antjerius, Glyphisodon Cuvier [G.] (ex Kuhl & van Hasselt) in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1830:481 [Histoire naturelle des poissons; ref. 999] Anjer, Java, Indonesia. Holotype (unique): ?RMNH 889. Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1978:33 [ref. 20862] as type not found. See Glyphisodon andjerinus, an incorrect subsequent spelling. •Synonym of Chrysiptera unimaculata (Cuvier 1830) -- (Dor 1984:183 [ref. 29757]). •Synonym of Chrysiptera biocellata (Quoy & Gaimard 1825) -- (Allen 1991:242 [ref. 19344], Parenti 2021:59 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Synonym of Chrysiptera biocellata (Quoy & Gaimard 1825). Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae. Habitat: marine.

apicalis, Pomacentrus De Vis [C. W.] 1885:874 [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 9 (pt 4); ref. 1091] Great Barrier Reef, Australia. Holotype (unique): QM I.691. •Valid as Stegastes apicalis (De Vis 1885) -- (Yoshino in Masuda et al. 1984:194 [ref. 6441], Allen & Emery 1985:13 [ref. 5236], Randall et al. 1990:283 [ref. 15987], Allen 1991:252 [ref. 19344], Kuiter 1993:242 [ref. 23929], Randall et al. 1997:283 [ref. 25919], Johnson 1999:742 [ref. 25471], Nakabo 2000:949 [ref. 25182], Allen 2001:3345 [ref. 26132], Allen et al. 2006:1470 [ref. 29090], Parenti 2021:81 [ref. 38418]). •Valid as Plectroglyphidodon apicalis (De Vis 1885) -- (Tang et al. 2021:286 [ref. 38308]). Current status: Valid as Plectroglyphidodon apicalis (De Vis 1885). Pomacentridae: Microspathodontinae. Distribution: Southwestern Pacific: Cape York (Queensland) south to Sydney (New South Wales, Australia). Habitat: marine.

aquadulcis, Neopomacentrus Jenkins [A. P.] & Allen [G. R.] 2002:379, Fig. 1 [Records of the Western Australian Museum v. 20 (pt 4); ref. 25999] Mouth of freshwater stream at Lawadi Village, Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea, 10°15.81'S, 150°43.14'E, depth 1 meter. Holotype: WAM P.31636-001. Paratypes: AMS I.37954-001 (30), WAM P.31636-002 (9). Type catalog: Moore et al. 2008:32 [ref. 30117]. •Valid as Neopomacentrus aquadulcis Jenkins & Allen 2002 -- (Allen & Erdmann 2012:605 [ref. 31980], Parenti 2021:68 [ref. 38418], Allen & Erdmann 2024:657 [ref. 40796]), Current status: Valid as Neopomacentrus aquadulcis Jenkins & Allen 2002. Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae. Distribution: New Guinea: Milne Bay (Papua New Guinea). Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

aquilus, Pomacentrus Allen [G. R.] & Randall [J. E.] 1981:(7) 68, Figs. 45-47 [Israel Journal of Zoology v. 29 (nos 1/3) (for 1980); ref. 8760] Marsa el Mukabeila, fringing reef, outer reef flat, Egypt, Gulf of Aqaba, Red Sea, depth 0.5-2 meters. Holotype: BPBM 20480. Paratypes: BMNH 1976.9.20.1-7 (7); BPBM 14668 (3), 19864 (5), 20786 (3); HUJ 8373 (7); MNHN 1976-0118 (4); TAU [= SMNHTAU] P.3312 (8); USNM 215157-59 (52, 13, 10), 216476-77 (20, 5 or 4); WAM P.25527-010 (3); ZMA 114269 (12). Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1978:21 [ref. 20862], Hutchins & Smith 1991:30 [ref. 19335], Golani 2006:29 [ref. 28840] as 8373 (3 spec.) needs checking, Moore et al. 2008:33 [ref. 30117]. •Valid as Pomacentrus aquilus Allen & Randall 1981 -- (Dor 1984:186 [ref. 29757], Allen 1991:249 [ref. 19344], Goren & Dor 1994:50 [ref. 25356], Randall 1995:265 [ref. 22896], Carpenter et al. 1997:197 [ref. 23922], Allen & Wright 2003:136 [ref. 27247], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S113 [ref. 27377], Fricke et al. 2018:272 [ref. 35805], Golani & Fricke 2018:116 [ref. 36273], Eagderi et al. 2019:97 [ref. 37020], Zajonz et al. 2019:87 [ref. 36871] as cf. aquilus, Parenti 2021:73 [ref. 38418], Allen 2022:155 [ref. 39911]). Current status: Valid as Pomacentrus aquilus Allen & Randall 1981. Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae. Distribution: Red Sea; Western Indian Ocean: East Africa and Persian Gulf to Madagascar. Habitat: marine.

arabicus, Pomacentrus Allen [G. R.] 1991:139, 223, Fig. [Damselfishes of the world; ref. 19344] Khawr Kalbuh, Muscat, Oman, 23°37'N, 58°35'E, depth 2-6 meters. Holotype: WAM P.25786-003. Paratypes: BPBM 31801 (4); WAM P.25786-005 (5), P.25989-005 (3). Type catalog: Hutchins & Smith 1991:30 [ref. 19335], Moore et al. 2008:33 [ref. 30117]. •Valid as Pomacentrus arabicus Allen 1991 -- (Randall 1995:266 [ref. 22896], Allen & Wright 2003:136 [ref. 27247], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S113 [ref. 27377], Parenti 2021:73 [ref. 38418], Allen 2022:155 [ref. 39911]). Current status: Valid as Pomacentrus arabicus Allen 1991. Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae. Distribution: Northwestern Indian Ocean: Gulf of Oman. Habitat: marine.

araneus, Chaetodon Bennett [J. W.] 1830:unnum. p., Pl. 17 [A selection from the most remarkable and interesting fishes found on the coast of Ceylon First Edition; ref. 16785] Not available; misspelling of aruanus Linnaeus 1758 -- (Pethiyagoda et al. 1994:44 [ref. 21456], Eschmeyer & Pethiyagoda 1996:143 [ref. 22472]). •In the synonymy of Dascyllus aruanus (Linnaeus 1758). Misspelling. Current status: Synonym of Dascyllus aruanus (Linnaeus 1758). Pomacentridae: Chrominae.

arcifrons, Pomacentrus Heller [E.] & Snodgrass [R. E.] 1903:202, Pl. 7 [Proceedings of the Washington Academy of Sciences v. 5; ref. 2089] Barrington Island, Galápagos Islands. Holotype: CAS-SU 6356. Paratypes: BMNH 1901.6.28.212-221 [ex SU] (17); MCZ 29456 (2); CAS-SU 6419 (13), 6536 (now 3), 51109 (2), 51120 (1); ?USNM 50047-48 (4, 20), 153624 [ex MCZ 29456] (1). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:83 [ref. 12291]. •Valid as Stegastes arcifrons (Heller & Snodgrass 1903) -- (Allen & Woods 1980:193 [ref. 6919], Allen 1991:253 [ref. 19344], Allen & Robertson 1994:190 [ref. 22193], Schneider & Krupp in Fischer et al. 1995:1402 [ref. 22830], Grove & Lavenberg 1997:480 [ref. 24023], McCosker & Rosenblatt 2010:193 [ref. 30957], Parenti 2021:82 [ref. 38418], Grove et al. 2022:19 [ref. 41326]). Current status: Valid as Stegastes arcifrons (Heller & Snodgrass 1903). Pomacentridae: Microspathodontinae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific: Cocos Island (Costa Rica), Malpelo Island (Colombia) and Galapagos Islands (Ecuador). Habitat: marine.

arcuanus, Chaetodon Gmelin [J. F.] 1789:1250 [Caroli a Linné ... Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae v. 1 (pt 3); ref. 18139] Incorrect subsequent spelling of Chaetodon aruanus Linnaeus 1758. •Synonym of Dascyllus aruanus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Allen 1991:243 [ref. 19344], Parenti 2021:63 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Synonym of Dascyllus aruanus (Linnaeus 1758). Pomacentridae: Chrominae. Habitat: marine.

arenarius, Pomacentrus Allen [G. R.] 1987:9, Fig. 1 [Memoirs of the Museum of Victoria v. 48 (no. 1); ref. 17639] Escape Reef, Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia, 15°50'S, 145°50'E, depth 15 meters. Holotype: WAM P.27465-001. Paratypes: AMS I.26319-001 (1); BPBM 30942 (1); WAM P.24940-001 (1), P.25107-008 (2), P.25371-004 (2), P.27461-004 (1), P.28161-002 (1). Type catalog: Hutchins & Smith 1991:30 [ref. 19335], Moore et al. 2008:33 [ref. 30117]. •Valid as Pomacentrus arenarius Allen 1987 -- (Allen & Swainston 1988:106 [ref. 25477]). •Synonym of Pomacentrus nagasakiensis Tanaka 1917 -- (Randall et al. 1990:279 [ref. 15987], Allen 1991:250 [ref. 19344], Fricke & Kulbicki 2006:341 [ref. 28867], Allen et al. 2006:1466 [ref. 29090], Parenti 2021:76 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Synonym of Pomacentrus nagasakiensis Tanaka 1917. Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae. Habitat: marine.

arion, Amphiprion De Vis [C. W.] 1884:450 [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 8 (pt 4); ref. 1089] South Seas. Holotype (unique): QM I.2688. •Synonym of Amphiprion melanopus Bleeker 1852 -- (Allen 1991:237 [ref. 19344], Ogihara et al. 2009:198 [ref. 30934], Parenti 2021:46 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Synonym of Amphiprion melanopus Bleeker 1852. Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae. Habitat: marine.

armillatus, Pomacentrus Allen [G. R.] 1993:21, Figs. 1-2 [Revue française d'Aquariologie Herpétologie v. 20 (no. 1); ref. 20780] Bohaydulong Island, Bodgaya Islands, Sabah, Borneo, East Malaysia, about 4°35'N, 118°45'E, depth 15-20 meters. Holotype: WAM P.30410-004. Paratypes: WAM P.30409-001 (7). Type catalog: Moore et al. 2008:33 [ref. 30117]. •Valid as Pomacentrus armillatus Allen 1993 -- (Allen 2000:110 [ref. 25868], Allen 2001:3344 [ref. 26132], Allen & Adrim 2003:46 [ref. 26830], Allen & Wright 2003:136 [ref. 27247], Allen & Erdmann 2009:124 [ref. 30681], Allen et al. 2011:41 [ref. 31134], Allen & Erdmann 2012:612 [ref. 31980], Parenti 2021:73 [ref. 38418]). •Synonym of Pomacentrus opisthostigma Fowler 1918 -- (Allen et al. 2024:1292 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Synonym of Pomacentrus opisthostigma Fowler 1918. Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae. Habitat: marine.

arnazae, Chrysiptera Allen [G. R.], Erdmann [M. V.] & Barber [P. H.] 2010:63, Figs. 1-3 [aqua, International Journal of Ichthyology v. 16 (no. 2); ref. 30801] Pulau Lemon, 0°53.395'S, 134°04.782'E, near Manokwari, Papua Barat Province, Indonesia, depth 6-10 meters. Holotype: NCIP 6334. Paratypes: AMS, NCIP, USNM, WAM •Valid as Chrysiptera arnazae Allen, Erdmann & Barber 2010 -- (Allen & Erdmann 2012:588 [ref. 31980], Fricke et al. 2014:117 [ref. 33932], Allen et al. 2015:18 [ref. 33797], Fricke et al. 2019:212 [ref. 36673], Parenti 2021:59 [ref. 38418], Allen & Erdmann 2024:637 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Chrysiptera arnazae Allen, Erdmann & Barber 2010. Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae. Distribution: Eastern indian Ocean, western Pacific: Flores (Indonesia) east to New Ireland (Papua New Guinea). Habitat: marine.

aruanus, Chaetodon Linnaeus [C.] 1758:275 [Systema Naturae, Ed. X v. 1; ref. 2787] "Habitat in Indiis" [Aru Islands, Molucca Islands, Indonesia]. No types known. Neotype designation by Fricke 1999:378 [ref. 24106] is invalid; see Fricke 2000:639 [ref. 24537]. •Valid as Dascyllus aruanus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Dor 1984:183 [ref. 29757], Ida in Masuda et al. 1984:191 [ref. 6441], Allen 1986:677 [ref. 5631], Allen & Swainston 1988:104 [ref. 25477], Winterbottom et al. 1989:47 [ref. 13251], Randall et al. 1990:267 [ref. 15987], Allen 1991:243 [ref. 19344], Kuiter 1993:241 [ref. 23929], Francis 1993:163 [ref. 25479], Goren & Dor 1994:50 [ref. 25356], Allen 1997:166 [ref. 23977], Kuiter 1997:262 [ref. 25488], Randall et al. 1997:267 [ref. 25919], Myers 1999:179 [ref. 23965], Fricke 1999:378 [ref. 24106], Johnson 1999:741 [ref. 25471], Allen in Randall & Lim 2000:626 [ref. 25122], Nakabo 2000:930 [ref. 25182], Laboute & Grandperrin 2000:321 [ref. 25191], Randall & Earle 2000:16 [ref. 25806], Allen 2000:109 [ref. 25868], Hutchins 2001:266 [ref. 25841], Hutchins 2001:37 [ref. 25847], Allen 2001:3354 [ref. 26132], Nakabo 2002:930 [ref. 26193], Allen & Adrim 2003:46 [ref. 26830], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S113 [ref. 27377], Myers & Donaldson 2003:632 [ref. 27495], Shibukawa et al. in Kimura & Matsuura 2003:134 [ref. 27510], Lobel & Lobel 2004:73 [ref. 27576], Randall et al. 2004:20 [ref. 27624], Heemstra et al. 2004:3324 [ref. 27945], Randall 2005:367 [ref. 28239], Mundy 2005:429 [ref. 28379], Fricke et al. 2009:80 [ref. 30213], Shibukawa 2009:208 [ref. 30449], Motomura et al. 2010:153 [ref. 31256], Caratini & Soriano 2011:29 [ref. 39915], Allen & Erdmann 2012:596 [ref. 31980], Fricke et al. 2013:264 [ref. 32706], Fricke et al. 2014:118 [ref. 33932], Borsa et al. 2014:709 [ref. 34706], Delrieu-Trottin et al. 2015:7 [ref. 33988], Koeda et al. 2016:69 [ref. 35333], Koeda et al. 2016:10 [ref. 35354], Dalleau-Coudert et al. 2019:135 [ref. 40104], Fricke et al. 2019:215 [ref. 36673], Parenti 2021:63 [ref. 38418], Parmentier et al. 2021:967 [ref. 40700], Allen 2022:143 [ref. 39911], Allen & Erdmann 2024:606 [ref. 40796], Noushad K. et al. 2024:45 [ref. 40947]). Current status: Valid as Dascyllus aruanus (Linnaeus 1758). Pomacentridae: Chrominae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean, western Pacific: Indonesia east to Wake Atoll, Marquesas Islands and Gambier Islands (French Polynesia), north to southern Japan, south to Western Australia, Lord Howe Island (Australia), New Caledonia and Rapa (French Polynesia). IUCN (2022): Least Concern. Red Sea and Indian Ocean records are based on Dascyllus abudafur (Fabricius 1775). Habitat: marine.

ascensionis, Abudefduf Fowler [H. W.] 1919:217, Fig. 4 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 56 (no. 2294); ref. 15209] Ascension Island. Holotype: USNM 42315. Paratypes: USNM 42314 (2), 42316 (4), 273309 (1). •Synonym of Abudefduf saxatilis (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Lloris & Rucabado 1990:844 [ref. 15959], Allen 1991:234 [ref. 19344], Parenti 2021:41 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Synonym of Abudefduf saxatilis (Linnaeus 1758). Pomacentridae: Glyphisodontinae. Habitat: marine.

assimilis, Glyphidodon Günther [A.] 1862:52 [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 4; ref. 1969] Borneo; Philippines; Indian Seas. Syntypes: (4 plus literature citation) BMNH 1857.2.17.3-4 (2 juveniles), Indian Seas, BMNH 1858.4.21.8 (1) Borneo, 1976.5.14.3 (1). Based on Glyphisodon uniocellatus of Bleeker (not of Quoy & Gaimard). •Synonym of Chrysiptera cyanea (Quoy & Gaimard 1825) -- (Allen 1991:242 [ref. 19344], Parenti 2021:60 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Synonym of Chrysiptera cyanea (Quoy & Gaimard 1825). Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae. Habitat: marine.

ater, Glyphisodon Cuvier [G.] (ex Ehrenberg) in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1830:473 [Histoire naturelle des poissons; ref. 999] Massawa, Eritrea, Red Sea. Syntypes: ZMB 2730 (1). Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1978:33 [ref. 20862]. •Synonym of Paraglyphidodon melas (Valenciennes 1830) -- (Dor 1984:185 [ref. 29757]). •Synonym of Neoglyphidodon melas (Valenciennes 1830) -- (Allen 1991:246 [ref. 19344], Kottelat 2013:377 [ref. 32989] as Neoglyphydodon, Parenti 2021:67 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Synonym of Neoglyphidodon melas (Valenciennes 1830). Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae. Habitat: marine.

ater, Pomacentrus Liénard [F.] in Sauvage 1891:428 [Histoire physique, naturelle et politique de Madagascar; ref. 14503] Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean. No types known. Objectively invalid; preoccupied by Pomacentrus ater Bleeker 1879. Based on 'Pomacentre noir' of Liénard 1839:34 [ref. 17536] and Liénard 1840:297 [ref. 30337]; description quoted from Liénard. •Synonym of Stegastes limbatus (Cuvier 1830) -- (Fricke 1999:386 [ref. 24106], Parenti 2021:83 [ref. 38418]). 1°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Stegastes limbatus (Cuvier 1830). Pomacentridae: Microspathodontinae. Habitat: marine.

ater, Pomacentrus (Brachypomacentrus) Bleeker [P.] (ex Liénard) 1879:5, Pl. 2 [Verhandelingen der Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen, Afdeeling Natuurkunde (Amsterdam) v. 18; ref. 17121] Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean. Lectotype: ZMH 17035. Appeared first in French vernacular as 'Pomacentre noir' in Liénard 1839:34 [ref. 17536] and Liénard 1840:297 [ref. 30337] and as name only in other references. Lectotype selected by Fricke 1999:386 [ref. 24106]. Name dates to Bleeker 1879 as above according to Fricke 1999:386 [ref. 24106] but wrongly with Liénard as author. •Appeared first in French vernacular as 'Pomacentre noir' in Liénard 1839:34 [ref. 17536] and Liénard 1840:297 [ref. 30337], Pomacentridae: Microspathodontinae. Habitat: marine.

athena, Chromis Allen [G. R.] & Erdmann [M. V.] 2008:204, Figs. 1-2 [aqua, International Journal of Ichthyology v. 14 (no. 4); ref. 29960] Keruo Channel, 00°35.291'S, 130°17.542'E, Fam Group, Raja Ampat Islands, Papua Barat Province, Indonesia, depth 62 meters. Holotype: NCIP 6337. Paratypes: NCIP 6346 (1); USNM 391635 (1); WAM P.33012-001 (2). •Valid as Chromis athena Allen & Erdmann 2008 -- (Allen & Erdmann 2012:577 [ref. 31980], Parenti 2021:50 [ref. 38418], Allen & Erdmann 2024:599 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Chromis athena Allen & Erdmann 2008. Pomacentridae: Chrominae. Distribution: Western Pacific: West Papua (Indonesia) and Papua New Guinea. Habitat: marine.

atrapinna, Abudefduf Seale [A.] 1935:367, Pl. 22 (fig. 2) [Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences (Series 4) v. 21 (no. 27); ref. 12336] Sikaina Island, Solomon Islands. Holotype: CAS 5511. Paratypes: CAS 5512-13 (2, in one jar). Correct spelling is Plectroglyphidodon leucozonus. •Synonym of Plectroglyphidodon leucozona (Bleeker 1859) -- (Allen 1991:248 [ref. 19344], Parenti 2021:71 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Synonym of Plectroglyphidodon leucozona (Bleeker 1859). Pomacentridae: Microspathodontinae. Habitat: marine.

atriaxillaris, Pomacentrus Allen [G. R.] 2002:46, Figs. 1-2 [aqua, Journal of Ichthyology and Aquatic Biology v. 6 (no. 2); ref. 26516] Marie Bank, Mitsio Islands, northwestern Madagascar, 12°56.09'S, 48°32.28'E, depth 12 meters. Holotype: WAM P.32015-001. Paratypes: WAM P.32024-001 (2). Type catalog: Moore et al. 2008:33 [ref. 30117]. •Valid as Pomacentrus atriaxillaris Allen 2002 -- (Allen & Wright 2003:136 [ref. 27247], Fricke et al. 2018:272 [ref. 35805], Frable & Tea 2019:328 [ref. 36783], Parenti 2021:73 [ref. 38418], Allen 2022:155 [ref. 39911], Wickel et al. 2023:294 [ref. 40557]). Current status: Valid as Pomacentrus atriaxillaris Allen 2002. Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae. Distribution: Western Indian Ocean: islands off northwestern Madagascar; Mayotte. Habitat: marine.

atrilabiatus, Pomacentrus Fowler [H. W.] 1946:146, Figs. 15-16 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 98; ref. 1456] Aguni Shima, Ryukyu Islands, Japan. Holotype: ANSP 72011 (with paratype). Paratypes: ANSP 72012 (1). Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:145 [ref. 13621]. •Synonym of Stegastes fasciolatus (Ogilby 1889) -- (Allen & Emery 1985:15 [ref. 5236], Parenti 2021:82 [ref. 38418]). •Synonym of Plectroglyphidodon fasciolatus (Ogilby 1889). Current status: Synonym of Plectroglyphidodon fasciolatus (Ogilby 1889). Pomacentridae: Microspathodontinae. Habitat: marine.

atrilobata, Chromis (Furcaria) Gill [T. N.] 1862:149 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 14 (nos 3-4); ref. 1662] Cape San Lucas, Baja California, Mexico. Holotype (unique): USNM 3675. •Valid as Chromis atrilobata Gill 1862 -- (Greenfield & Woods 1980:638 [ref. 5581], Allen 1991:238 [ref. 19344], Allen & Robertson 1994:187 [ref. 22193], Schneider & Krupp in Fischer et al. 1995:1400 [ref. 22830], De La Cruz Agüero et al. 1997:262 [ref. 24545], Grove & Lavenberg 1997:474 [ref. 24023], Chirichigno F. & Vélez D. 1998:298 [ref. 24555], Thomson et al. 2000:166 [ref. 25640], Nelson et al. 2004:154 [ref. 27807], Love et al. 2005:134 [ref. 37547], McCosker & Rosenblatt 2010:193 [ref. 30957], Page et al. 2013:159 [ref. 32708], Galván-Villa et al. 2016:147 [ref. 34871], Fourriére et al. 2016:447 [ref. 34668], Del Moral-Flores et al. 2016:610 [ref. 34923], Love et al. 2021:174 [ref. 39279], Parenti 2021:50 [ref. 38418]). •Valid as Azurina atrilobata (Gill 1862) -- (Tang et al. 2021:271 [ref. 38308], Grove et al. 2022:19 [ref. 41326], Page et al. 2023:160 [ref. 40505], Vela-Espinosa et al. 2023:8 [ref. 40981]). Current status: Valid as Azurina atrilobata (Gill 1862). Pomacentridae: Chrominae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific: Pacific coast of central Baja California (Mexico) south to Peru, including Guadalupe Island (Mexico), Gulf of California (Mexico) and Galapagos Islands (Ecuador). Habitat: marine.

atripectoralis, Chromis Welander [A. D.] & Schultz [L. P.] 1951:107, Fig. 1 [Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences v. 41 (no. 3); ref. 12926] Channel reef, Eman Island, Bikini Atoll, Marshall Islands, western Pacific. Holotype: USNM 112397. Paratypes: BMNH 1952.5.8.1-6 [ex USNM] (6); FMNH 44703 (orig. 20, now 14), 44704 (orig. 10, now 9), 44705 (2), 62624 (1); USNM (44 lots, 166). Type catalog: Ibarra & Stewart 1987:24 [ref. 12367]. •Valid as Chromis atripectoralis Welander & Schultz 1951 -- (Ida in Masuda et al. 1984:192 [ref. 6441], Allen & Swainston 1988:104 [ref. 25477], Winterbottom et al. 1989:45 [ref. 13251], Randall et al. 1990:257 [ref. 15987], Allen 1991:238 [ref. 19344], Francis 1993:163 [ref. 25479], Allen 1997:166 [ref. 23977], Kuiter 1997:258 [ref. 25488], Randall et al. 1997:257 [ref. 25919], Myers 1999:177 [ref. 23965], Fricke 1999:370 [ref. 24106], Allen 2000:90 [ref. 37268], Allen in Randall & Lim 2000:626 [ref. 25122], Nakabo 2000:928 [ref. 25182], Laboute & Grandperrin 2000:318 [ref. 25191], Allen 2000:108 [ref. 25868], Hutchins 2001:266 [ref. 25841], Hutchins 2001:37 [ref. 25847], Allen 2001:3342 [ref. 26132], Nakabo 2002:928 [ref. 26193], Allen & Adrim 2003:45 [ref. 26830] with authors as Schultz & Welander, Myers & Donaldson 2003:632 [ref. 27495], Shibukawa et al. in Kimura & Matsuura 2003:131 [ref. 27510], Randall et al. 2004:20 [ref. 27624], Adrim et al. 2004:123 [ref. 27715], Heemstra et al. 2004:3324 [ref. 27945], Randall 2005:354 [ref. 28239], Allen et al. 2006:1447 [ref. 29090], Fricke et al. 2009:78 [ref. 30213], Shibukawa 2009:204 [ref. 30449], Quéro et al. 2010:326 [ref. 30746], Allen & Erdmann 2012:577 [ref. 31980], Fricke et al. 2018:263 [ref. 35805], Fricke et al. 2019:209 [ref. 36673], Parenti 2021:50 [ref. 38418], Yusuf in Motomura et al. 2021:44 [ref. 38121], Allen 2022:132 [ref. 39911], Dewa et al. 2022:22 [ref. 40001], Allen & Erdmann 2024:599 [ref. 40796], Fricke et al. 2024:83 [ref. 41255]). Current status: Valid as Chromis atripectoralis Welander & Schultz 1951. Pomacentridae: Chrominae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: South Africa, Mozambique, Madagascar, Seychelles, Mascarenes (La Réunion, Mauritius, Rodrigues) and Maldives east to Tuamotu Archipelago and Gambier Islands (French Polynesia), north to Kagoshima Prefecture (southern Japan), south to Western Australia, Lord Howe Island (Australia), New Caledonia and Rapa (French Polynesia). Habitat: marine.

atripes, Chromis Fowler [H. W.] & Bean [B. A.] 1928:43, Pl. 2 [Bulletin of the United States National Museum No. 100, v. 7; ref. 1475] Sablayan, Mindoro, Philippines. Holotype: USNM 89952. Paratypes: ANSP 85282 (3), USNM (55 lots, ca. 176 spec.). Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:145 [ref. 13621]. •Valid as Chromis atripes Fowler & Bean 1928 -- (Ida in Masuda et al. 1984:193 [ref. 6441], Randall 1988:56 [ref. 14252], Winterbottom et al. 1989:45 [ref. 13251], Randall et al. 1990:257 [ref. 15987], Allen 1991:238 [ref. 19344], Allen 1997:168 [ref. 23977], Randall et al. 1997:257 [ref. 25919], Myers 1999:177 [ref. 23965], Allen in Randall & Lim 2000:626 [ref. 25122], Nakabo 2000:923 [ref. 25182], Allen 2000:108 [ref. 25868], Allen 2000:90 [ref. 37268], Hutchins 2001:266 [ref. 25841], Hutchins 2001:37 [ref. 25847], Allen 2001:3342 [ref. 26132], Nakabo 2002:923 [ref. 26193], Allen & Adrim 2003:45 [ref. 26830], Randall et al. 2004:20 [ref. 27624], Adrim et al. 2004:123 [ref. 27715], Randall 2005:355 [ref. 28239], Allen et al. 2006:1448 [ref. 29090], Motomura et al. 2010:148 [ref. 31256], Allen & Erdmann 2012:578 [ref. 31980], Fricke et al. 2014:115 [ref. 33932], Koeda et al. 2016:67 [ref. 35333], Fricke et al. 2019:210 [ref. 36673], Wada et al. 2021:43 [ref. 38521], Parenti 2021:50 [ref. 38418]). •Valid as Pycnochromis atripes (Fowler & Bean 1928) -- (Tang et al. 2021:271 [ref. 38308], Allen & Erdmann 2024:609 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Pycnochromis atripes (Fowler & Bean 1928). Pomacentridae: Chrominae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean, western Pacific: Christmas Island and Indonesia east to Marshall Islands and Fiji, north to Amami Islands (southern Japan), south to northern Australia and New Caledonia. Habitat: marine.

atrocyaneus, Pomacentrus Poey [F.] 1860:190 [Memorias sobre la historia natural de la Isla de Cuba v. 2; ref. 3499] Havana, Cuba. No types known. Originally as atro-cyaneus, correction mandatory. •Synonym of Pomacentrus fuscus Cuvier 1830 -- (Lloris & Rucabado 1990:849 [ref. 15959]). •Synonym of Stegastes leucostictus (Müller & Troschel 1848) -- (Allen 1991:253 [ref. 19344], Parenti 2021:83 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Synonym of Stegastes leucostictus (Müller & Troschel 1848). Pomacentridae: Microspathodontinae. Habitat: marine.

aureus, Glyphisodon Valenciennes [A.] (ex Kuhl & Van Hasselt) in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1830:472 [Histoire naturelle des poissons; ref. 999] Java, Indonesia. Holotype (unique): RMNH D2407. Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1978:33 [ref. 20862]. Authorship is Valenciennes on p. 473. •Valid as Amblyglyphidodon aureus (Valenciennes 1830) -- (Yoshino in Masuda et al. 1984:197 [ref. 6441], Randall et al. 1990:251 [ref. 15987], Allen 1991:235 [ref. 19344], Kuiter 1997:254 [ref. 25488], Randall et al. 1997:251 [ref. 25919], Myers 1999:180 [ref. 23965], Allen in Randall & Lim 2000:626 [ref. 25122], Nakabo 2000:939 [ref. 25182], Allen 2000:107 [ref. 25868], Allen 2000:90 [ref. 37268], Hutchins 2001:266 [ref. 25841], Hutchins 2001:37 [ref. 25847], Allen 2001:3342 [ref. 26132], Allen & Randall 2002:144 [ref. 26191], Nakabo 2002:939 [ref. 26193], Allen & Adrim 2003:44 [ref. 26830], Myers & Donaldson 2003:632 [ref. 27495] as Amblygliphidodon, Shibukawa et al. in Kimura & Matsuura 2003:128 [ref. 27510], Randall et al. 2004:19 [ref. 27624], Adrim et al. 2004:122 [ref. 27715], Randall 2005:349 [ref. 28239], Allen et al. 2006:1442 [ref. 29090], Shibukawa 2009:202 [ref. 30449], Motomura et al. 2010:147 [ref. 31256], Allen & Erdmann 2012:566 [ref. 31980], Fricke et al. 2014:112 [ref. 33932], Fricke et al. 2019:205 [ref. 36673], Parenti 2021:43 [ref. 38418], Farhana-Azmi et al. 2022:10 [ref. 40448], Allen & Erdmann 2024:625 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Amblyglyphidodon aureus (Valenciennes 1830). Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean, western Pacific: Andaman Sea, Christmas Island and Indonesia east to Caroline Islands and Fiji, north to Ryukyu Islands, south to northern Australia and New Caledonia. Habitat: marine.

aureus, Pomacentrus Fowler [H. W.] 1927:22, Fig. 3 [Bulletin of the Bernice P. Bishop Museum No. 38; ref. 15785] Howland Island, central Pacific. Holotype: BPBM 3425. Paratypes: ANSP 109209 (1). Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:145 [ref. 13621]. •Valid as Stegastes aureus (Fowler 1927) -- (Allen & Emery 1985:14 [ref. 5236], Allen 1991:253 [ref. 19344], Randall & Earle 2000:17 [ref. 25806], Allen 2001:3345 [ref. 26132], Randall 2005:384 [ref. 28239], Delrieu-Trottin et al. 2015:7 [ref. 33988], Parenti 2021:82 [ref. 38418]). •Valid as Plectroglyphidodon aureus (Fowler 1927) -- (Tang et al. 2021:286 [ref. 38308]). Current status: Valid as Plectroglyphidodon aureus (Fowler 1927). Pomacentridae: Microspathodontinae. Distribution: South Pacific: New Caledonia, Phoenix Islands (Kiribati), Samoa, Tuamotu Archipelago and Marquesas Islands (French Polynesia). Habitat: marine.

aurifrons, Pomacentrus Allen [G. R.] 2004:3, Figs. 1-2 [Zootaxa No. 399; ref. 27383] Toiyama Island, Amphlett Group, Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea (9°18.909'S, 150°51.100'E), depth 12 meters. Holotype: WAM P.32261-001. Paratypes: AMS I.42620-001 (2); WAM P.27827-038 (2), P.29742-001, P.32261-002 (5). Type catalog: Moore et al. 2008:33 [ref. 30117]. •Valid as Pomacentrus aurifrons Allen 2004 -- (Randall 2005:377 [ref. 28239], Allen & Erdmann 2012:612 [ref. 31980], Fricke et al. 2014:122 [ref. 33932], Fricke et al. 2019:219 [ref. 36673], Parenti 2021:73 [ref. 38418], Allen & Erdmann 2024:664 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Pomacentrus aurifrons Allen 2004. Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Papua New Guinea to Solomon Islands, Vanuatu and New Caledonia. Habitat: marine.

auripinnis, Dascyllus Randall [J. E.] & Randall [H. A.] 2001:62, Figs. 3-4 [Zoological Studies v. 40 (no. 1); ref. 25280] Lagoon side of English Harbor, Tabuaeran [= Fanning Island], Line Islands, central Pacific. Holotype: BPBM 7537. Paratypes: AMS I.39964-001 (1); ASIZT 60474 (1); BMNH 2000.3.1.1 (1); BPBM 7703 (3), 16260 (2), 19575 (1), 19941 (2); CAS 211523 (1); LACM 54140-1 (1); MNHN 2000-0515 (1); NSMT-P 59286 (1); ROM 72216 (1); USNM 360267 (1). •Valid as Dascyllus auripinnis Randall & Randall 2001 -- (Randall 2005:368 [ref. 28239], Mundy et al. 2010:60 [ref. 31155], Parenti 2021:64 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Valid as Dascyllus auripinnis Randall & Randall 2001. Pomacentridae: Chrominae. Distribution: Central Pacific: Line Islands; Phoenix Islands (Kiribati); northern Cook Islands. Habitat: marine.

auriventris, Pomacentrus Allen [G. R.] 1991:140, 224, Fig. [Damselfishes of the world; ref. 19344] Flying Fish Cove, Christmas Island, Indian Ocean, about 10°29'S, 105°40'E, depth 5-10 meters. Holotype: WAM P.26126-006. Paratypes: LIPI NCIP 4015 (1), 4016-17 (2); WAM P.28994-012 (2). Type catalog: Hutchins & Smith 1991:31 [ref. 19335], Moore et al. 2008:33 [ref. 30117]. •Valid as Pomacentrus auriventris Allen 1991 -- (Myers 1999:185 [ref. 23965], Allen 2001:3344 [ref. 26132], Allen & Adrim 2003:46 [ref. 26830], Allen & Wright 2003:136 [ref. 27247], Allen & Erdmann 2012:613 [ref. 31980], Liu et al. 2013:8 [ref. 32931], Bourjon et al. 2019:60 [ref. 36582], Parenti 2021:73 [ref. 38418], Farhana-Azmi et al. 2022:11 [ref. 40448], Allen & Erdmann 2024:664 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Pomacentrus auriventris Allen 1991. Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean, western Pacific: Christmas Island (Australia); Sabah (Malaysia); Palau. Habitat: marine.

australicus, Neopomacentrus Allen [G. R.] & Erdmann [M. V.] 2024:1272, Figs. 1-2 [Reef fishes of the East Indies, second edition; ref. 40796] Lagoon near Sudbury Reef, Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia, 17°00.761'S, 146°07.756'E. Holotype: WAM P.34514-001. Paratypes: AMS, NTM, WAM. Plus additional non-type material. •Valid as Neopomacentrus australicus Allen & Erdmann 2024 -- (Allen & Erdmann 2024:658 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Neopomacentrus australicus Allen & Erdmann 2024. Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: northern and eastern Australia, southwestern Papua New Guinea and Aru Islands (Indonesia). Habitat: marine.

australis, Glyphidodon (Parma) Steindachner [F.] 1867:328 [22] [Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 56 (1. Abth.); ref. 14188] Port Jackson, New South Wales, Australia. Holotype (unique): NMW 70293. On p. 22 of separate. •Synonym of Parma microlepis Günther 1862 -- (Allen 1991:248 [ref. 19344], Gomon et al. 1994:674 [ref. 22532], Allen et al. 2006:1461 [ref. 29090], Parenti 2021:70 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Synonym of Parma microlepis Günther 1862. Pomacentridae: Microspathodontinae. Habitat: marine.

australis, Pomacentrus Allen [G. R.] & Robertson [D. R.] 1974:158, Pl. 3 [Records of the Australian Museum v. 29 (no. 4); ref. 7488] Outer reef off eastern side of One Tree Island Reef, Capricorn Group, Great Barrier Reef, 23°30'S, 152°05'E, depth 16 meters. Holotype: AMS I.16592-001. Paratypes: AMS IA.6758 (1), I.15622-007 (1), I.15625-007 (8), I.15637-010 (10), I.15679-005 (2), I.16524-002 (1), I.16592-002 (6), I.16593-001 (1); BPBM 13607 (3). •Valid as Pomacentrus australis Allen & Robertson 1974 -- (Randall et al. 1990:276 [ref. 15987], Allen 1991:249 [ref. 19344], Kuiter 1993:244 [ref. 23929], Kuiter 1997:260 [ref. 25488], Randall et al. 1997:276 [ref. 25919], Johnson 1999:741 [ref. 25471], Allen 2001:3344 [ref. 26132] dated 1973, Allen & Wright 2003:136 [ref. 27247] dated 1973, Allen et al. 2006:1464 [ref. 29090], Parenti 2021:73 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Valid as Pomacentrus australis Allen & Robertson 1974. Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae. Distribution: Southwestern Pacific: Great Barrier Reef (Queensland) south to Sydney (New South Wales, Australia). Habitat: marine.

axillaris, Dascyllus Smith [J. L. B.] 1935:205, Pl. 22 (fig. D) [Records of the Albany Museum Grahamstown v. 4; ref. 4066] Great Fish Point, South Africa, western Indian Ocean. Holotype (unique): SAIAB [formerly RUSI] [ex AMG] 284. •Synonym of Dascyllus trimaculatus (Rüppell 1829) -- (Allen 1986:677 [ref. 5631], Allen 1991:244 [ref. 19344], Parenti 2021:64 [ref. 38418], Allen 2022:145 [ref. 39911]). Current status: Synonym of Dascyllus trimaculatus (Rüppell 1829). Pomacentridae: Chrominae. Habitat: marine.

axillaris, Heliases Bennett [E. T.] 1831:128 [Proceedings of the Committee of Science and Correspondence of the Zoological Society of London 1830-31 (pt 1); ref. 16794] Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean. whereabouts unknown. •Valid as Chromis axillaris (Bennett 1831) -- (Bruner & Arnam 1979:57 [ref. 8844], Dor 1984:181 [ref. 29757], Allen 1986:673 [ref. 5631], Allen 1991:238 [ref. 19344], Collette & Parin 1991:15 [ref. 19110], Goren & Dor 1994:49 [ref. 25356], Fricke 1999:370 [ref. 24106], Allen 2001:3342 [ref. 26132], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S113 [ref. 27377], Allen & Erdmann 2009:133 [ref. 30466], Fricke et al. 2009:78 [ref. 30213], Quéro et al. 2010:326 [ref. 30746], Tea et al. 2020:3 [ref. 37258], Parenti 2021:50 [ref. 38418], Allen 2022:132 [ref. 39911], Rocha et al. 2024:172 [ref. 41683], Lisher et al. 2024:7 [ref. 41687]). Current status: Valid as Chromis axillaris (Bennett 1831). Pomacentridae: Chrominae. Distribution: Western Indian Ocean: East Africa (Somalia, Kenya, Tanzania, Mozambique) to Walters Shoals and western Mascarenes (La Réunion, Mauritius); southwestern Pacific: New Caledonia. Habitat: marine.

azurelineatus, Chromis Fowler [H. W.] & Bean [B. A.] 1928:57, Pl. 5 [Bulletin of the United States National Museum No. 100, v. 7; ref. 1475] Port Uson, west of Pinas Island, Philippines. Holotype: USNM 89957. Paratypes: ANSP 80317 (3); USNM 96398-99 (10, 5), 96424-25 (6, 1). Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:145 [ref. 13621]. •Valid as Amblyglyphidodon azurelineatus (Fowler & Bean 1928) -- (Allen 1991:235 [ref. 19344], Allen 2001:3342 [ref. 26132]). •Valid as Altrichthys azurelineatus (Fowler & Bean 1928) -- (Allen 1999:23 [ref. 24277], Allen 2000:107 [ref. 25868], Allen 2001:3342 [ref. 26132], Allen & Erdmann 2012:566 [ref. 31980], Bernardi et al. 2017:48 [ref. 35314], Parenti 2021:43 [ref. 38418], Allen & Erdmann 2024:624 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Altrichthys azurelineatus (Fowler & Bean 1928). Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Philippines endemic. Habitat: marine.

azuremaculatus, Pomacentrus Allen [G. R.] 1991:141, 225, Fig. [Damselfishes of the world; ref. 19344] 5 kilometers southeast of Phuket, off Ko Hi, Phuket Island, Thailand, 7°45'N, 98°22'E, depth 5-15 meters. Holotype: PMBC 4684. Paratypes: BMNH 1987.6.30.7-8 (2), BPBM 31802 (1), USNM 288344 (14), WAM P.26506-004 (3). Type catalog: Nateewanthana 1990:71 [ref. 20165] prior to the original description, Hutchins & Smith 1991:31 [ref. 19335], Moore et al. 2008:33 [ref. 30117]. •Valid as Pomacentrus azuremaculatus Allen 1991 -- (Allen 2001:3344 [ref. 26132], Allen & Adrim 2003:46 [ref. 26830], Allen & Wright 2003:136 [ref. 27247], Shibukawa 2009:212 [ref. 30449], Allen & Erdmann 2012:613 [ref. 31980], Parenti 2021:73 [ref. 38418], Allen & Erdmann 2024:665 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Pomacentrus azuremaculatus Allen 1991. Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae. Distribution: Indian Ocean: India and Andaman Sea east to Java (Indonesia). Habitat: marine.

azurepunctatus, Abudefduf Fowler [H. W.] & Bean [B. A.] 1928:149 [Bulletin of the United States National Museum No. 100, v. 7; ref. 1475] Romblon Harbor, Philippines. Holotype: USNM 89963. Paratypes: (19) ANSP 85288 (4), USNM 95277-318 (total 83 spec.). Additional material: (82). Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:145 [ref. 13621]. •Synonym of Chrysiptera oxycephala (Bleeker 1876) -- (Allen 1991:242 [ref. 19344], Kottelat 2013:377 [ref. 32989], Allen et al. 2015:68 [ref. 34110], Parenti 2021:62 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Synonym of Chrysiptera oxycephala (Bleeker 1876). Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae. Habitat: marine.

azureus, Glyphisodon Cuvier [G.] (ex Quoy & Gaimard) in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1830:479 [Histoire naturelle des poissons; ref. 999] Timor Island, southern Malay Archipelago; Tonga. Syntypes: MNHN 0000-8365 (1) Timor, 0000-8366 (1) Tonga. Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1978:9 [ref. 20862] but as holotype and paratype. •Possibly a new name for Glyphisodon cyaneus Quoy & Gaimard 1825 -- (Parenti 2021:60 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Uncertain as Chrysiptera cyanea (Quoy & Gaimard 1825). Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae. Habitat: marine.

azurissimus, Microspathodon Jordan [D. S.] & Starks [E. C.] in Jordan 1895:478, Pl. 44 [Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences (Series 2) v. 5; ref. 2394] Venados Islands, near Mazatlán, Sinaloa, western Mexico. Syntypes: CAS-SU 2895 (1), 11610 (1, missing), 11636 (1, missing). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:83 [ref. 12291]. •Synonym of Microspathodon dorsalis (Gill 1862) -- (Allen 1991:245 [ref. 19344], Parenti 2021:67 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Synonym of Microspathodon dorsalis (Gill 1862). Pomacentridae: Microspathodontinae. Habitat: marine.

azysron, Pomacentrus (Pomacentrus) Bleeker [P.] 1877:50 [Natuurkundige Verhandelingen van de Hollandsche Maatschappij der Wetenschappen te Haarlem (Ser. 3) v. 2 (no. 6); ref. 454] 7 miles west of Honiara, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands, western Pacific, depth 1-2 meters [original locality Ambon Island]. Neotype: BPBM 39695. Also appeared in Bleeker 1877: Pl. 410 [ref. 6835]. Neotype designated by Randall & Allen 2005:74 [ref. 28408]. •Valid as Neopomacentrus azysron (Bleeker 1877) -- (Allen & Swainston 1988:102 [ref. 25477], Randall et al. 1990:270 [ref. 15987], Allen 1991:246 [ref. 19344], Kuiter 1993:238 [ref. 23929], Allen 1997:160 [ref. 23977], Randall et al. 1997:270 [ref. 25919], Anderson et al. 1998:25 [ref. 23611], Allen in Randall & Lim 2000:627 [ref. 25122], Hutchins 2001:267 [ref. 25841], Hutchins 2001:37 [ref. 25847], Allen 2001:3344 [ref. 26132], Allen & Adrim 2003:46 [ref. 26830], Randall & Allen 2005:74 [ref. 28408], Randall et al. 2005:92 [ref. 28734], Allen et al. 2006:1459 [ref. 29090], Allen & Erdmann 2012:606 [ref. 31980], Larson et al. 2013:171 [ref. 32988], Fricke et al. 2014:120 [ref. 33932], Fowler et al. 2017:[4] 2252 [ref. 36358], Fricke et al. 2019:217 [ref. 36673], Habib & Islam 2020:Supplementary table p. 23 [ref. 38321] misidentified, Parenti 2021:68 [ref. 38418], Allen & Erdmann 2024:658 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Neopomacentrus azysron (Bleeker 1877). Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean, western Pacific: Java (Indonesia) and South China Sea east to Palau, New Ireland (Papua New Guinea) and Vanuatu, north to Taiwan, south to southern New South Wales (Australia) and New Caledonia. Habitat: marine.

baenschi, Pomacentrus Allen [G. R.] 1991:141, 226, Fig. [Damselfishes of the world; ref. 19344] Kisiti Reef off Shimoni, Kenya, 4°43'S, 39°22'E, depth 1-3 meters. Holotype: WAM P.26515-008. Paratypes: BPBM 17614 (1); USNM 288346 (1), 288350 (5). Type catalog: Hutchins & Smith 1991:31 [ref. 19335], Moore et al. 2008:33 [ref. 30117]. •Valid as Pomacentrus baenschi Allen 1991 -- (Allen & Wright 2003:136 [ref. 27247], Fricke et al. 2018:272 [ref. 35805], Frable & Tea 2019:328 [ref. 36783], Parenti 2021:73 [ref. 38418], Allen 2022:155 [ref. 39911]). Current status: Valid as Pomacentrus baenschi Allen 1991. Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae. Distribution: Western Indian Ocean: East Africa to Comoros, Mozambique Channel and Madagascar. Habitat: marine.

bairdii, Pomacentrus Gill [T. N.] 1862:149 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 14 (nos 3-4); ref. 1662] Cape San Lucas, Baja California, Mexico. Syntypes: (orig. 2) ?BMNH 1862.5.21.16 [ex USNM] (1), USNM 3656 (orig. 4, now 2). •Valid as Microspathodon bairdii (Gill 1862) -- (Allen 1991:245 [ref. 19344], Allen & Robertson 1994:188 [ref. 22193], Schneider & Krupp in Fischer et al. 1995:1401 [ref. 22830], Grove & Lavenberg 1997:476 [ref. 24023] as bairdi, Thomson et al. 2000:165 [ref. 25640], Nelson et al. 2004:154 [ref. 27807], Love et al. 2005:134 [ref. 37547], McCosker & Rosenblatt 2010:193 [ref. 30957], Page et al. 2013:159 [ref. 32708], Galván-Villa et al. 2016:147 [ref. 34871], Fourriére et al. 2016:447 [ref. 34668], Del Moral-Flores et al. 2016:610 [ref. 34923], Love et al. 2021:174 [ref. 39279], Parenti 2021:66 [ref. 38418], Grove et al. 2022:19 [ref. 41326], Page et al. 2023:161 [ref. 40505], Vela-Espinosa et al. 2023:8 [ref. 40981]). Current status: Valid as Microspathodon bairdii (Gill 1862). Pomacentridae: Microspathodontinae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific: southern tip of Baja California Sur (Mexico) south to Ecuador, including Gulf of California (Mexico), Revillagigedo Islands (Mexico) and Galapagos Islands (Ecuador). Habitat: marine.

baldwini, Stegastes Allen [G. R.] & Woods [L. P.] 1980:183, Fig. 7 [Records of the Western Australian Museum v. 8 (pt 2); ref. 6919] Clipperton Island, about 10°18'N, 109°13'W, about 0-1.5 kilometers north of wreck on east side of island, eastern Pacific. Holotype: USNM 114944. Paratypes: ANSP 75182 (181), BMNH 1957.1.21.1-10 (10), CAS 20715 (137), FMNH 61882 (54), CAS-SU 49169 [ex W56-241] (93), USNM 114945 (38 or 37), WAM P.25547-001 [ex ANSP 75182] (10). Type catalog: Ibarra & Stewart 1987:81 [ref. 12367], Hutchins & Smith 1991:31 [ref. 19335], Moore et al. 2008:34 [ref. 30117]. •Valid as Stegastes baldwini Allen & Woods 1980 -- (Allen 1991:253 [ref. 19344], Allen & Robertson 1994:190, 303 [ref. 22193], Schneider & Krupp in Fischer et al. 1995:1403 [ref. 22830], Allen & Robertson 1997:828 [ref. 41086], Béarez & Séret 2009:150 [ref. 36646], Parenti 2021:82 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Valid as Stegastes baldwini Allen & Woods 1980. Pomacentridae: Microspathodontinae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific: Clipperton Island (France) endemic. Habitat: marine.

balinensis, Glyphisodon Bleeker [P.] 1849:9 [Verhandelingen van het Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen. v. 22 [7]; ref. 321] Boleling, northern Bali, Indonesia. Original genus spelling as Glijphisodon. •Synonym of Chrysiptera biocellata (Quoy & Gaimard 1825) -- (Allen 1991:242 [ref. 19344], Parenti 2021:59 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Synonym of Chrysiptera biocellata (Quoy & Gaimard 1825). Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae. Habitat: marine.

bami, Chromis Randall [J. E.] & McCosker [J. E.] 1992:334, Figs. 3-4 [Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences v. 47 (no. 12); ref. 19766] About 1 kilometer north of Duddie's Cocknuts, Bounty Bay, Pitcairn Island, depth 30.5-36.5 meters. Holotype: CAS 75992. Paratypes: AMS I.31223-001 (2); BMNH 1991.5.20.2-3 (2); BPBM 12782 (2), 13683 (1), 13695 (2), 16524 (5), 16687 (9); CAS 63215 (7); NSMT-P 34680 (3); USNM 316515 (3). •Valid as Chromis bami Randall & McCosker 1992 -- (Randall 1999:19 [ref. 25829], Randall 2001:99 [ref. 25124], Randall et al. 2004:20 [ref. 27624], Randall 2005:355 [ref. 28239], Parenti 2021:50 [ref. 38418]). •Valid as Pycnochromis bami (Randall & McCosker 1992) -- (Tang et al. 2021:267 [ref. 38308]). Current status: Valid as Pycnochromis bami (Randall & McCosker 1992). Pomacentridae: Chrominae. Distribution: South Pacific: Tonga, Society Islands, Austral Islands and Pitcairn. Habitat: marine.

bandanensis, Glyphisodon Bleeker [P.] 1851:248 [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 2 (no. 2); ref. 331] Banda Neira, Banda Islands, Indonesia. Holotype (unique): RMNH 27456 (1 of 49). •Synonym of Chromis viridis (Cuvier 1830) -- (Allen 1991:241 [ref. 19344], Parenti 2021:57 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Synonym of Chromis viridis (Cuvier 1830). Pomacentridae: Chrominae. Habitat: marine.

bangladeshius, Pomacentrus Habib [K. A.], Islam [M. J.], Nahar [N.] & Neogi [A. K.] 2020:415, Figs. 2-4 [Zootaxa 4860 (no. 3); ref. 37844] Saint Martin’s Island, south of Cox’s Bazar - Teknaf peninsula, Bangladesh, 20°36'47.0"N, 92°19'36.0"E. Holotype: FBGN-SAU F1710SM-11. Paratypes: FBGN-SAU F1801SM-06 (2). •Valid as Pomacentrus bangladeshius Habib, Islam, Nahar & Neogi 2020 -- (Habib & Islam 2020:Supplementary table p. 23 [ref. 38321], Parenti 2021:73 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Valid as Pomacentrus bangladeshius Habib, Islam, Nahar & Neogi 2020. Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae. Distribution: Northeastern Indian Ocean: southern Bangladesh. Habitat: marine.

bankanensis, Pomacentrus Bleeker [P.] 1854:513 [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 5 (no. 3); ref. 5965] Koba, Bangka, Indonesia. Holotype (unique): RMNH 27436 [ex RMNH 6468] (1 of 7). Based on Pomacentrus taeniops of Bleeker (not of Cuvier), Bleeker 1853:729 [ref. 16829]. •Valid as Pomacentrus bankanensis Bleeker 1854 -- (Yoshino in Masuda et al. 1984:196 [ref. 6441], Randall et al. 1990:276 [ref. 15987], Allen 1991:249 [ref. 19344], Kuiter 1993:246 [ref. 23929], Kuiter 1997:262 [ref. 25488], Randall et al. 1997:276 [ref. 25919], Myers 1999:185 [ref. 23965], Allen 2000:90 [ref. 37268], Allen in Randall & Lim 2000:627 [ref. 25122], Nakabo 2000:945 [ref. 25182], Laboute & Grandperrin 2000:324 [ref. 25191], Allen 2000:110 [ref. 25868], Sakai et al. 2001:102 [ref. 25693], Hutchins 2001:267 [ref. 25841], Hutchins 2001:37 [ref. 25847], Allen 2001:3344 [ref. 26132], Nakabo 2002:945 [ref. 26193], Choi et al. 2003:364, 634 [ref. 26218], Allen & Adrim 2003:46 [ref. 26830], Allen & Wright 2003:136 [ref. 27247], Shibukawa et al. in Kimura & Matsuura 2003:139 [ref. 27510], Randall et al. 2004:21 [ref. 27624], Adrim et al. 2004:123 [ref. 27715], Randall 2005:378 [ref. 28239], Allen et al. 2006:1464 [ref. 29090], Motomura et al. 2010:156 [ref. 31256], Allen & Erdmann 2012:613 [ref. 31980], Fricke et al. 2014:122 [ref. 33932], Koeda et al. 2016:12 [ref. 35354], Fowler et al. 2017:[5] 2253 [ref. 36358], Fricke et al. 2019:219 [ref. 36673], Parenti 2021:73 [ref. 38418], Dewa et al. 2022:22 [ref. 40001], Allen & Erdmann 2024:665 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Pomacentrus bankanensis Bleeker 1854. Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean, western Pacific: Christmas Island (Australia), Indonesia and South China Sea east to Yap (Micronesia) and Fiji, north to Kagoshima Prefecture (southern Japan), south to southern New South Wales (Australia). Habitat: marine.

bankieri, Glyphisodon Richardson [J.] 1846:253 [Report of the British Association for the Advancement of Science 15th meeting [1845]; ref. 3742] Hong Kong, China Seas. Syntypes: BMNH 1848.3.19.113-114 (2?). •Valid as Neopomacentrus bankieri (Richardson 1846) -- (Randall et al. 1990:271 [ref. 15987], Allen 1991:246 [ref. 19344], Kuiter 1993:239 [ref. 23929], Kuiter 1997:262 [ref. 25488], Randall et al. 1997:271 [ref. 25919], Johnson 1999:741 [ref. 25471], Allen in Randall & Lim 2000:627 [ref. 25122], Sadovy & Cornish 2000:196 [ref. 25480], Allen 2000:110 [ref. 25868], Allen 2001:3344 [ref. 26132], Allen & Adrim 2003:46 [ref. 26830], Adrim et al. 2004:123 [ref. 27715], Fricke & Kulbicki 2006:340 [ref. 28867], Allen et al. 2006:1459 [ref. 29090], Allen & Erdmann 2012:606 [ref. 31980], Allen et al. 2017:9 [ref. 35693] and as aff. bankieri, Imamura in Kimura et al. 2018:216 [ref. 36460], Fricke et al. 2019:217 [ref. 36673], Parenti 2021:68 [ref. 38418], Allen & Erdmann 2024:659, 1275 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Neopomacentrus bankieri (Richardson 1846). Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: South China Sea. Habitat: marine.

barberi, Amphiprion Allen [G. R.], Drew [J. A.] & Kaufman [L.] 2008:107, Figs. 1--4 [aqua, International Journal of Ichthyology v. 14 (3); ref. 29750] Namena Island, approximately 17°07'S, 179°04'E, Lomaiviti Group, Fiji, depth 5-12 meters. Holotype: WAM P.32261-001. Paratypes: Many at BPBM, USNM, WAM. •Valid as Amphiprion barberi Allen, Drew & Kaufman 2008 -- (Parenti 2021:45 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Valid as Amphiprion barberi Allen, Drew & Kaufman 2008. Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae. Distribution: Southwestern Pacific: Fiji, Tonga and Samoa. Habitat: marine.

barffi, Abudefduf Curtiss [A.] 1938:116 [A short zoology of Tahiti in the Society islands; ref. 18057] Lagoon near Tautira, Tahiti, Society Islands. No types known. Pomacentridae: Glyphisodontinae. Habitat: marine.

batjanensis, Glyphisodon Bleeker [P.] 1855:373 [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 7 (no. 3); ref. 16937] Batjan, Indonesia. Holotype (unique): ? RMNH whereabouts unknown. Bleeker specimens: ?BMNH 1862.2.28.32 (1). •Synonym of Hemiglyphidodon plagiometopon (Bleeker 1852) -- (Allen 1991:244 [ref. 19344] as plagiometapon, Kottelat 2013:377 [ref. 32989], Parenti 2021:66 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Synonym of Hemiglyphidodon plagiometopon (Bleeker 1852). Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae. Habitat: marine.

batunai, Amblyglyphidodon Allen [G. R.] 1995:86, Fig. 1 [Revue française d'Aquariologie Herpétologie v. 21 (no. 3/4) [for 1994]; ref. 21616] Lagoon next to shore, south side of Bunaken Island, Manado Bay, northern Sulawesi, about 1°42'N, 124°57'E, depth 5-6 meters. Holotype: NCIP 6132. Paratypes: NCIP 6133 (1); USNM 332339 (6); WAM P.25248-004 (1), P.30152-001 (3), P.30812-002 (1). Type catalog: Moore et al. 2008:30 [ref. 30117]. In honor of Hanny and Ineke Batuna, therefore should be spelled batunaorum. •Valid as Amblyglyphidodon batunai Allen 1995 -- (Allen 1997:164 [ref. 23977], Anderson et al. 1998:25 [ref. 23611], Allen 2000:107 [ref. 25868], Hutchins 2001:266 [ref. 25841], Hutchins 2001:37 [ref. 25847], Allen 2001:3342 [ref. 26132], Allen & Randall 2002:144 [ref. 26191], Allen & Adrim 2003:44 [ref. 26830], Allen et al. 2006:1442 [ref. 29090], Allen & Erdmann 2012:567 [ref. 31980], Fricke et al. 2019:205 [ref. 36673]). •Valid as Amblyglyphidodon batunaorum -- (Parenti 2021:43 [ref. 38418], Allen & Erdmann 2024:625 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Amblyglyphidodon batunaorum Allen 1995. Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean, western Pacific: Malaysia and Indonesia east to Palau, Yap and New Ireland (Papua New Guinea), south to northwestern Australia and Solomon Islands. Habitat: marine.

beauforti, Pomacentrus Fowler [H. W.] & Bean [B. A.] 1928:115, Pl. 13 [Bulletin of the United States National Museum No. 100, v. 7; ref. 1475] Catbalogan, Samar Island, Philippines. Holotype: USNM 89962. Paratypes: (109) ANSP 80291 (1), 80318 (4); BPBM 10558 [ex ANSP 80318 and USNM 97911] (1); USNM 97208-12 (1, 4, 4, 98, 3). Additional material (14). Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:145 [ref. 13621]. •Synonym of Amblypomacentrus breviceps (Schlegel & Müller 1840) -- (Allen 1991:236 [ref. 19344], Parenti 2021:44 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Synonym of Amblypomacentrus breviceps (Schlegel & Müller 1840). Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae. Habitat: marine.

beebei, Eupomacentrus Nichols [J. T.] 1924:63 [Zoologica, Scientific Contributions of the New York Zoological Society v. 5 (no. 4); ref. 15460] Eden, Indefatigable [Santa Cruz] Island, Galápagos Islands. Holotype (unique): AMNH 8270 [ex NYZS]. Type catalog: Mead 1958:132 [ref. 20648]. •Synonym of Stegastes leucorus (Gilbert 1892) -- (Allen 1991:253 [ref. 19344]). •Synonym of Stegastes leucorus (Gilbert 1892), but a valid subspecies -- (Allen & Woods 1980:182 [ref. 6919], Allen & Robertson 1994:191 [ref. 22193], Thomson et al. 2000:159 [ref. 25640]). •Valid as Stegastes beebei (Nichols 1924) -- (Schneider & Krupp in Fischer et al. 1995:1403 [ref. 22830], Grove & Lavenberg 1997:483 [ref. 24023], McCosker & Rosenblatt 2010:193 [ref. 30957], Parenti 2021:82 [ref. 38418], Grove et al. 2022:19 [ref. 41326]). Current status: Valid as Stegastes beebei (Nichols 1924). Pomacentridae: Microspathodontinae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific: Galapagos Islands (Ecuador) endemic. IUCN (2022): Least Concern. Habitat: marine.

behnii, Glyphisodon Bleeker [P.] 1847:25 [Verhandelingen van het Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen. v. 21 (art. 3); ref. 16878] Jakarta, Java, Indonesia. Syntypes: BMNH 1862.2.28.17 (1), RMNH 6494 (1). Also in Bleeker 1847:156 [ref. 314]. •Synonym of Neoglyphidodon nigroris (Cuvier 1830) -- (Allen 1991:246 [ref. 19344], Myers 1999:183 [ref. 23965], Randall 2005:372 [ref. 28239], Parenti 2021:67 [ref. 38418] as behni). Current status: Synonym of Neoglyphidodon nigroris (Cuvier 1830). Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae. Habitat: marine.

bellipictus, Pomacentrus Allen [G. R.], Erdmann [M. V.] & Hidayat [N. I.] 2018:4, Figs. 2-3, 4A [Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation v. 30; ref. 35949] Indonesia, West Papua Province, Kokas District, off Arguni Island, Furum Islet, 2.6425°S, 132.5227°E, depth 1.5-2 meters. Holotype: MZB 24596. Paratypes: MZB, USNM, WAM. •Valid as Pomacentrus bellipictus Allen, Erdmann & Hidayat 2018 -- (Frable & Tea 2019:328 [ref. 36783], Parenti 2021:74 [ref. 38418], Allen et al. 2024:666, 1291 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Pomacentrus bellipictus Allen, Erdmann & Hidayat 2018. Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Kokas/West Papua (Indonesia). Habitat: marine.

bengalensis, Chaetodon Bloch [M. E.] 1787:110, Pl. 213 (fig. 2) [Naturgeschichte der ausländischen Fische v. 3; ref. 468] Bengal [Bay of Bengal], India. Syntypes: ZMB 2722 (2), ?8771 (dry). On p. 82 of Bloch's Ichthyologie, v. 6 [ref. 21381]. Preoccupied by the unused name Chaetodon rotundus Linnaeus 1758. Declared a nomen protectum by Parenti 2021:39 [ref. 38418]. •Valid as Abudefduf bengalensis (Bloch 1787) -- (Dor 1984:178 [ref. 29757], Yoshino in Masuda et al. 1984:197 [ref. 6441], Allen & Swainston 1988:102 [ref. 25477], Randall et al. 1990:248 [ref. 15987], Allen 1991:234 [ref. 19344], Kuiter 1993:234 [ref. 23929], Francis 1993:163 [ref. 25479], Goren & Dor 1994:49 [ref. 25356], Mohsin & Ambak 1996:465 [ref. 27969], Allen 1997:160 [ref. 23977], Larson & Williams 1997:363 [ref. 23967], Randall et al. 1997:248 [ref. 25919], Myers 1999:180 [ref. 23965], Johnson 1999:740 [ref. 25471], Allen in Randall & Lim 2000:626 [ref. 25122], Nakabo 2000:935 [ref. 25182], Sadovy & Cornish 2000:188 [ref. 25480], Allen 2000:107 [ref. 25868], Hutchins 2001:266 [ref. 25841], Hutchins 2001:37 [ref. 25847], Allen 2001:3342 [ref. 26132], Nakabo 2002:935 [ref. 26193], Choi et al. 2003:363, 632 [ref. 26218], Allen & Adrim 2003:44 [ref. 26830], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S113 [ref. 27377], Shibukawa et al. in Kimura & Matsuura 2003:127 [ref. 27510], Allen et al. 2006:1440 [ref. 29090], Shibukawa 2009:200 [ref. 30449], Motomura et al. 2010:145 [ref. 31256], Allen & Erdmann 2012:562 [ref. 31980], Larson et al. 2013:168 [ref. 32988], Kottelat 2013:376 [ref. 32989], Psomadakis et al. 2015:297 [ref. 34104], Kwun et al. 2017:142 [ref. 37287], Shibukawa in Kimura et al. 2018:214 [ref. 36460], Hoschke et al. 2019:157 [ref. 36626], Habib & Islam 2020:Supplementary table p. 23 [ref. 38321], Kim et al. 2020:147 [ref. 39118], Psomadakis et al. 2020:521 [ref. 37272], Sonoyama et al. 2020:80 [ref. 37637], Parenti 2021:39 [ref. 38418], Wibowo in Motomura et al. 2021:41 [ref. 38121], Allen 2022:120 [ref. 39911], Gloerfelt-Tarp & Kailola 2022:235 [ref. 41223], Hasan et al. 2023:2212 [ref. 40412], Allen & Erdmann 2024:614 [ref. 40796]). Nomen Protectum. Current status: Valid as Abudefduf bengalensis (Bloch 1787). Pomacentridae: Glyphisodontinae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Pakistan and India east to Philippines and Papua New Guinea, north to southern Korea and central Japan, south to Rottnest Island (Western Australia) and Port Macquarie (New South Wales, Australia). Habitat: brackish, marine.

bermudae, Chromis Nichols [J. T.] 1920:60 [Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington v. 33; ref. 3173] Bermuda. Holotype: AMNH 7317. Paratypes: AMNH 7318 (3). •Synonym of Chromis flavicauda (Günther 1880) -- (Smith-Vaniz & Emery 1980:205 [ref. 22802], Allen 1991:239 [ref. 19344], Moura 1995:94 [ref. 21617], Smith-Vaniz et al. 1999:284 [ref. 25013]). •Valid as Chromis bermudae Nichols 1920 -- (Smith-Vaniz & Collette 2013:179 [ref. 32953], Parenti 2021:50 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Valid as Chromis bermudae Nichols 1920. Pomacentridae: Chrominae. Distribution: Northwestern Atlantic: Bermuda endemic. Habitat: marine.

biaculeatus, Chaetodon Bloch [M. E.] 1790:11, Pl. 219 (fig. 2) [Naturgeschichte der ausländischen Fische v. 4; ref. 469] East Indies. On p. 7 of Bloch's Ichthyologie, v. 7 [ref. 21381]. •Valid as Premnas biaculeatus (Bloch 1790) -- (Randall et al. 1990:282 [ref. 15987], Allen 1991:252 [ref. 19344], Allen 1997:164 [ref. 23977], Kuiter 1997:266 [ref. 25488], Randall et al. 1997:282 [ref. 25919], Myers 1999:176 [ref. 23965], Allen 2000:111 [ref. 25868], Hutchins 2001:267 [ref. 25841], Hutchins 2001:38 [ref. 25847], Allen 2001:3356 [ref. 26132], Allen & Adrim 2003:47 [ref. 26830], Shibukawa et al. in Kimura & Matsuura 2003:143 [ref. 27510], Allen et al. 2006:1468 [ref. 29090], Allen & Erdmann 2012:6276 [ref. 31980], Fricke et al. 2014:125 [ref. 33932], Fricke et al. 2019:221 [ref. 36673], Habib & Islam 2020:Supplementary table p. 24 [ref. 38321], Parenti 2021:80 [ref. 38418]). •Valid as Amphiprion biaculeatus (Bloch 1790) -- (Tang et al. 2021:289 [ref. 38308], Allen & Erdmann 2024:630 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Amphiprion biaculeatus (Bloch 1790). Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean, western Pacific: Andaman Sea and Indonesia east to Philippines, New Ireland (Papua New Guinea) and Vanuatu, north to Sabah (Malaysia), south to Queensland (Australia). Habitat: marine.

bicinctus, Amphiprion Rüppell [W. P. E. S.] 1830:139, Pl. 35 (fig. 1) [Atlas zu der Reise im nördlichen Africa. Fische des Rothen Meeres; ref. 3843] El-Tor, Sinai coast, Egypt, Gulf of Suez, Red Sea, or Massawa, Eritrea, Red Sea. Lectotype: SMF 1460. Paralectotypes: ?BMNH 1845.10.29.89, ?1860.11.9.78-79; SMF 2716 (1), 4934 (1), 17518 (1, skeleton). Lectotype established by Dor 1984:180 [ref. 29757] if not designated earlier. •Valid as Amphiprion bicinctus Rüppell 1830 -- (Dor 1984:180 [ref. 29757], Allen 1991:236 [ref. 19344], Goren & Dor 1994:49 [ref. 25356], Astakhov 1996:843 [ref. 24669], Chen et al. 1997:143 [ref. 26476] dated 1801, Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S113 [ref. 27377], Bogorodsky & Randall 2018:[16] 254 [ref. 36492], Golani & Fricke 2018:113 [ref. 36273], Zajonz et al. 2019:85 [ref. 36871], Parenti 2021:45 [ref. 38418], Allen 2022:127 [ref. 39911]). Current status: Valid as Amphiprion bicinctus Rüppell 1830. Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae. Distribution: Red Sea; western Indian Ocean: Gulf of Aden, Socotra (Yemen); Seychelles; Chagos Archipelago (British Indian Ocean Territory). Habitat: marine.

bicolor, Amphiprion Castelnau [F. L.] 1873:92 [Proceedings of the Zoological and Acclimatisation Society of Victoria, Melbourne v. 2; ref. 758] Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia. Holotype (unique): MNHN A-0705. Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1978:4 [ref. 20862]. •Synonym of Amphiprion ocellaris Cuvier 1830 -- (Allen 1991:237 [ref. 19344], Larson & Williams 1997:363 [ref. 23967], Allen et al. 2006:1445 [ref. 29090], Larson et al. 2013:170 [ref. 32988], Parenti 2021:46 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Synonym of Amphiprion ocellaris Cuvier 1830. Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae. Habitat: marine.

bicolor, Gliphidodon Macleay [W.] 1882:365 [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 7 (pt 3); ref. 17585] New Guinea. Holotype (unique): MAMU (whereabouts unknown). A secondary homonym of Chromis bicolor (Rochebrune 1880), no replacement name needed, nomen dubium. •Status uncertain -- (Allen 1991:254 [ref. 19344]). •Synonym of Chromis nitida (Whitley 1928) -- (Randall 2005:359 [ref. 28239], Parenti 2021:55 [ref. 38418]). Nomen Dubium. Current status: Synonym of Chromis nitida (Whitley 1928). Pomacentridae: Chrominae. Habitat: marine.

bicolor, Heliastes Rochebrune [A. T. de] 1880:166 [Bulletin de la Société philomathique de Paris (7th Série) v. 4; ref. 3790] Casamance River, Senegal. No types known. Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1978:34 [ref. 20862] with Sauvage as author. Original genus should have been Heliases. •Synonym of Chromis chromis (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Monod 1973:424 [ref. 7193]). •Valid as Chromis bicolor (Rochebrune 1880) -- (Lloris & Rucabado 1990:845 [ref. 15959]). •Questionably a synonym of Abudefduf hoefleri (Steindachner 1881) -- (Allen 1991:234 [ref. 19344]). •Synonym of Abudefduf hoefleri (Steindachner 1881)-- (Parenti 2021:40 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Uncertain as Abudefduf hoefleri (Steindachner 1881). Pomacentridae: Glyphisodontinae. Habitat: marine.

bicolor, Parma Allen [G. R.] & Larson [H. K.] 1979:12, Figs. 1, 3, 4 [Revue française d'Aquariologie Herpétologie v. 6 (no. 1); ref. 8853] Mondrain Island, Recherche Archipelago, Western Australia, about 34°07'S, 122°15'E, depth 10-20 meters. Holotype: WAM P.26045-001. Paratypes: AMS I.20701-001 [ex AMS I.20221] (1); WAM P.25468-001 (1), P.25762-005 (1), P.26045-002 (1), P.26046-001 [not P.26046-007] (1). Type catalog: Hutchins & Smith 1991:30 [ref. 19335], Moore et al. 2008:32 [ref. 30117]. •Valid as Parma bicolor Allen & Larson 1979 -- (Allen 1987:265 [ref. 6250], Allen 1991:247 [ref. 19344], Gomon et al. 1994:671 [ref. 22532], Kuiter 1997:250 [ref. 25488], Hutchins 2001:267 [ref. 25841], Hutchins 2001:37 [ref. 25847], Allen 2001:3344 [ref. 26132], Allen et al. 2006:1460 [ref. 29090], Allen & Gomon 2008:636 [ref. 30653], Hoschke et al. 2019:157 [ref. 36626], Parenti 2021:70 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Valid as Parma bicolor Allen & Larson 1979. Pomacentridae: Microspathodontinae. Distribution: Southeastern Indian Ocean: Rottnest Island to Recherche Archipelago (Western Australia endemic). Habitat: marine.

bifasciata, Perca Walbaum [J. J.] 1792:352 [Petri Artedi sueci genera piscium Part 3; ref. 4572] No locality stated. No types known. •Synonym of Amphiprion polymnus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Parenti 2003:497 [ref. 27322], Parenti 2021:47 [ref. 38418]) Current status: Synonym of Amphiprion polymnus (Linnaeus 1758). Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae. Habitat: marine.

bifasciatus, Anthias Bloch [M. E.] 1792:108, Pl. 316 (fig. 2) [Naturgeschichte der ausländischen Fische v. 6; ref. 470] Ambon Island, Molucca Islands, Indonesia. Lectotype: ZMB 2768. Paralectotypes: ZMB (1, lost). Type catalog: Paepke 1999:119 [ref. 24282]. On p. 89 of Bloch's Ichthyologie, v. 9 [ref. 21381]. Lectotype selected by Paepke 1999:119 [ref. 24282]. •Synonym of Amphiprion polymnus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Allen 1991:237 [ref. 19344], Parenti 2021:47 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Synonym of Amphiprion polymnus (Linnaeus 1758). Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae. Habitat: marine.

bifasciatus, Pomacentrus Bleeker [P.] 1854:330 [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 6 (no. 2); ref. 343] Larantuka, Flores Island, Lesser Sunda Islands, Indonesia. Holotype (unique): RMNH 6457 (possibly 1 of 3). Bleeker specimens: BMNH 1862.2.28.108 (1), NMV 45935-36 (2). •Synonym of Dischistodus perspicillatus (Cuvier 1830) -- (Allen 1991:244 [ref. 19344], Kottelat 2013:377 [ref. 32989], Parenti 2021:65 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Synonym of Dischistodus perspicillatus (Cuvier 1830). Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae. Habitat: marine.

bilineatus, Pomacentrus Castelnau [F. L.] 1873:89 [Proceedings of the Zoological and Acclimatisation Society of Victoria, Melbourne v. 2; ref. 758] Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia. Syntypes: MNHN (2, not found). Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1978:35 [ref. 20862]. •Synonym of Pomacentrus tripunctatus Cuvier 1830 -- (Allen 1991:251 [ref. 19344], Larson & Williams 1997:364 [ref. 23967], Allen et al. 2006:1467 [ref. 29090], Kottelat 2013:379 [ref. 32989], Parenti 2021:79 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Synonym of Pomacentrus tripunctatus Cuvier 1830. Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae. Habitat: marine.

bimaculatus, Chaetodon Desmarest [A. G.] 1826:279, Pl. 47 (fig. 2) [Dictionnaire des sciences Naturelles 1826; ref. 31532] No locality. A misspelling of Chaetodon biaculeatus, not Chaetodon bimaculatus Bloch 1790. •In the synonymy of Premnas biaculeatus (Bloch 1790)-- (Parenti 2021:80 [ref. 38418]). •In the synonymy of Amphiprion biaculeatus (Bloch 1790). Misspelling. Current status: Synonym of Amphiprion biaculeatus (Bloch 1790). Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae. Habitat: marine.

bimaculatus, Dascyllus niger var. Bleeker [P.] 1847:10 [Verhandelingen van het Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen. v. 21 (art. 3); ref. 16878] No types known. Pomacentridae: Chrominae. Habitat: marine.

bimaculatus, Gliphidodon Macleay [W.] 1883:271 [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 8 (pt 2); ref. 17587] Southeastern coast of New Guinea. Holotype (unique): AMS I.9236. •Synonym of Chromis amboinensis (Bleeker 1871) -- (Allen 1991:238 [ref. 19344], Parenti 2021:49 [ref. 38418]). •Synonym of Pycnochromis amboinensis (Bleeker 1871). Current status: Synonym of Pycnochromis amboinensis (Bleeker 1871). Pomacentridae: Chrominae. Habitat: marine.

biniar, Glyphisodon Montrouzier [X.] 1857:477 [199] [Annales de la Société d'Agriculture, Histoire Naturelle et Arts Utiles de Lyon (sér. 2) v. 8 (1856); ref. 17789] On p. 199 of reprint. Not available, manuscript name mentioned in passing in synonymy under Glyphisodon waigiensis?; from Woodlark I., South Pacific. •In the synonymy of Abudefduf saxatilis (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Lloris & Rucabado 1990:844 [ref. 15959]). •In the synonymy of Abudefduf vaigiensis (Quoy & Gaimard 1825) -- (Allen 1991:235 [ref. 19344]). Nomen Nudum. Current status: Synonym of Abudefduf vaigiensis (Quoy & Gaimard 1825). Pomacentridae: Glyphisodontinae.

bintanensis, Pomacentrus Allen [G. R.] 1999:103, Figs. 5B, 6 [Revue française d'Aquariologie Herpétologie v. 25 (no 3/4) [for 1998]; ref. 23870] Off Point Bintan, north coast of Bintan Island, Riau Islands, Indonesia, South China Sea, 1°11.21'N, 104°27.38'E, depth 6 meters. Holotype: NCIP 6153. Paratypes: WAM P.31381-001 [not 30956-001] (3). Type catalog: Moore et al. 2008:33 [ref. 30117]. •Valid as Pomacentrus bintanensis Allen 1999 -- (Allen 2001:3344 [ref. 26132] with genus as Pomacentrur, Allen & Adrim 2003:46 [ref. 26830], Allen & Wright 2003:136 [ref. 27247], Allen & Erdmann 2009:124 [ref. 30681], Allen et al. 2011:41 [ref. 31134], Allen & Erdmann 2012:613 [ref. 31980], Parenti 2021:74 [ref. 38418], Allen & Erdmann 2024:666 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Pomacentrus bintanensis Allen 1999. Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Indonesia and Brunei. Habitat: marine.

biocellatus, Glyphisodon Quoy [J. R. C.] & Gaimard [J. P.] 1825:389 [Voyage autour du monde; ref. 3574] Guam, Mariana Islands, western Pacific. Holotype: MNHN 0000-8361. Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1978:9 [ref. 20862]. •Synonym of Chrysiptera unimaculata (Cuvier 1830) -- (Dor 1984:183 [ref. 29757]). •Valid as Chrysiptera biocellata (Quoy & Gaimard 1825) -- (Yoshino in Masuda et al. 1984:198 [ref. 6441], Winterbottom et al. 1989:46 [ref. 13251], Randall et al. 1990:262 [ref. 15987], Allen 1991:242 [ref. 19344], Allen 1997:162 [ref. 23977], Randall et al. 1997:262 [ref. 25919], Myers 1999:181 [ref. 23965], Allen in Randall & Lim 2000:626 [ref. 25122], Nakabo 2000:938 [ref. 25182], Laboute & Grandperrin 2000:320 [ref. 25191], Hutchins 2001:266 [ref. 25841], Hutchins 2001:37 [ref. 25847], Allen 2001:3343 [ref. 26132] dated 1824, Nakabo 2002:938 [ref. 26193], Allen & Bailey 2002:42 [ref. 26525] dated 1824, Allen & Adrim 2003:45 [ref. 26830] dated 1824, Myers & Donaldson 2003:632 [ref. 27495], Lobel & Lobel 2004:73 [ref. 27576] dated 1824, Randall et al. 2004:20 [ref. 27624], Randall 2005:363 [ref. 28239], Allen et al. 2006:1452 [ref. 29090], Shibukawa 2009:207 [ref. 30449], Motomura et al. 2010:151 [ref. 31256], Allen & Erdmann 2012:588 [ref. 31980], Fricke et al. 2014:117 [ref. 33932], Allen et al. 2015:18 [ref. 33797], Koeda et al. 2016:68 [ref. 35333], Fowler et al. 2017:[4] 2252 [ref. 36358], Fricke et al. 2018:266 [ref. 35805], Arndt & Fricke 2019:26 [ref. 36883], Fricke et al. 2019:212 [ref. 36673], Parenti 2021:59 [ref. 38418], Allen 2022:141 [ref. 39911], Allen & Erdmann 2024:637 [ref. 40796], Fricke et al. 2024:83 [ref. 41255], Noushad K. et al. 2024:45 [ref. 40947]). Current status: Valid as Chrysiptera biocellata (Quoy & Gaimard 1825). Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: South Africa, East Africa, Seychelles, Madagascar and western Mascarenes (La Réunion, Mauritius) east to Caroline Islands (Federated States of Micronesia) and Samoa, north to Ryukyu Islands (Japan), south to Jervis Bay (A.C.T., Australia). Habitat: marine.

biocellatus, Pomacentrus Rüppell [W. P. E. S.] 1838:127, Pl. 31 (fig. 3) [Neue Wirbelthiere zu der Fauna von Abyssinien gehörig. Fische des Rothen Meeres; ref. 3844] Massawa, Eritrea, Red Sea. Syntypes: SMF 1596 (4). •Synonym of Pomacentrus trilineatus Cuvier 1830 -- (Dor 1984:187 [ref. 29757], Allen 1991:251 [ref. 19344], Parenti 2021:78 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Synonym of Pomacentrus trilineatus Cuvier 1830. Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae. Habitat: marine.

bipunctatus, Pomacentrus Allen [G. R.] & Randall [J. E.] 2004:77, Figs. 1-4 [aqua, Journal of Ichthyology and Aquatic Biology v. 9 (no. 2); ref. 28268] Truk Lagoon, 7°15'N, 152°02'E, north of Fefan Island, Caroline Islands, Micronesia, depth 5-6 meters. Holotype: BPBM 39300. Paratypes: BPBM 17967 (2), 28006 (7), 29259 (6); CAS 220647 (3); MNHN 2004-2984 (1); USNM 380165 (2); WAM P.32354-001 (3). Type catalog: Moore et al. 2008:33 [ref. 30117]. •Valid as Pomacentrus bipunctatus Allen & Randall 2004 -- (Allen et al. 2020:45 [ref. 38057], Parenti 2021:74 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Valid as Pomacentrus bipunctatus Allen & Randall 2004. Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Kwajalein and Chuuk (Federated States of Micronesia); Marshall Islands. Habitat: marine.

bitaeniatus, Chromis Fowler [H. W.] & Bean [B. A.] 1928:56, Pl. 6 [Bulletin of the United States National Museum No. 100, v. 7; ref. 1475] Maricaban Island, Philippines. Holotype: USNM 89956. •Synonym of Neoglyphidodon nigroris (Cuvier 1830) -- (Allen 1991:246 [ref. 19344], Parenti 2021:68 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Synonym of Neoglyphidodon nigroris (Cuvier 1830). Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae. Habitat: marine.

bleekeri, Abudefduf Fowler [H. W.] & Bean [B. A.] 1928:165, Pl. 15 [Bulletin of the United States National Museum No. 100, v. 7; ref. 1475] Jolo Light, Philippines, Albatross station 5145. Holotype: not determined. Paratypes: (5) ANSP 85278 (1), USNM 93531 (now 3). Additional material: (4). Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:145 [ref. 13621]. Holotype identified by the plate. •Valid as Chrysiptera bleekeri (Fowler & Bean 1928) -- (Allen 1991:242 [ref. 19344], Allen 2001:3343 [ref. 26132], Allen & Bailey 2002:42 [ref. 26525], Allen & Adrim 2003:45 [ref. 26830], Allen & Erdmann 2012:588 [ref. 31980], Allen et al. 2015:18 [ref. 33797], Parenti 2021:59 [ref. 38418], Allen & Erdmann 2024:637 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Chrysiptera bleekeri (Fowler & Bean 1928). Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae. Distribution: Eastern Indoan Ocean, western Pacific: Flores and West Timor (Indonesia) east to Philippines. Habitat: marine.

blochii, Dascyllus Castelnau [F. L.] 1875:34 [Official Record, containing Introduction, Catalogues, Official Awards of the Commissioners, Report and Recommendations of the Experts, and Essays and Statistics on the Social and Economic Resources of the Colony of Victoria.; ref. 768] Queensland, Australia. •Synonym of Dascyllus aruanus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Allen 1991:243 [ref. 19344], Allen et al. 2006:1455 [ref. 29090], Parenti 2021:63 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Synonym of Dascyllus aruanus (Linnaeus 1758). Pomacentridae: Chrominae. Habitat: marine.

boholensis, Amphiprion Cartier [O.] 1874:96 [Verhandlungen der Physikalisch-medizinischen Gesellschaft zu Würzburg, N. S. v. 5; ref. 17974] Bohol, Philippines. Holotype (unique): whereabouts unknown. •Synonym of Amphiprion clarkii (Bennett 1830) -- (Allen 1991:236 [ref. 19344], Parenti 2021:45 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Synonym of Amphiprion clarkii (Bennett 1830). Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae. Habitat: marine.

bonang, Glyphisodon Bleeker [P.] 1852:582 [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 3 (no. 4); ref. 334] Padang, Sumatra, Indonesia. Syntypes: (2) ?BMNH 1862.2.28.30 (1), RMNH 6486 (largest of 5). Kottelat provides a freshwater record from the Andaman Islands. •Valid as Neoglyphidodon bonang (Bleeker 1852) -- (Allen 1991:246 [ref. 19344], Allen 2001:3344 [ref. 26132] dated 1853, Allen & Adrim 2003:46 [ref. 26830], Allen & Erdmann 2012:602 [ref. 31980], Parenti 2021:67 [ref. 38418], Allen 2022:146 [ref. 39911], Allen & Erdmann 2024:654 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Neoglyphidodon bonang (Bleeker 1852). Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean: Sri Lanka and Andaman Islands (India) east to Sumatra, Java, Bali and Komodo (Indonesia). Habitat: marine.

bowesi, Chromis Arango [B. G.], Pinheiro [H. T.], Rocha [C. R.], Greene [B. D.], Pyle [R. L.], Copus [J. M.], Shepherd [B.] & Rocha [L. A.] 2019:9, Figs. 3a-c [ZooKeys No. 835; ref. 36621] Dive and Trek, Batangas, Philippines, 13°48'3.52"N, 120°54'38.88"E, depth 120 meters. Holotype: PNM 15359. Paratypes: BPBM, CAS, USNM. •Valid as Chromis bowesi Arango, Pinheiro, Rocha, Greene, Pyle, Copus, Shepherd & Rocha 2019 -- (Parenti 2021:50 [ref. 38418], Allen & Erdmann 2024:600 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Chromis bowesi Arango, Pinheiro, Rocha, Greene, Pyle, Copus, Shepherd & Rocha 2019. Pomacentridae: Chrominae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Philippines north to southern Japan. Habitat: marine.

brachialis, Pomacentrus Cuvier [G.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1830:420 [Histoire naturelle des poissons; ref. 999] Java, Indonesia. Syntypes: MNHN 0000-8240 (1), RMNH 0936 (1). Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1978:22 [ref. 20862] with MNHN 8240 as holotype. •Valid as Pomacentrus brachialis Cuvier 1830 -- (Randall et al. 1990:276 [ref. 15987], Allen 1991:249 [ref. 19344], Allen 1997:172 [ref. 23977], Randall et al. 1997:276 [ref. 25919], Myers 1999:185 [ref. 23965], Johnson 1999:741 [ref. 25471], Allen 2000:110 [ref. 25868], Allen 2001:3344 [ref. 26132], Allen & Adrim 2003:47 [ref. 26830], Allen & Wright 2003:136 [ref. 27247], Shibukawa et al. in Kimura & Matsuura 2003:140 [ref. 27510], Randall et al. 2004:21 [ref. 27624], Randall 2005:378 [ref. 28239], Allen & Randall 2005:101 [ref. 28411], Allen et al. 2006:1464 [ref. 29090] with a holotype, Allen & Erdmann 2012:614 [ref. 31980], Kottelat 2013:378 [ref. 32989], Fricke et al. 2014:122 [ref. 33932], Allen et al. 2017:73 [ref. 35154], Frable & Tea 2019:328 [ref. 36783], Fricke et al. 2019:219 [ref. 36673], Parenti 2021:74 [ref. 38418], Allen & Erdmann 2024:667 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Pomacentrus brachialis Cuvier 1830. Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean, western Pacific: Indonesia east to Fiji, south to Queensland (Australia) and New Caledonia. Habitat: marine.

breviceps, Glyphisodon Schlegel [H.] & Müller [S.] 1840:23 [Verhandelingen over de natuurlijke geschiedenis der Nederlandsche overzeesche bezittingen / door de Leden der Natuurkundige Commissie in Indië en andere schrijvers; uitgegeven ... door C. J. Temminck Zoologie, No. 2; ref. 18698] Sumatra, Indonesia. Syntypes: RMNH 900 (2) sw. Sumatra, 6542 (1?). •Valid as Amblypomacentrus breviceps (Schlegel & Müller 1840) -- (Randall et al. 1990:252 [ref. 15987], Allen 1991:236 [ref. 19344], Allen 1997:172 [ref. 23977], Kuiter 1997:262 [ref. 25488], Randall et al. 1997:252 [ref. 25919], Allen & Adrim 2000:54 [ref. 25052], Allen in Randall & Lim 2000:626 [ref. 25122], Allen 2000:108 [ref. 25868], Allen & Adrim 2003:44 [ref. 26830], Prokofiev 2004:121 [ref. 28088], Allen et al. 2006:1443 [ref. 29090], Allen & Erdmann 2012:569 [ref. 31980], Larson et al. 2013:169 [ref. 32988] dated 1830, Fricke et al. 2019:206 [ref. 36673], Wibowo in Motomura et al. 2021:42 [ref. 38121], Parenti 2021:44 [ref. 38418], Allen 2022:125 [ref. 39911], Farhana-Azmi et al. 2022:10 [ref. 40448], Allen & Erdmann 2024:628 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Amblypomacentrus breviceps (Schlegel & Müller 1840). Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Maldives; Malaya and Sabah (Malaysia) and Indonesia east to Philippines, Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands, south to Queensland (Australia). Habitat: marine.

brevipinnis, Heptadecanthus De Vis [C. W.] 1885:872 [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 9 (pt 4); ref. 1091] Queensland Coast, Australia. Holotype (unique): QM I.947. •Synonym of Acanthochromis polyacanthus (Bleeker 1855) -- (Allen 1991:235 [ref. 19344], Allen et al. 2006:1442 [ref. 29090], Parenti 2021:42 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Synonym of Acanthochromis polyacanthus (Bleeker 1855). Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae. Habitat: marine.

brevirostris, Chromis Pyle [R. L.], Earle [J. L.] & Greene [B. D.] 2008:10, Figs. 2a-2c [Zootaxa No. 1671; ref. 29463] Alet Islet, 7°21'15.44"N, 149°10'47.03"E, Puluwat Atoll, Caroline Islands, western Pacific, depth 100-103 meters. Holotype: BPBM 40804. Paratypes: BMNH 2007.10.31.2 (1); BPBM 37671 (1), 37713 (1), 39993 (1), 40422 (3), 40703 (2); CAS 225756 (2); MNHN 2007-1923 (1); USNM 391137 (4); WAM P.32899-001 (2). •Valid as Chromis brevirostris Pyle, Earle & Greene 2008 -- (Allen & Erdmann 2008:207 [ref. 29960], Allen & Erdmann 2012:578 [ref. 31980], Parenti 2021:50 [ref. 38418], Allen & Erdmann 2024:600 [ref. 40796]). •Valid as Azurina brevirostris (Pyle, Earle & Greene 2008) -- (Tang et al. 2021:271 [ref. 38308]). Current status: Valid as Azurina brevirostris (Pyle, Earle & Greene 2008). Pomacentridae: Chrominae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean, western Pacific: Bali (Indonesia) east to Marshall Islands and Fiji, south to Vanuatu. Habitat: marine.

brevirostris, Pomacentrus Poey [F.] 2000:679, Pl. 386 (fig. 6) [Ictiologia Cubana. Posthumous transcription of original unpublished manuscript (1884) by M. Sánchez Roig and F. Gómez de la Maza v. 1-3; ref. 26366] Not available; not explicitly proposed as new [see Art. 16.1 of the Code]. Posthumous publication. Pomacentridae.

brownriggii, Chaetodon Bennett [J. W.] 1828:unnum. p., Pl. 8 [A selection from the most remarkable and interesting fishes found on the coast of Ceylon First Edition; ref. 16785] South coast of Sri Lanka, Indian Ocean. No types known. •Synonym of Chrysiptera biocellata (Quoy & Gaimard 1825) -- (Allen 1991:242 [ref. 19344]). •Valid as Chrysiptera brownriggii (Bennett 1828) -- (Pethiyagoda et al. 1994:43-44 [ref. 21456], Randall et al. 1997:264 [ref. 25919], Anderson et al. 1998:25 [ref. 23611], Myers 1999:181 [ref. 23965], Allen in Randall & Lim 2000:626 [ref. 25122], Randall & Earle 2000:16 [ref. 25806], Allen 2001:3343 [ref. 26132], Allen & Bailey 2002:42 [ref. 26525], Allen & Adrim 2003:45 [ref. 26830] as brownriggi, Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S113 [ref. 27377], Myers & Donaldson 2003:632 [ref. 27495], Lobel & Lobel 2004:73 [ref. 27576], Randall et al. 2004:20 [ref. 27624], Heemstra et al. 2004:3324 [ref. 27945], Randall 2005:363 [ref. 28239], Allen et al. 2006:1452 [ref. 29090], Fricke et al. 2009:79 [ref. 30213], Shibukawa 2009:207 [ref. 30449], Motomura et al. 2010:151 [ref. 31256], Allen & Erdmann 2012:589 [ref. 31980], Fricke et al. 2013:264 [ref. 32706], Fricke et al. 2014:117 [ref. 33932], Allen et al. 2015:18 [ref. 33797], Delrieu-Trottin et al. 2015:7 [ref. 33988], Koeda et al. 2016:68 [ref. 35333], Fowler et al. 2017:[4] 2252 [ref. 36358], Fricke et al. 2018:266 [ref. 35805], Arndt & Fricke 2019:26 [ref. 36883], Dalleau-Coudert et al. 2019:136 [ref. 40104], Zajonz et al. 2019:86 [ref. 36871], Habib & Islam 2020:Supplementary table p. 23 [ref. 38321], Parenti 2021:59 [ref. 38418], Allen 2022:141 [ref. 39911], Farhana-Azmi et al. 2022:10 [ref. 40448], Allen & Erdmann 2024:638 [ref. 40796], Fricke et al. 2024:84 [ref. 41255], Noushad K. et al. 2024:45 [ref. 40947]). Current status: Valid as Chrysiptera brownriggii (Bennett 1828). Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae. Distribution: Indian Ocean: South Africa, East Africa, Socotra (Yemen), Seychelles, Comoros, Madagascar and Mascarenes (La Réunion, Mauritius, Rodrigues) east to Sumatra, Java and Bali (Indonesia). Habitat: marine.

brunellus, Labrus Nardo [G. D.] (ex Chiereghini) 1847:col. 123 [Sinonimia moderna delle specie registrate nell' opera intitolata: ...; ref. 17994] Not available, Chiereghini name mentioned in synonymy. Also not available from Ninni 1872:64 [ref. 17995] where Chiereghini manuscript is quoted but name not treated as valid. Nomen Nudum. Pomacentridae.

brunneus, Lepidochromis Smith [J. L. B.] 1960:328, Pl. 32 (fig. B) [Ichthyological Bulletin, Department of Ichthyology, Rhodes University No. 19; ref. 11949] Baixo Pinda, Mozambique, western Indian Ocean. Holotype: SAIAB [formerly RUSI] 289. Paratypes: (numerous) not researched. •Synonym of Chromis lepidolepis Bleeker 1876 -- (Allen 1986:674 [ref. 5631], Allen 1991:240 [ref. 19344], Randall 2005:358 [ref. 28239], Parenti 2021:53 [ref. 38418], Allen 2022:135 [ref. 39911]). •Synonym of Azurina lepidolepis (Bleeker 1876). Current status: Synonym of Azurina lepidolepis (Bleeker 1876). Pomacentridae: Chrominae. Habitat: marine.

burroughi, Pomacentrus Fowler [H. W.] 1918:48, Fig. 19 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 70; ref. 1396] Philippines. Holotype: ANSP 47526. Paratypes: ANSP 47527 (1). Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:145 [ref. 13621]. •Valid as Pomacentrus burroughi Fowler 1918 -- (Allen 1991:249 [ref. 19344], Allen 1997:172 [ref. 23977], Myers 1999:185 [ref. 23965], Allen 2000:110 [ref. 25868], Allen 2001:3344 [ref. 26132], Allen & Adrim 2003:47 [ref. 26830], Allen & Wright 2003:136 [ref. 27247], Allen & Erdmann 2009:124 [ref. 30681], Allen et al. 2011:41 [ref. 31134], Allen & Erdmann 2012:614 [ref. 31980], Fricke et al. 2014:122 [ref. 33932], Fricke et al. 2019:219 [ref. 36673], Parenti 2021:74 [ref. 38418], Farhana-Azmi et al. 2022:11 [ref. 40448], Allen & Erdmann 2024:667 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Pomacentrus burroughi Fowler 1918. Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: eastern Indonesia, Sabah (Malaysia) and Philippines east to Palau and Fiji, south to Solomon Islands. Habitat: marine.

burtjonesi, Chrysiptera Allen [G. R.], Erdmann [M. V.] & Cahyani [N. K. D.] 2017:13, Figs. 2-4, 5A, 6A [Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation v. 28; ref. 35595] Solomon Islands, Florida Group, Nggela Island, Avi Avi, 09°07.308'S, 160°12.832'E, depth 2-8 meters. Holotype: WAM P.34622-001. Paratypes: USNM, WAM. •Valid as Chrysiptera burtjonesi Allen, Erdmann & Cahyani 2017 -- (Allen et al. 2018:83 [ref. 36316], Parenti 2021:60 [ref. 38418], Allen & Erdmann 2024:638 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Chrysiptera burtjonesi Allen, Erdmann & Cahyani 2017. Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Solomon Islands endemic. Habitat: marine.

cadenati, Chromis Whitley [G. P.] 1951:66 [Proceedings of the Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales v. for 1949-50; ref. 4711] Replacement name for Chromis lineatus Cadenat 1949, preoccupied by Chromis lineatus Fowler & Bean 1928. •Incorrectly as synonym of Chromis lineata Cadenat 1949 -- (Lloris & Rucabado 1990:848 [ref. 15959]). •Valid as Chromis cadenati Whitley 1951 -- (Edwards 1986:195 [ref. 9152], Allen 1991:238 [ref. 19344], Edwards in Carpenter & De Angelis 2016:2720 [ref. 34618], Reiner 2019:236 [ref. 38139], Parenti 2021:51 [ref. 38418], Fermon et al. 2022:250 [ref. 39448]). Replacement Name. Current status: Valid as Chromis cadenati Whitley 1951. Pomacentridae: Chrominae. Distribution: Eastern Atlantic: Senegal south to Ghana, including São Tomé and Principe. Habitat: marine.

caeruleolineatus, Abudefduf Allen [G. R.] 1973:35, Fig. 2 [Australian Zoologist v. 18 (pt 1); ref. 95] Outer reef slope off middle of Kranket Island, about 1.5 nautical miles north of Madang, New Guinea, 5°12'S, 145°50'52"E, depth 40 meters. Holotype: USNM 207941. Paratypes: AMS I.16480-001 (2), BMNH 1972.8.14.4-5 (2), BPBM 13227 (2), MNHN 1972-0087 (2), USNM 207942 (1). Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1978:3 [ref. 20862]. •Valid as Chrysiptera caeruleolineata (Allen 1973) -- (Yoshino in Masuda et al. 1984:199 [ref. 6441], Randall et al. 1990:263 [ref. 15987], Allen 1991:242 [ref. 19344], Randall et al. 1997:263 [ref. 25919], Myers 1999:181 [ref. 23965], Nakabo 2000:936 [ref. 25182], Hutchins 2001:266 [ref. 25841], Hutchins 2001:37 [ref. 25847], Allen 2001:3343 [ref. 26132] as caruleolineata, Nakabo 2002:936 [ref. 26193], Allen & Bailey 2002:42 [ref. 26525], Allen & Adrim 2003:45 [ref. 26830], Myers & Donaldson 2003:632 [ref. 27495], Randall 2005:364 [ref. 28239], Allen et al. 2006:1453 [ref. 29090], Motomura et al. 2010:151 [ref. 31256], Allen & Erdmann 2012:589 [ref. 31980], Fricke et al. 2014:117 [ref. 33932], Allen et al. 2015:18 [ref. 33797], Fujiwara et al. 2020:36 [ref. 38631], Parenti 2021:60 [ref. 38418], Allen & Erdmann 2024:639 [ref. 40796], Noushad K. et al. 2024:45 [ref. 40947]). Current status: Valid as Chrysiptera caeruleolineata (Allen 1973). Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae. Distribution: Easterrn Indian Ocean, western Pacific: Indonesia east to Micronesia, Fiji and Samoa, Micronesia, north to Kagoshima Prefecture (southern Japan), south to Western Australia; ?Lakshadweep (India). Habitat: marine.

caeruleoluteus, Pomacentrus Liénard [F.] in Sauvage 1891:430 [Histoire physique, naturelle et politique de Madagascar; ref. 14503] Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean. No types known. Based on 'Pomacentre bleu et jaune' of Liénard 1836:53 [ref. 30336]; description quoted from Liénard. •Synonym of Pomacentrus caeruleus Quoy & Gaimard 1825 -- (Fricke 1999:383 [ref. 24106], Parenti 2021:74 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Synonym of Pomacentrus caeruleus Quoy & Gaimard 1825. Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae. Habitat: marine.

caeruleomaculatus, Oliglyphisodon Fowler [H. W.] 1946:158, Figs. 27-28 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 98; ref. 1456] Aguni Shima, Ryukyu Islands, Japan. Holotype: ANSP 72039. Paratypes: ANSP 72040 (1, missing). Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:145 [ref. 13621]. Originally as caeruleo-maculatus. •Synonym of Plectroglyphidodon imparipennis (Vaillant & Sauvage 1875) -- (Allen 1991:248 [ref. 19344], Parenti 2021:71 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Synonym of Plectroglyphidodon imparipennis (Vaillant & Sauvage 1875). Pomacentridae: Microspathodontinae. Habitat: marine.

caeruleopunctatus, Pomacentrus Allen [G. R.] 2002:49, Figs. 4-6 [aqua, Journal of Ichthyology and Aquatic Biology v. 6 (no. 2); ref. 26516] Marie Bank, Mitsio Islands, northwestern Madagascar, 12°56.09'S, 48°32.28'E, depth 7-10 meters. Holotype: WAM P.32015-002. Paratypes: WAM P.32015-003 (3). Type catalog: Moore et al. 2008:34 [ref. 30117]. •Valid as Pomacentrus caeruleopunctatus Allen 2002 -- (Allen & Wright 2003:136 [ref. 27247], Fricke et al. 2018:273 [ref. 35805], Bourjon et al. 2019:60 [ref. 36582], Parenti 2021:74 [ref. 38418], Allen 2022:156 [ref. 39911]). Current status: Valid as Pomacentrus caeruleopunctatus Allen 2002. Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae. Distribution: Southwestern Indian Ocean: islands off northwestern Madagascar; western Mascarenes (La Réunion). Habitat: marine.

caeruleus, Cantharus Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1830:342 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 6; ref. 996] Guam, Mariana Islands, western Pacific. Syntypes: MNHN 0000-8813 (2). Type catalog: Bauchot & Daget 1972:81-82 [ref. 20898] as coeruleus, Bauchot et al. 1978:6 [ref. 20862]. Pomacentridae: Chrominae. Habitat: marine.

caeruleus, Heliases Cuvier [G.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1830:497 [Histoire naturelle des poissons; ref. 999] New Guinea; Uléa, Caroline Islands, western Pacific. Syntypes: MNHN 0000-5644 (2) New Guinea. Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1978:16 [ref. 20862]. On Official Index (Opinion 1563) for purposes of priority but not homonymy -- (see Randall et al. 1990:261 [ref. 15987]). •Valid as Chromis caerulea (Cuvier 1830) -- (Dor 1984:181 [ref. 29757] as caeruleus, Ida in Masuda et al. 1984:192 [ref. 6441] as caeruleus, Allen 1986:674 [ref. 5631], Fricke et al. 2014:115 [ref. 33932]). •Synonym of Chromis ternatensis (Bleeker 1856) -- (Allen 1991:241 [ref. 19344], Randall 2005:360 [ref. 28239], Parenti 2021:57 [ref. 38418]). Suppressed. Current status: Synonym of Chromis ternatensis (Bleeker 1856). Pomacentridae: Chrominae. Habitat: marine.

caeruleus, Pomacentrus Quoy [J. R. C.] & Gaimard [J. P.] 1825:397, Pl. 64 (fig. 2) [Voyage autour du monde; ref. 3574] Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean. Syntypes: MNHN 0000-8250 (1), 0000-8504 (3). Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1978:22 [ref. 20862]. •Valid as Pomacentrus caeruleus Quoy & Gaimard 1825 -- (Allen 1986:681 [ref. 5631], Allen 1991:249 [ref. 19344], Randall 1995:266 [ref. 22896], Fricke 1999:382 [ref. 24106], Allen 2002:52 [ref. 26516], Allen & Wright 2003:136 [ref. 27247], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S113 [ref. 27377], Heemstra et al. 2004:3324 [ref. 27945], Fricke et al. 2009:81 [ref. 30213], Fricke et al. 2013:265 [ref. 32706], Liu et al. 2013:8 [ref. 32931], Fricke et al. 2018:273 [ref. 35805], Arndt & Fricke 2019:27 [ref. 36883], Dalleau-Coudert et al. 2019:136 [ref. 40104], Zajonz et al. 2019:87 [ref. 36871], Habib & Islam 2020:Supplementary table p. 23 [ref. 38321] misidentified, Parenti 2021:74 [ref. 38418], Allen 2022:156 [ref. 39911], Fricke et al. 2024:84 [ref. 41255]). Current status: Valid as Pomacentrus caeruleus Quoy & Gaimard 1825. Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae. Distribution: Western Indian Ocean: KwaZule-Natal (South Africa), East Africa, Socotra (Yemen), Seychelles, Comoros, Madagascar and Mascarenes (La Réunion, Mauritius, Rodrigues) east to Maldives. Habitat: marine.

caesifrons, Chrysiptera Allen [G. R.], Erdmann [M. V.] & Kurniasih [E. M.] 2015:20, Figs. 1-2 & 7a [Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation v. 15; ref. 33797] Ayau Kecil Island, Ayau Atoll, Raja Ampat Islands, West Papua Province, Indonesia, 00°21.342'S, 130°58.648'W, depth 1.5-2.0 meters. Holotype: MZB 22260. Paratypes: MZB, WAM. Plus non-type specimens. •Valid as Chrysiptera caesifrons Allen, Erdmann & Kurniasih 2015 -- (Fricke et al. 2019:213 [ref. 36673], Parenti 2021:60 [ref. 38418], Allen & Erdmann 2024:639 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Chrysiptera caesifrons Allen, Erdmann & Kurniasih 2015. Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Halmahera (eastern Indonesia) east to New Ireland (Papua New Guinea) and Vanuatu, south to Queensland (Australia) and New Caledonia. Habitat: marine.

caesio, Abudefduf Seale [A.] 1906:53, Fig. 8 [Occasional Papers of the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum of Polynesian Ethnology and Natural History v. 4 (no. 1); ref. 3999] Tubuai, Austral Islands [Tubuai Islands], French Polynesia. Holotype (unique): BPBM 742. •Synonym of Chrysiptera glauca (Cuvier 1830) -- (Allen 1991:242 [ref. 19344], Parenti 2021:61 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Synonym of Chrysiptera glauca (Cuvier 1830). Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae. Habitat: marine.

callainus, Pomacentrus Randall [J. E.] 2002:169, Figs. 1-2 [aqua, Journal of Ichthyology and Aquatic Biology v. 5 (no. 4); ref. 26194] Hakaumama'o Reef, Tongatapu, Tonga, depth 3 meters. Holotype: BPBM 37982. Paratypes: AMS I.41138-001 (1); BPBM 11350 (1), 37970 (1); CAS 214537 (1); MNHN 2002-0092 (1); NSMT-P 63012 (1); ROM 48677 (18); USNM 367494 (1); WAM P.31905.001 (1). Type catalog: Moore et al. 2008:34 [ref. 30117]. •Valid as Pomacentrus callainus Randall 2002 -- (Allen & Wright 2003:136 [ref. 27247], Randall et al. 2004:21 [ref. 27624], Randall 2005:378 [ref. 28239], Parenti 2021:74 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Valid as Pomacentrus callainus Randall 2002. Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae. Distribution: South Pacific: Fiji and Tonga. Habitat: marine.

calliops, Amphiprion Schultz [L. P.] 1966:72, Fig. [Ichthyologica, the Aquarium Journal v. 37 (no. 2); ref. 9629] Indian Ocean (exact locality unknown). Holotype: USNM 197554. Paratypes: USNM 82781 (1), 231708 [ex 236481-F1] (6). •Synonym of Amphiprion ephippium (Bloch 1790) -- (Allen & Springer 1975:53 [ref. 20543], Allen 1991:236 [ref. 19344], Parenti 2021:46 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Synonym of Amphiprion ephippium (Bloch 1790). Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae. Habitat: marine.

caribbaea, Demoisellea Fowler [H. W.] 1944:139, Fig. 221 [Monographs of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia No. 6; ref. 1448] Old Providence Island [Providencia Island], Caribbean Sea. Holotype: ANSP 70076. Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:145 [ref. 13621]. •Status uncertain -- (Allen 1991:254 [ref. 19344]). Pomacentridae: Chrominae. Habitat: marine.

carlsoni, Paraglyphidodon Allen [G. R.] 1975:(175) 179, Fig. [Damselfishes of the South Seas; ref. 97] Leeward side of Yaukuve Levu Island, Great Astrolabe Lagoon, Fiji Islands, depth 1-3 meters. Holotype: AMS I.17689-001. Paratypes: AMS I.17689-002 (4), I.17690-001 (1), I.17691-001 (1). •Valid as Neoglyphidodon carlsoni (Allen 1975) -- (Allen 1991:246 [ref. 19344], Allen 2001:3344 [ref. 26132], Randall et al. 2004:20 [ref. 27624], Randall 2005:371 [ref. 28239], Parenti 2021:67 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Valid as Neoglyphidodon carlsoni (Allen 1975). Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae. Distribution: South Pacific: Fiji endemic. Habitat: marine.

carneus, Dascyllus Fischer [J. G.] 1885:71, Pl. 2 (fig. 5) [Jahrbuch der Hamburgischen Wissenschaftlichen Anstalten v. 2; ref. 18083] Mozambique, western Indian Ocean. Lectotype: ZMH H62 [ex ZMH 3827]. Paralectotypes: ZMH H184 [ex ZMH 3827] (2). Type catalog: Ladiges et al. 1958:164 [ref. 19181], Wilkens & Dohse 1993:406 [ref. 21161] as syntypes. Lectotype selected by Ladiges et al. 1958:164 [ref. 19181]. •Valid as Dascyllus carneus Fischer 1885 -- (Allen 1986:677 [ref. 5631], Winterbottom et al. 1989:47 [ref. 13251], Allen 1991:243 [ref. 19344], Manilo 1992:23 [132] [ref. 39140], Myers 1999:179 [ref. 23965], Fricke 1999:378 [ref. 24106], Allen 2001:3343 [ref. 26132], Allen & Adrim 2003:46 [ref. 26830], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S113 [ref. 27377], Randall 2005:369 [ref. 28239], Fricke et al. 2009:80 [ref. 30213], Shibukawa 2009:208 [ref. 30449], Allen & Erdmann 2012:597 [ref. 31980], Fricke et al. 2013:264 [ref. 32706], Fricke et al. 2018:268 [ref. 35805], Arndt & Fricke 2019:26 [ref. 36883], Dalleau-Coudert et al. 2019:135 [ref. 40104], Zajonz et al. 2019:86 [ref. 36871], Parenti 2021:64 [ref. 38418], Allen 2022:144 [ref. 39911], Allen & Erdmann 2024:607 [ref. 40796], Noushad K. et al. 2024:45 [ref. 40947]). Current status: Valid as Dascyllus carneus Fischer 1885. Pomacentridae: Chrominae. Distribution: Indian Ocean: KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa), East Africa (Mozambique, Tanzania, Kenya), Socotra (Yemen), Seychelles, Comoros, Madagascar and Mascarenes (La Réunion, Mauritius, Rodrigues) east to Andaman Sea and Java (western Indonesia). IUCN (2022): Least Concern. Habitat: marine.

caroli, Abudefduf Curtiss [A.] 1938:117 [A short zoology of Tahiti in the Society islands; ref. 18057] Lagoon near Tautira, Tahiti, Society Islands. No types known. •Synonym of Dascyllus aruanus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Allen 1991:243 [ref. 19344], Parenti 2021:64 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Synonym of Dascyllus aruanus (Linnaeus 1758). Pomacentridae: Chrominae. Habitat: marine.

cartieri, Dischistodus Bleeker [P.] (ex Cartier) 1877:82 [Natuurkundige Verhandelingen van de Hollandsche Maatschappij der Wetenschappen te Haarlem (Ser. 3) v. 2 (no. 6); ref. 454] Cebu Island, Philippines. No types known. Description quoted from Cartier, and Cartier might best be considered the author (although Bleeker selected the name). •Synonym of Dischistodus prosopotaenia (Bleeker 1852) -- (Allen 1991:244 [ref. 19344], Kottelat 2013:377 [ref. 32989], Parenti 2021:66 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Synonym of Dischistodus prosopotaenia (Bleeker 1852). Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae. Habitat: marine.

castanea, Chromis Cuvier [G.] 1814:88 [Bulletin des Sciences, par la Société Philomathique de Paris [Sér. 3] [v. 1] (for 29 Mar. 1814); ref. 4884] Coast of Provence, France, northwestern Mediterranean Sea. •Synonym of Chromis chromis (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Monod 1973:424 [ref. 7193], Lloris & Rucabado 1990:846 [ref. 15959], Allen 1991:239 [ref. 19344], Parin 2003:S17 [ref. 28536], Parin et al. 2014:378 [ref. 33547], Parenti 2021:51 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Synonym of Chromis chromis (Linnaeus 1758). Pomacentridae: Chrominae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

castaneus, Chromis Schinz [H. R.] 1822:431 [Das Thierreich v. 2; ref. 3926] Unneeded replacement name for and objective synonym of Sparus chromis Linnaeus 1758 (see Daget 1968:1059 [ref. 26392]). •Valid as Chromis castaneus Schinz 1822 -- (Herrera 1896:59 [ref. 39336]). •Objective synonym of Chromis chromis (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Daget 1968:1059 [ref. 26392], Parenti 2021:51 [ref. 38418]). Replacement Name. Current status: Synonym of Chromis chromis (Linnaeus 1758). Pomacentridae: Chrominae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

catunco, Pomacentrus Peters [W. (C. H.)] 1868:270 [Monatsberichte der Königlichen Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1868; ref. 3442] Not an original description; this reference gives "Pomacentrus catunco Bleeker" in a faunal list with no description. Further description not researched. Nomen Nudum. Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae.

caudalis, Chromis Randall [J. E.] 1988:76, Fig. 2 [Memoirs of the Museum of Victoria v. 49 (no. 1); ref. 14250] Alite Reef off Malaita, Solomon Islands, depth 150 feet. Holotype: BPBM 15613. Paratypes: BPBM 9376 (2), ?14329 (1), 15637 (1), 19242 (2), 30948 (2), 30950 (4), 31299 (2); USNM 223920-21 (2, 4); WAM P.26080-003 (1), P.26099-012 (1). Type catalog: Hutchins & Smith 1991:29 [ref. 19335], Moore et al. 2008:31 [ref. 30117]. •Valid as Chromis caudalis Randall 1988 -- (Allen 1991:239 [ref. 19344], Allen 1997:168 [ref. 23977], Myers 1999:177 [ref. 23965], Allen 2000:90 [ref. 37268], Hutchins 2001:266 [ref. 25841], Hutchins 2001:37 [ref. 25847], Allen 2001:3342 [ref. 26132], Allen & Adrim 2003:45 [ref. 26830], Allen et al. 2006:1448 [ref. 29090], Allen & Erdmann 2008:207 [ref. 29960], Allen & Erdmann 2012:578 [ref. 31980], Fricke et al. 2019:210 [ref. 36673], Parenti 2021:51 [ref. 38418]). •Valid as Pycnochromis caudalis (Randall 1988) -- (Tang et al. 2021:271 [ref. 38308], Allen & Erdmann 2024:609 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Pycnochromis caudalis (Randall 1988). Pomacentridae: Chrominae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean, western Pacific: Christmas Island (Australia) and Indonesia east to Marshall Islands, Phoenix Islands and Line Islands (Kiribati), north to Philippines, south to Papua New Guinea. Habitat: marine.

caudalis, Pomacentrus Poey [F.] 1868:328 [Repertorio Fisico-Natural de la Isla de Cuba v. 2; ref. 3505] Havana, Cuba. Syntypes: MCZ 14682 (7). Type catalog: Howell Rivero 1938:208 [ref. 22926] with a holotype. •Synonym of Pomacentrus leucostictus Müller & Troschel 1848 -- (Lloris & Rucabado 1990:849 [ref. 15959]). •Synonym of Stegastes leucostictus (Müller & Troschel 1848) -- (Allen 1991:253 [ref. 19344], Parenti 2021:83 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Synonym of Stegastes leucostictus (Müller & Troschel 1848). Pomacentridae: Microspathodontinae. Habitat: marine.

caudobimaculatus, Abudefduf Okada [Y.] & Ikeda [H.] 1939:169, Fig. 6 [Transactions Biogeogaphical Society of Japan v. 3 (no. 2); ref. 17212] Ishigaki Island, Okinawa Prefecture, Ryukyu Islands, Japan. Holotype (unique): YCM-P 30435 [ex Okada coll. spec. 2596]. Type catalog: Shibata et al. 2011:15 [ref. 31469]. Type information: Hayashi 1995 [ref. 22717]. •Synonym of Abudefduf vaigiensis (Quoy & Gaimard 1825) -- (Allen 1991:235 [ref. 19344]). •Valid as Abudefduf caudobimaculatus Okada & Ikeda 1939 -- (Wibowo et al. 2017:[2] [ref. 35515], Wibowo et al. 2018:[2] [ref. 35945], Wibowo et al. 2018:2 [ref. 36662], Parenti 2021:40 [ref. 38418], Allen & Erdmann 2024:614 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Abudefduf caudobimaculatus Okada & Ikeda 1939. Pomacentridae: Glyphisodontinae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: East Africa east to Indonesia, north to Ryukyu Islands (Japan), south to Lord Howe Island (Australia). Habitat: marine.

caudofasciata, Chromis Shen [S.-C.] & Chen [S.-K.] 1978:33, Fig. 12 [Bulletin of the Institute of Zoology Academia Sinica (Taipei) v. 17 (no. 1); ref. 8879] Off Pa-dou-tzu, northern Taiwan. Holotype: NTUM 02882. Paratypes: NTUM 02870 (1), 02876 (1). Type catalog: Ho & Shao 2011:48 [ref. 31432]. Subjectively invalid; secondarily preoccupied in Chromis by Dascyllus caudofasciatus Montalban 1928; not replaced. •Synonym of Chromis fumea (Tanaka 1917) -- (Allen 1991:239 [ref. 19344], Ho & Shao 2011:48 [ref. 31432], Parenti 2021:52 [ref. 38418], Allen & Allen 2021:81 [ref. 38731]). 2°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Chromis fumea (Tanaka 1917). Pomacentridae: Chrominae. Habitat: marine.

caudofasciata, Chrysiptera Okada [Y.] & Ikeda [H.] 1939:182, Fig. 15 [Transactions Biogeogaphical Society of Japan v. 3 (no. 2); ref. 17212] Sonai, Iriomote Island, Taketomi Town, Yaeyama Counnty, Okinawa Prefecture, southern Ryukyu Islands, Japan. Holotype (unique): YCM-P 30220 [ex Okada coll. spec. 2604]. Type catalog: Shibata et al. 2011:16 [ref. 31469] with lectotype. Type information and lectotype designation [not needed]: Hayashi 1995 [ref. 22717]. •Synonym of Chrysiptera leucopoma (Cuvier 1830) -- (Allen 1991:242 [ref. 19344] with date as 1938, Parenti 2021:61 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Synonym of Chrysiptera leucopoma (Cuvier 1830). Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae. Habitat: marine.

caudofasciatus, Dascyllus Montalban [H. R.] 1928:26, Pl. 6 (fig. 1) [Monographs, Bureau of Science of the Philippines No. 24 (1927); ref. 15801] Tambagaan, Bungau and Sibutu is., Sulu Archipelago, Philippines. Syntypes: BSMP (13, apparently destroyed). •Synonym of Chromis lepidolepis Bleeker 1876 -- (Allen 1991:240 [ref. 19344], Parenti 2021:53 [ref. 38418]). •Synonym of Azurina lepidolepis (Bleeker 1876). Current status: Synonym of Azurina lepidolepis (Bleeker 1876). Pomacentridae: Chrominae. Habitat: marine.

caudovittatus, Pomacentrus Schmidt [P. Yu.] 1931:64, Pl. 4 (fig. 2) [Transactions of the Pacific Committee of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR. v. 1; ref. 3937] Kominato, Amami-Oshima Island, Ryukyu Islands, Japan. Syntypes: ZIN 23283 (2). Appeared as name only in Schmidt 1930:515 [ref. 18734]. •Synonym of Pomacentrus pavo (Bloch 1787) -- (Allen 1991:250 [ref. 19344]). •Synonym of Pomacentrus nagasakiensis Tanaka 1917 -- (Ida et al. 1992:2 [ref. 24320], Parenti 2021:76 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Synonym of Pomacentrus nagasakiensis Tanaka 1917. Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae. Habitat: marine.

cautus, Onychognathus Troschel [F. H.] 1866:231, Pl. 5 (figs. 12-14) [Archiv für Naturgeschichte v. 32 (pt. 1); ref. 4465] Cape Verde Islands. Syntypes: (3) whereabouts unknown. •Valid as Chromis cautus (Troschel 1866) [should be cauta] -- (Lloris & Rucabado 1990:846 [ref. 15959], Wirtz et al. 2013:128 [ref. 32972]). •Synonym of Chromis multilineata (Guichenot 1843) (often dated 1853) -- (Edwards 1986:197 [ref. 9152], Allen 1991:240 [ref. 19344], Edwards in Carpenter & De Angelis 2016:2724 [ref. 34618], Parenti 2021:54 [ref. 38418]). •Synonym of Azurina multilineata (Guichenot 1843). Current status: Synonym of Azurina multilineata (Guichenot 1843). Pomacentridae: Chrominae. Habitat: marine.

chagosensis, Amphiprion Allen [G. R.] 1972:161, Figs. 81-82 [The Anemonefishes; ref. 15845] Diego Garcia Atoll, Chagos Archipelago, Indian Ocean, depth 2-8 feet. Holotype: USNM 204301. Paratypes: USNM 204302-04 (2, 1, 2). •Valid as Amphiprion chagosensis Allen 1972 -- (Allen 1991:236 [ref. 19344], Winterbottom et al. 1989:45 [ref. 13251], Zajonz et al. 2019:85 [ref. 36871] as cf. chagosensis, Parenti 2021:45 [ref. 38418], Allen 2022:127 [ref. 39911]). Current status: Valid as Amphiprion chagosensis Allen 1972. Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae. Distribution: Red Sea; Indian Ocean: Chagos Archipelago (British Indian Ocean Territory). Habitat: marine.

chengi, Abudefduf Lin [S.-Y.] 1934:683, Fig. 2 [Lingnan Science Journal, Canton v. 13 (no. 4); ref. 16436] Fuchow, Fukien, China. Holotype: FESC (now at PRFRI) 16. •Status uncertain, as Chrysiptera chengi (Lin 1934) -- (Allen 1991:254 [ref. 19344], Parenti 2021:86 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Uncertain as Chrysiptera chengi (Lin 1934). Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae. Habitat: marine.

cheraphilus, Pomacentrus Allen [G. R.], Erdmann [M. V.] & Hilomen [V. V.] 2011:36, Figs. 1-3 [aqua, International Journal of Ichthyology v. 17 (no 1); ref. 31134] East Brunei Patches, 5°01.215'N, 114°43.892'E, Brunei, depth 12-15 meters. Holotype: WAM P.33030-005. Paratypes: UPLB Z-NS 0491-0500 (9); USNM 399428 (5); WAM P.33030-001 (4). •Valid as Pomacentrus cheraphilus Allen, Erdmann & Hilomen 2011 -- (Parenti 2021:74 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Valid as Pomacentrus cheraphilus Allen, Erdmann & Hilomen 2011. Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Brunei and Philippines. Habitat: marine.

chromis, Sparus Linnaeus [C.] 1758:280 [Systema Naturae, Ed. X v. 1; ref. 2787] Southern Europe (Mediterranean Sea). No types known. •Valid as Chromis chromis (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Monod 1973:424 [ref. 7193], Quignard & Pras in Whitehead et al. 1986:917 [ref. 13676], Lloris & Rucabado 1990:846 [ref. 15959], Allen 1991:239 [ref. 19344], Bilecenoğlu et al. 2002:109 [ref. 26753], Parin 2003:S17 [ref. 28536], Golani 2005:49 [ref. 37112], Fricke et al. 2007:92 [ref. 29533], Vasil'eva 2007:112 [ref. 30517], Ninua & Japoshvili 2008:169 [ref. 31251], Lipej & Dulčić 2010:52 [ref. 36649], Wirtz et al. 2013:128 [ref. 32972], Parin et al. 2014:378 [ref. 33547], Edwards in Carpenter & De Angelis 2016:2721 [ref. 34618], Artüz & Fricke 2019:557 [ref. 36612], Carneiro et al. 2019:278 [ref. 37250], Elbaraasi et al. 2019:99 [ref. 36864], Bariche & Fricke 2020:80 [ref. 37515], Kovačić et al. 2020:39 [ref. 37519], Abliazov et al. 2021:10 [ref. 38576], Golani 2021:66 [ref. 38303], Kovačić et al. 2021:74 [ref. 39014], Parenti 2021:51 [ref. 38418], Fermon et al. 2022:251 [ref. 39448]). Current status: Valid as Chromis chromis (Linnaeus 1758). Pomacentridae: Chrominae. Distribution: Mediterranean Sea; Sea of Marmara; Black Sea; eastern Atlantic: Spain and Portugal south to Gabon and possibly Angola, including São Tome and Principe. Not Gulf of Guinea southward [Edwards in ref. 34618]. Habitat: brackish, marine.

chrysargyrus, Amphiprion Richardson [J.] 1846:254 [Report of the British Association for the Advancement of Science 15th meeting [1845]; ref. 3742] China. Holotype (?): BMNH 2004.11.5.5. Based solely on illustration by Reeves (according to Whitehead 1970:215, Pl. 8a [ref. 11606]). Richardson mentions a type that is of about the correct length to be the holotype. •Synonym of Amphiprion clarkii (Bennett 1830) -- (Allen 1991:236 [ref. 19344], Parenti 2021:45 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Synonym of Amphiprion clarkii (Bennett 1830). Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae. Habitat: marine.

chrysocephala, Chrysiptera Manica [A.], Pilcher [N.] & Oakley [S.] 2002:311, Figs. 1-2 [[The] Malayan Nature Journal v. 56 (no. 3); ref. 28222] Pulau Layang Layang, Spratley Islands, South China Sea. Holotype: UMZC 2003.1. Paratypes: (2) BMNH 2002.3.2.157 (1), UNIMAS uncat. (1). Species name not in heading of main text, but only in abstract (as 'sp. nov.'), etymology, discussion and figure captions; diagnosis, description and holotype designation provided without heading in main text. •Valid as Chrysiptera chrysocephala Manica, Pilcher & Oakley 2002 -- (Allen et al. 2015:18 [ref. 33797], Parenti 2021:60 [ref. 38418], Allen & Erdmann 2024:639 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Chrysiptera chrysocephala Manica, Pilcher & Oakley 2002. Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: South China Sea and Gulf of Tomini (Sulawesi, Indonesia). Habitat: marine.

chrysogaster, Amphiprion Cuvier [G.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1830:400 [Histoire naturelle des poissons; ref. 999] Réunion, western Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean; Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean. Syntypes: MNHN 0000-8506 (1) Mauritius, 0000-8507 (1) Réunion. Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1978:4 [ref. 20862]. •Valid as Amphiprion chrysogaster Cuvier 1830 -- (Allen 1991:236 [ref. 19344], Astakhov 1996:843 [ref. 24669], Fricke 1999:369 [ref. 24106], Heemstra et al. 2004:3324 [ref. 27945], Fricke et al. 2009:78 [ref. 30213], Caratini & Soriano 2011:76 [ref. 39915], Fricke et al. 2018:262 [ref. 35805], Dalleau-Coudert et al. 2019:132 [ref. 40104], Parenti 2021:45 [ref. 38418], Allen 2022:128 [ref. 39911]). Current status: Valid as Amphiprion chrysogaster Cuvier 1830. Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae. Distribution: Southwestern Indian Ocean: Madagascar and Mascarenes (La Réunion, Mauritius, Rodrigues). Habitat: marine.

chrysopoecilus, Pomacentrus Schlegel [H.] & Müller [S.] 1840:21, [Pl. 5 (fig. 3)] [Verhandelingen over de natuurlijke geschiedenis der Nederlandsche overzeesche bezittingen / door de Leden der Natuurkundige Commissie in Indië en andere schrijvers; uitgegeven ... door C. J. Temminck Zoologie, No. 2; ref. 18698] Java, Indonesia. Holotype: MNHN 0000-8249. Possible types: RMNH D1277-79 (1, 1, 1, all dry), 942 (1). Type catalog: Bauchot 1969:138 [ref. 20807]. Originally as Pomacentrus chrysopoëcilus. Date changed to July 2013 to 1840. Pl. 5 (fig. 3) in 1844. •Valid as Dischistodus chrysopoecilus (Schlegel & Müller 1840) -- (Allen 1991:244 [ref. 19344], Allen 1997:162 [ref. 23977], Myers 1999:182 [ref. 23965], Allen in Randall & Lim 2000:626 [ref. 25122], Iwatsuki et al. 2000:103 [ref. 26368], Hutchins 2001:266 [ref. 25841], Hutchins 2001:37 [ref. 25847], Allen 2001:3344 [ref. 26132], Allen & Adrim 2003:46 [ref. 26830], Shibukawa et al. in Kimura & Matsuura 2003:136 [ref. 27510], Adrim et al. 2004:123 [ref. 27715], Allen et al. 2006:1456 [ref. 29090], Allen & Erdmann 2012:598 [ref. 31980], Fricke et al. 2019:216 [ref. 36673], Parenti 2021:65 [ref. 38418], Allen & Erdmann 2024:650 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Dischistodus chrysopoecilus (Schlegel & Müller 1840). Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Malaysia and Indonesia east to Yap, New Ireland (Papua New Guinea) and Solomon Islands. Habitat: marine.

chrysopterus, Amphiprion Cuvier [G.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1830:401 [Histoire naturelle des poissons; ref. 999] Palau [original with no locality]. Neotype: BPBM 6906. Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1978:32 [ref. 20862]. Neotype designated by Allen 1972:149 [ref. 15845]. •Valid as Amphiprion chrysopterus Cuvier 1830 -- (Randall et al. 1990:252 [ref. 15987], Allen 1991:236 [ref. 19344], Allen 1997:164 [ref. 23977], Kuiter 1997:264 [ref. 25488], Randall et al. 1997:252 [ref. 25919], Myers 1999:175 [ref. 23965], Allen 2001:3347 [ref. 26132], Allen & Adrim 2003:44 [ref. 26830], Myers & Donaldson 2003:631 [ref. 27495], Randall et al. 2004:19 [ref. 27624], Randall 2005:351 [ref. 28239], Fricke & Kulbicki 2006:339 [ref. 28867], Allen et al. 2006:1444 [ref. 29090], Allen & Erdmann 2012:570 [ref. 31980], Fricke et al. 2014:113 [ref. 33932], Fricke et al. 2019:206 [ref. 36673], Parenti 2021:45 [ref. 38418], Allen & Erdmann 2024:631 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Amphiprion chrysopterus Cuvier 1830. Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: eastern Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and Coral Sea east to Caroline and Tuamotu islands, north to Philippines, south to New Caledonia. Habitat: marine.

chrysurus, Chaetodon Cuvier [G.] (ex Broussonet) in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1830:423 [Histoire naturelle des poissons; ref. 999] Not available, name mentioned under Pomacentrus chrysurus. Nomen Nudum. Current status: Synonym of Pomacentrus chrysurus Cuvier 1830. Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae. Habitat: marine.

chrysurus, Glyphisodon Cuvier [G.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1830:476 [Histoire naturelle des poissons; ref. 999] Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands. Holotype (unique): MNHN A-8125. Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1978:10 [ref. 20862]. •Valid as Microspathodon chrysurus (Cuvier 1830) -- (Robins & Ray 1986:198 [ref. 23100], Lloris & Rucabado 1990:848 [ref. 15959], Allen 1991:245 [ref. 19344], Boschung 1992:151 [ref. 23239], Cervigón 1992:385 [ref. 23827], Cervigón 1993:352 [ref. 24474], Smith-Vaniz et al. 1999:286 [ref. 25013], Schmitter-Soto et al. 2000:163 [ref. 27754], Gasparini & Floeter 2001:1645 [ref. 25634], Rocha & Rosa 2001:991 [ref. 25909], Collette et al. 2003:114 [ref. 26784], Carter & Kaufman 2003:1700 [ref. 27102], Moura & Menezes in Menezes et al. 2003:91 [ref. 27192], Smith et al. 2003:41 [ref. 27621], Nelson et al. 2004:154 [ref. 27807], McEachran & Fechhelm 2005:497 [ref. 28815], Page et al. 2013:159 [ref. 32708], Pinheiro et al. 2015:23 [ref. 34324], Robertson et al. 2016:146 [ref. 34961], Robertson et al. 2020:161 [ref. 38098], Carvalho-Filho in Marceniuk et al. 2021:260 [ref. 38945], Escobar-Sierra et al. 2021:81 [ref. 38844], Parenti 2021:67 [ref. 38418], Bennema & van Moorsel 2022:70 [ref. 39585], Carvalho-Filho 2023:195 [ref. 40480], Page et al. 2023:161 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Microspathodon chrysurus (Cuvier 1830). Pomacentridae: Microspathodontinae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: southern Florida (U.S.A.) and Bermuda south to Espírito Santo (Brazil), including Caribbean Sea. Habitat: marine.

chrysurus, Heliastes Bliss [R.] 1883:56 [Transactions of the Royal Society of Arts and Sciences of Mauritius (N. S.) v. 13; ref. 16966] Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean. Holotype (unique): MCZ 6094. Original genus should have been Heliases. •Valid as Chromis chrysura (Bliss 1883) -- (Ida in Masuda et al. 1984:192 [ref. 6441] as chrysurus, Randall et al. 1990:257 [ref. 15987], Allen 1991:239 [ref. 19344], Kuiter 1993:236 [ref. 23929], Allen 1997:168 [ref. 23977], Randall et al. 1997:257 [ref. 25919], Fricke 1999:370 [ref. 24106], Allen in Randall & Lim 2000:626 [ref. 25122], Nakabo 2000:927 [ref. 25182], Laboute & Grandperrin 2000:318 [ref. 25191], Allen 2001:3342 [ref. 26132], Nakabo 2002:927 [ref. 26193], Randall et al. 2004:20 [ref. 27624], Heemstra et al. 2004:3324 [ref. 27945], Allen et al. 2006:1448 [ref. 29090], Fricke et al. 2009:78 [ref. 30213], Quéro et al. 2010:326 [ref. 30746], Motomura et al. 2010:149 [ref. 31256], Caratini & Soriano 2011:28 [ref. 39915], Koeda et al. 2016:10 [ref. 35354], Dalleau-Coudert et al. 2019:134 [ref. 40104], Durville et al. 2021:313 [ref. 38802], Parenti 2021:51 [ref. 38418], Allen 2022:133 [ref. 39911]). Current status: Valid as Chromis chrysura (Bliss 1883). Pomacentridae: Chrominae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: South Africa, Mascarenes (La Réunion, Mauritius, Rodrigues); Taiwan to southern Japan; New South Wales (Australia) and New Caledonia east to Fiji and Tonga. Habitat: marine.

chrysurus, Pomacentrus Cuvier [G.] (ex Broussonet) in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1830:423 [Histoire naturelle des poissons; ref. 999] South Seas. Holotype (unique): MNHN 0000-8249. Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1978:22 [ref. 20862]. •Valid as Pomacentrus chrysurus Cuvier 1830 -- (Randall et al. 1990:277 [ref. 15987], Allen 1991:249 [ref. 19344], Kuiter 1993:245 [ref. 23929], Lee & Kim 1996:33 [ref. 25726], Randall et al. 1997:277 [ref. 25919], Myers 1999:185 [ref. 23965], Allen 2000:90 [ref. 37268], Allen in Randall & Lim 2000:627 [ref. 25122], Nakabo 2000:945 [ref. 25182], Allen 2000:110 [ref. 25868], Hutchins 2001:267 [ref. 25841], Hutchins 2001:37 [ref. 25847], Allen 2001:3344 [ref. 26132], Nakabo 2002:945 [ref. 26193], Allen & Adrim 2003:47 [ref. 26830], Allen & Wright 2003:136 [ref. 27247], Adrim et al. 2004:123 [ref. 27715], Randall 2005:379 [ref. 28239], Allen et al. 2006:1465 [ref. 29090], Shibukawa 2009:213 [ref. 30449], Motomura et al. 2010:157 [ref. 31256], Allen & Erdmann 2012:615 [ref. 31980], Fricke et al. 2014:122 [ref. 33932], Koeda et al. 2016:12 [ref. 35354], Fowler et al. 2017:[5] 2253 [ref. 36358], Shibukawa in Kimura et al. 2018:217 [ref. 36460], Fricke et al. 2019:219 [ref. 36673], Matsunuma in Motomura et al. 2021:49 [ref. 38121], Parenti 2021:74 [ref. 38418], Allen 2022:156 [ref. 39911], Allen & Erdmann 2024:668 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Pomacentrus chrysurus Cuvier 1830. Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Maldives and Sri Lanka east to Palau, New Ireland (Papua New Guinea) and New Caledonia, north to southern Japan and Ogasawara Islands, south to offshore reefs of Western Australia and Jervis Bay (A.C.T., Australia). Habitat: marine.

chrysus, Eupomacentrus Bean [T. H.] 1906:32 [Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington v. 19; ref. 15640] White's Flat Channel, Bermuda. Holotype (unique): FMNH 5025. Type catalog: Ibarra & Stewart 1987:35 [ref. 12367]. •Synonym of Stegastes variabilis (Castelnau 1855) -- (Allen 1991:254 [ref. 19344], Smith-Vaniz et al. 1999:288 [ref. 25013], Parenti 2021:85 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Synonym of Stegastes variabilis (Castelnau 1855). Pomacentridae: Microspathodontinae. Habitat: marine.

cinctus, Heliastes Playfair [R. L.] 1868:864 [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1867 (pt 3) (art. 6) (for 14 Nov. 1867); ref. 14049] Seychelles. Holotype: BMNH 1867.8.16.75. Original genus should have been Heliases. •Synonym of Chrysiptera biocellata (Quoy & Gaimard 1825) -- (Allen 1991:242 [ref. 19344], Parenti 2021:59 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Synonym of Chrysiptera biocellata (Quoy & Gaimard 1825). Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae. Habitat: marine.

cinerascens, Heliases Cuvier [G.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1830:495 [Histoire naturelle des poissons; ref. 999] Java, Indonesia. Syntypes: MNHN 0000-5642 (1), RMNH 947 (2). Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1978:16 [ref. 20862]. •Valid as Chromis cinerascens (Cuvier 1830) -- (Allen & Swainston 1988:104 [ref. 25477], Allen 1991:239 [ref. 19344], Allen 1997:166 [ref. 23977], Allen in Randall & Lim 2000:626 [ref. 25122], Sadovy & Cornish 2000:192 [ref. 25480], Allen 2000:108 [ref. 25868], Hutchins 2001:266 [ref. 25841], Hutchins 2001:37 [ref. 25847], Allen 2001:3342 [ref. 26132], Allen & Adrim 2003:45 [ref. 26830], Allen et al. 2006:1448 [ref. 29090], Shibukawa 2009:205 [ref. 30449], Allen & Erdmann 2012:579 [ref. 31980], Larson et al. 2013:170 [ref. 32988], Arango et al. 2019:13 [ref. 36621], Habib & Islam 2020:Supplementary table p. 23 [ref. 38321], Yusuf in Motomura et al. 2021:45 [ref. 38121], Parenti 2021:51 [ref. 38418], Allen 2022:133 [ref. 39911], Allen & Erdmann 2024:600 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Chromis cinerascens (Cuvier 1830). Pomacentridae: Chrominae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean, western Pacific: Sri Lanka and Bangladesh east to Philippines, north to southern Chiona, south to northern Western Australia. Habitat: marine.

cinereus, Microspathodon Gilbert [C. H.] 1890:71 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 13 (no. 797); ref. 1623] Clarion and Socorro Islands. Holotype: whereabouts unknown. •Synonym of Microspathodon dorsalis (Gill 1862) -- (Allen 1991:245 [ref. 19344], Parenti 2021:67 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Synonym of Microspathodon dorsalis (Gill 1862). Pomacentridae: Microspathodontinae. Habitat: marine.

cingulatus, Glyphidodon Kner [R.] 1867:725 [17], Pl. 4 (fig. 2) [Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 56; ref. 2645] Samoa Islands. Holotype (unique): whereabouts unknown. Original number of holotype: MGH 3730. Pl. 4 (fig. 2), labeled Glyphidodon albocinctus, is an illustration of this species with a manuscript name. •Synonym of Chrysiptera biocellata (Quoy & Gaimard 1825) -- (Allen 1991:242 [ref. 19344], Parenti 2021:59 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Synonym of Chrysiptera biocellata (Quoy & Gaimard 1825). Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae. Habitat: marine.

cingulum, Glyphidodon Klunzinger [C. B.] 1871:526 [Verhandlungen der K.-K. zoologisch-botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien v. 21; ref. 2622] Al-Qusair, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt, Red Sea. Syntypes: SMF 1208 (2, apparently lost), ZIN 2649 (1), ZMB 8034 (2). •Synonym of Plectroglyphidodon leucozona (Bleeker 1859), but a valid subspecies -- (Dor 1984:186 [ref. 29757]). •Synonym of Plectroglyphidodon leucozonus (Bleeker 1859), but a valid subspecies -- (Myers 1999:184 [ref. 23965], Randall 2005:376 [ref. 28239]). •Synonym of Plectroglyphidodon leucozonus (Bleeker 1859) -- (Randall 1995:265 [ref. 22896], Johnson 1999:741 [ref. 25471], Golani & Fricke 2018:116 [ref. 36273], Parenti 2021:71 [ref. 38418], Allen 2022:152 [ref. 39911]). •Synonym of Plectroglyphidodon leucozona (Bleeker 1859) -- (Allen 1991:248 [ref. 19344]). Current status: Synonym of Plectroglyphidodon leucozona (Bleeker 1859). Pomacentridae: Microspathodontinae. Habitat: marine.

circumaurea, Chromis Pyle [R. L.], Earle [J. L.] & Greene [B. D.] 2008:15, Figs. 3a-3c [Zootaxa No. 1671; ref. 29463] "Magic Kingdom", 9°26'3.41"N, 138°02'96"E, Yap Island, Caroline Islands, western Pacific. Holotype: BPBM 40836. Paratypes: BMNH 2007.10.31.3 (1), CAS 225757 (1), MNHN 2007-1924 (1), USNM 391138 (1), WAM P.32900-001 (1). •Valid as Chromis circumaurea Pyle, Earle & Greene 2008 -- (Allen & Erdmann 2009:133 [ref. 30466], Parenti 2021:51 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Valid as Chromis circumaurea Pyle, Earle & Greene 2008. Pomacentridae: Chrominae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Caroline Islands, Mariana Islands and Marshall Islands. Habitat: marine.

clarki, Abudefduf Snyder [J. O.] 1911:534 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 40 (no. 1836); ref. 4152] Pool at Tanegashima, Osumi Islands, Japan. Holotype: USNM 68234. Paratypes: CAS-SU 21423 (2); USNM 74534 (1), 74588 (2). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:82 [ref. 12291]. Types: Shinohara & Williams 2006:559 [ref. 31656]. •Synonym of Abudefduf notatus (Day 1870) -- (Allen 1991:234 [ref. 19344] as clarkii, Parenti 2021:41 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Synonym of Abudefduf notatus (Day 1870). Pomacentridae: Glyphisodontinae. Habitat: marine.

clarkii, Anthias Bennett [J. W.] 1830:unnum. p., Pl. 29 [A selection from the most remarkable and interesting fishes found on the coast of Ceylon First Edition; ref. 16785] Southern coast of Sri Lanka. Lectotype: whereabouts unknown, figured in Pl. 29. Spelled clarckii by Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1833:504 [ref. 1002]. Lectotype selected by Fricke 1999:369 [ref. 24106] as the specimen figured in Bennett's Pl. 29. •Valid as Amphiprion clarkii (Bennett 1830) -- (Ida in Masuda et al. 1984:191 [ref. 6441], Allen & Swainston 1988:104 [ref. 25477], Randall et al. 1990:253 [ref. 15987], Allen 1991:236 [ref. 19344], Pethiyagoda et al. 1994:43 [ref. 21456], Randall 1995:259 [ref. 22896], Astakhov 1996:845 [ref. 24669], Lee & Kim 1996:29 [ref. 25726], Mohsin & Ambak 1996:466 [ref. 27969], Larson & Williams 1997:363 [ref. 23967], Allen 1997:166 [ref. 23977], Carpenter et al. 1997:196 [ref. 23922], Kuiter 1997:264 [ref. 25488], Randall et al. 1997:253 [ref. 25919], Myers 1999:175 [ref. 23965], Fricke 1999:368 [ref. 24106], Allen 2000:90 [ref. 37268], Allen in Randall & Lim 2000:626 [ref. 25122], Nakabo 2000:920 [ref. 25182], Laboute & Grandperrin 2000:315 [ref. 25191], Sadovy & Cornish 2000:190 [ref. 25480], Allen 2000:108 [ref. 25868], Hutchins 2001:266 [ref. 25841], Hutchins 2001:37 [ref. 25847], Allen 2001:3342 [ref. 26132], Nakabo 2002:920 [ref. 26193], Choi et al. 2003:363, 632 [ref. 26218], Allen & Adrim 2003:44 [ref. 26830], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S113 [ref. 27377], Myers & Donaldson 2003:631 [ref. 27495], Shibukawa et al. in Kimura & Matsuura 2003:129 [ref. 27510], Randall et al. 2004:19 [ref. 27624], Adrim et al. 2004:123 [ref. 27715], Heemstra 2004:3338 [ref. 27945], Randall 2005:351 [ref. 28239], Allen et al. 2006:1444 [ref. 29090], Shibukawa 2009:203 [ref. 30449], Motomura et al. 2010:147 [ref. 31256], Allen & Erdmann 2012:571 [ref. 31980], Larson et al. 2013:169 [ref. 32988], Fricke et al. 2014:113 [ref. 33932], Koeda et al. 2016:66 [ref. 35333], Motomura et al. 2017:172 [ref. 35490], Eagderi et al. 2019:95 [ref. 37020], Fricke et al. 2019:207 [ref. 36673], Kim et al. 2020:149 [ref. 39118], Mohanty et al. 2020:1439 [ref. 37820], Sonoyama et al. 2020:81 [ref. 37637], Astakhov 2021:809 [ref. 38976], Devi et al. 2021:2 [ref. 38557], Parenti 2021:45 [ref. 38418], Yusuf in Motomura et al. 2021:43 [ref. 38121], Allen 2022:128 [ref. 39911], Allen & Erdmann 2024:631 [ref. 40796], Luo et al. 2024:9 [ref. 41630]). Current status: Valid as Amphiprion clarkii (Bennett 1830). Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Persian Gulf and Oman east to Caroline Islands (Federated States of Micronesia) and Tuamotu Islands (French Polynesia), north to Korea and central Japan, south to northern Australia. Habitat: marine.

clarus, Amblypomacentrus Allen [G. R.] & Adrim [M.] 2000:51, Fig. 1 [Records of the Western Australian Museum v. 20 (pt 1); ref. 25052] Banggai Harbour, Banggai Island, Banggai Islands, Sulawesi, Indonesia, 1°34.84'S, 123°20.01'E, depth 18 meters. Holotype: NCIP 6186. Paratypes: WAM P.31497-002 (3). Type catalog: Moore et al. 2008:31 [ref. 30117]. •Valid as Amblypomacentrus clarus Allen & Adrim 2000 -- (Allen 2001:3342 [ref. 26132], Allen & Adrim 2003:44 [ref. 26830], Prokofiev 2004:121 [ref. 28088], Allen & Erdmann 2012:569 [ref. 31980], Parenti 2021:44 [ref. 38418], Allen & Erdmann 2024:628 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Amblypomacentrus clarus Allen & Adrim 2000. Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Cambodia, Indonesia and Philippines; probably more widespread. Habitat: marine.

cochinensis, Glyphidodon Day [F.] 1865:38 [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1865 (pt 1) (art. 1); ref. 17367] Cochin, India. Syntypes (3) and/or Day specimens: BMNH 1870.6.14.6 (1), 1889.2.1.4293-95 (3, dry), 1870.6.14.6 (1) Andamans. Type catalog: Whitehead & Talwar 1976:160 [ref. 23762]. Also appeared in Day 1865:156, Pl. 12 [ref. 1074]. •Synonym of Neopomacentrus fallax (Peters 1855) -- (Parenti 2021:69 [ref. 38418]). •Synonym of Neopomacentrus taeniurus (Bleeker 1856) -- (Allen 1991:247 [ref. 19344], Kottelat 2013:378 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Neopomacentrus taeniurus (Bleeker 1856). Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

coelestinus, Glyphisodon Cuvier [G.] (ex Solander) in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1830:464, Pl. 135 [Histoire naturelle des poissons; ref. 999] Syntypes: MNHN 0000-5136 (1) Malabar, A-0121 (2, poor condition) Indian Ocean. Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1978:10 [ref. 20862]. •Valid as Abudefduf coelestinus (Cuvier 1830) -- (Yoshino in Masuda et al. 1984:197 [ref. 6441], Winterbottom et al. 1989:44 [ref. 13251]). •Synonym of Abudefduf sexfasciatus (Lacepède 1801) -- (Allen et al. 1978:329 [ref. 20542], Dor 1984:179 [ref. 29757], Allen 1991:234 [ref. 19344], Randall 1995:258 [ref. 22896], Fricke 1999:365 [ref. 24106], Fricke & Kulbicki 2006:339 [ref. 28867], Eagderi et al. 2019:95 [ref. 37020], Parenti 2021:41 [ref. 38418], Allen 2022:122 [ref. 39911]). Current status: Synonym of Abudefduf sexfasciatus (Lacepède 1801). Pomacentridae: Glyphisodontinae. Habitat: marine.

coelestis, Pomacentrus Jordan [D. S.] & Starks [E. C.] 1901:383, Pl. 21 [Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences (Series 3) v. 2 (nos 7-8); ref. 2523] Wakanoura, Kii Province, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan, Inland Sea. Holotype (unique): CAS-SU 6434. Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:83 [ref. 12291]. •Valid as Pomacentrus coelestis Jordan & Starks 1901 -- (Yoshino in Masuda et al. 1984:195 [ref. 6441], Allen & Swainston 1988:106 [ref. 25477], Winterbottom et al. 1989:49 [ref. 13251], Randall et al. 1990:277 [ref. 15987], Allen 1991:250 [ref. 19344], Kuiter 1993:244 [ref. 23929], Francis 1993:164 [ref. 25479], Lee & Kim 1996:33 [ref. 25726], Allen 1997:170 [ref. 23977], Kuiter 1997:260 [ref. 25488], Randall et al. 1997:277 [ref. 25919], Myers 1999:185 [ref. 23965], Johnson 1999:741 [ref. 25471], Allen 2000:90 [ref. 37268], Allen in Randall & Lim 2000:627 [ref. 25122], Nakabo 2000:946 [ref. 25182], Laboute & Grandperrin 2000:324 [ref. 25191], Sadovy & Cornish 2000:197 [ref. 25480], Randall & Earle 2000:16 [ref. 25806], Allen 2000:110 [ref. 25868], Shinohara et al. 2000:180 [ref. 25987], Shimizu 2001:33 [ref. 25799], Hutchins 2001:267 [ref. 25841], Hutchins 2001:37 [ref. 25847], Allen 2001:3355 [ref. 26132], Nakabo 2002:946 [ref. 26193], Choi et al. 2003:364, 634 [ref. 26218] dated 1900, Allen 2002:52 [ref. 26516], Allen & Adrim 2003:47 [ref. 26830], Allen & Wright 2003:136 [ref. 27247], Randall et al. 2004:21 [ref. 27624], Adrim et al. 2004:123 [ref. 27715], Randall 2005:379 [ref. 28239], Allen et al. 2006:1465 [ref. 29090], Motomura et al. 2010:157 [ref. 31256], Allen & Erdmann 2012:615 [ref. 31980], Liu et al. 2013:8 [ref. 32931], Fricke et al. 2014:122 [ref. 33932], Delrieu-Trottin et al. 2015:7 [ref. 33988], Motomura et al. 2015:26 [ref. 34709], Koeda et al. 2016:70 [ref. 35333], Koeda et al. 2016:12 [ref. 35354], Kwun et al. 2017:142 [ref. 37287], Bourjon et al. 2019:60 [ref. 36582], Fricke et al. 2019:219 [ref. 36673], Hoschke et al. 2019:158 [ref. 36626], Yoshigou 2019:194 [ref. 36714], Habib & Islam 2020:Supplementary table p. 23 [ref. 38321] misidentified, Kim et al. 2020:149 [ref. 39118], Sonoyama et al. 2020:82 [ref. 37637], Matsunuma in Motomura et al. 2021:49 [ref. 38121], Parenti 2021:75 [ref. 38418], Allen & Erdmann 2024:668 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Pomacentrus coelestis Jordan & Starks 1901. Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean, western Pacific: Christmas Island (Australia), Malaysia and Indonesia east to the Line Islands and French Polynesia, north to southern Korea, central Japan and Ogasawara Islands (Japan), south to Rottnest Island (Western Australia) and Merimbula (New South Wales, Australia). Habitat: marine.

coeruleopunctatus, Pristotis Rüppell [W. P. E. S.] 1838:129, Pl. 31 (fig. 5) [Neue Wirbelthiere zu der Fauna von Abyssinien gehörig. Fische des Rothen Meeres; ref. 3844] Massawa, Eritrea, Red Sea. As Pristotis cyanostigma on plate. •Alternate name for, and synonym of Pristotis cyanostigma Rüppell 1838 -- (Parenti 2021:80 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Synonym of Pristotis cyanostigma Rüppell 1838. Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae. Habitat: marine.

coeruleus, Pomacentrus Cuvier [G.] 1829:179 [Le Règne Animal (Edition 2) v. 2; ref. 995] Misspelling or emendation of Pomacentrus caeruleus Quoy & Gaimard 1825. Misspelling. Current status: Synonym of Pomacentrus caeruleus Quoy & Gaimard 1825. Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae.

colini, Pomacentrus Allen [G. R.] 1991:146, 227, Fig. [Damselfishes of the world; ref. 19344] Motupore Island, off Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, depth 13-16 meters. Holotype: WAM P.29356-002. Paratypes: BPBM 31805 (2), WAM P.29356-001 (4). Type catalog: Hutchins & Smith 1991:31 [ref. 19335], Moore et al. 2008:34 [ref. 30117]. •Valid as Pomacentrus colini Allen 1991 -- (Allen 2001:3345 [ref. 26132], Allen & Wright 2003:136 [ref. 27247], Allen & Erdmann 2012:615 [ref. 31980], Fricke et al. 2019:219 [ref. 36673], Parenti 2021:75 [ref. 38418], Allen et al. 2024:668, 1284 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Pomacentrus colini Allen 1991. Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Port Moresby to Milne Bay; New Ireland (Papua New Guinea endemic). Habitat: marine.

concolor, Euschistodus Gill [T. N.] 1862:145 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 14 (nos 3-4); ref. 1662] Panama. Holotype (?): USNM 5078 (lost). Possible syntypes: BMNH 1861.8.13.8-11 (4) Panama, 1862.5.21.22 (1); USNM 4355 (2, lost), 4357-59 (1, 2, 1), 4361-62 (12, 1), 30986 (1). Type catalog: Smith 2018:76 [ref. 36061]. •Valid as Abudefduf concolor (Gill 1862) -- (Allen 1991:234 [ref. 19344], Allen & Robertson 1994:185 [ref. 22193], Lessios et al. 1995:282 [ref. 22407], Schneider & Krupp in Fischer et al. 1995:1399 [ref. 22830], De La Cruz Agüero et al. 1997:261 [ref. 24545], Grove & Lavenberg 1997:472 [ref. 24023], Chirichigno F. & Vélez D. 1998:299 [ref. 24555], Thomson et al. 2000:164 [ref. 25640], McCosker & Rosenblatt 2010:193 [ref. 30957], Fourriére et al. 2016:461 [ref. 34668] with qustion, González-Murcia et al. 2019:305 [ref. 36544], Parenti 2021:40 [ref. 38418], Grove et al. 2022:19 [ref. 41326], Angulo et al. 2023:56 [ref. 40676], Vela-Espinosa et al. 2023:8 [ref. 40981]). Current status: Valid as Abudefduf concolor (Gill 1862). Pomacentridae: Glyphisodontinae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific: southern Gulf of California (Mexico) south to Peru, including Galapagos Islands (Ecuador). Habitat: marine.

conformis, Abudefduf Randall [J. E.] & Earle [J. L.] 1999:335, Figs. 1-4 [Cybium v. 23 (no. 4); ref. 24306] Entrance to Taiohai Bay, Sentinelle de l'Ouest, west side, Nuku Hiva, Marquesas Islands, depth 12 meters. Holotype: BPBM 12476. Paratypes: AMS I.39228.001 (2); BPBM 12482 (2), 25718 (25), 25756 (2); CAS 204162 (2); MNHN 1998-1480 (4); NSMT-P 55946 (2); USNM 352406 (2). •Valid as Abudefduf conformis Randall & Earle 1999 -- (Randall & Earle 2000:16 [ref. 25806], Randall 2005:347 [ref. 28239], Randall 2007:310 [ref. 30952], Delrieu-Trottin et al. 2015:7 [ref. 33988], Parenti 2021:40 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Valid as Abudefduf conformis Randall & Earle 1999. Pomacentridae: Glyphisodontinae. Distribution: South Pacific: Marquesas Islands (France) endemic. Habitat: marine.

coracinus, Abudefduf Seale [A.] 1910:520, Pl. 13 [The Philippine Journal of Science Section A v. 4 (no. 6) (for 1909); ref. 4000] Sitanki Island, Jolo Archipelago, Philippines. Holotype (unique): BSMP 4908 (apparently destroyed). •Synonym of Neoglyphidodon nigroris (Cuvier 1830) -- (Allen 1991:246 [ref. 19344], Parenti 2021:68 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Synonym of Neoglyphidodon nigroris (Cuvier 1830). Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae. Habitat: marine.

corneyi, Abudefduf Jordan [D. S.] & Dickerson [M. C.] 1908:613, Fig. 5 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 34 (no. 1625); ref. 2438] Suva, Fiji Islands. Holotype (unique): USNM 61678. •Synonym of Plectroglyphidodon leucozona (Bleeker 1859) -- (Allen 1991:248 [ref. 19344]). •Synonym of Plectroglyphidodon leucozonus (Bleeker 1859) -- (Parenti 2021:71 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Synonym of Plectroglyphidodon leucozona (Bleeker 1859). Pomacentridae: Microspathodontinae. Habitat: marine.

cranei, Pomacentrus Herre [A. W. C. T.] 1935:409 [Field Museum of Natural History, Publications, Zoölogical Series v. 18 (no. 12); ref. 2109] Tenibuli, Ysabel Island, Solomon Islands. Holotype: FMNH 17338. Paratypes: FMNH 17339 (1); CAS-SU 24439 (1), 24442 (2). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:83 [ref. 12291], Ibarra & Stewart 1987:68 [ref. 12367]. •Synonym of Pomacentrus burroughi Fowler 1918 -- (Allen 1991:249 [ref. 19344]). Current status: Synonym of Pomacentrus burroughi Fowler 1918. Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae. Habitat: marine.

craticulus, Pomacentrus Smith [J. L. B.] 1965:31, Pl. 7 (fig. B) [Occasional Papers of the Department of Ichthyology, Rhodes University No. 4; ref. 9256] Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, southwestern Indian Ocean, depth 2-3 fathoms. Holotype (unique): SAIAB [formerly RUSI] 293. •Synonym of Stegastes fasciolatus (Ogilby 1889) -- (Allen & Emery 1985:15 [ref. 5236], Allen 1986:682 [ref. 5631], Parenti 2021:82 [ref. 38418], Allen 2022:163 [ref. 39911]). •Synonym of Plectroglyphidodon luteobrunneus (Smith 1960). Current status: Synonym of Plectroglyphidodon luteobrunneus (Smith 1960). Pomacentridae: Microspathodontinae. Habitat: marine.

crossi, Neoglyphidodon Allen [G. R.] 1991:118, 221, Fig. [Damselfishes of the world; ref. 19344] Ambon Island, Ambon Bay, Molucca Islands, Indonesia, depth 3-4 meters. Holotype: LIPI NCIP 3997. Paratypes: WAM P.25230-007 (4), USNM 288352 (3). Type catalog: Hutchins & Smith 1991:30 [ref. 19335], Moore et al. 2008:32 [ref. 30117]. •Valid as Neoglyphidodon crossi Allen 1991 -- (Allen 1997:172 [ref. 23977], Allen 2001:3344 [ref. 26132], Allen & Adrim 2003:46 [ref. 26830], Allen & Erdmann 2012:602 [ref. 31980], Parenti 2021:67 [ref. 38418], Allen & Erdmann 2024:654 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Neoglyphidodon crossi Allen 1991. Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Sulawesi and Maluku (Indonesia). Habitat: marine.

crusma, Heliases Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1833:510 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 9; ref. 1002] Juan Fernández Islands; Valparaíso, Chile. Syntypes: MNHN 0000-8161 (1) Juan Fernandez, 0000-8162 (2) Valparaiso. Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1978:17 [ref. 20862]. •Valid as Chromis crusma (Valenciennes 1833) -- (Greenfield & Woods 1980:636 [ref. 5581], Pequeño 1989:62 [ref. 14125], Allen 1991:239 [ref. 19344], Chirichigno F. & Vélez D. 1998:299 [ref. 24555], Pequeño 1998:90 [ref. 24567], Pequeño & Sáez 2000:32 [ref. 24590], Meléndez C. & Cornejo C. 2001:70 [ref. 26163], Parenti 2021:51 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Valid as Chromis crusma (Valenciennes 1833). Pomacentridae: Chrominae. Distribution: Southeastern Pacific: Cabo Blanco (Peru) south to Talcahuano (Chile). Habitat: marine.

cuneatus, Pomacentrus Allen [G. R.] 1991:146, 228, Fig. [Damselfishes of the world; ref. 19344] Ambon Island, off Poka village in Ambon Bay, Molucca Islands, Indonesia, depth 2 meters. Holotype: LIPI NCIP 3998. Paratypes: BPBM 19467 (4); LIPI NCIP 3999 (3); WAM P.25232-001 (5), P.25244-001 (8). Type catalog: Hutchins & Smith 1991:31 [ref. 19335], Moore et al. 2008:34 [ref. 30117]. •Valid as Pomacentrus cuneatus Allen 1991 -- (Allen in Randall & Lim 2000:627 [ref. 25122], Allen 2000:111 [ref. 25868], Allen 2001:3345 [ref. 26132], Allen & Adrim 2003:47 [ref. 26830], Allen & Wright 2003:136 [ref. 27247], Allen & Erdmann 2009:124 [ref. 30681], Allen et al. 2011:41 [ref. 31134], Allen & Erdmann 2012:616 [ref. 31980], Motomura et al. 2017:174 [ref. 35490], Matsunuma in Motomura et al. 2021:50 [ref. 38121], Parenti 2021:75 [ref. 38418], Allen & Erdmann 2024:669 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Pomacentrus cuneatus Allen 1991. Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean, western Pacific: Singapore, eastern Malaya (Malaysia), Indonesia, Gulf of Thailand and Luzon (Philippines). Habitat: marine.

cupreus, Chromis Fowler [H. W.] & Bean [B. A.] 1923:22 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 63 (no. 2488); ref. 1474] "Singapore, Maui, Fiji, or Samoa," though most likely from either of the last two named. Holotype (unique): USNM 83108. •Synonym of Chromis crusma (Valenciennes 1833) -- (Allen 1991:239 [ref. 19344]). Current status: Synonym of Chromis crusma (Valenciennes 1833). Pomacentridae: Chrominae. Habitat: marine.

curacao, Chaetodon Bloch [M. E.] 1787:106, Pl. 212 (fig. 1) [Naturgeschichte der ausländischen Fische v. 3; ref. 468] South America, Curaçao Island [in error, probably western Pacific or East Indies]. Holotype (unique): ZMB 8772 (dry, lost). Type catalog: Paepke 1999:119 [ref. 24282]. On p. 79 of Bloch's Ichthyologie, v. 6 [ref. 21381]. •Valid as Amblyglyphidodon curacao (Bloch 1787) -- (Yoshino in Masuda et al. 1984:197 [ref. 6441], Allen & Swainston 1988:102 [ref. 25477], Randall et al. 1990:251 [ref. 15987], Allen 1991:235 [ref. 19344], Allen 1997:160 [ref. 23977], Randall et al. 1997:251 [ref. 25919], Myers 1999:180 [ref. 23965], Allen in Randall & Lim 2000:626 [ref. 25122], Nakabo 2000:940 [ref. 25182], Laboute & Grandperrin 2000:317 [ref. 25191], Allen 2000:108 [ref. 25868], Hutchins 2001:266 [ref. 25841], Hutchins 2001:37 [ref. 25847], Allen 2001:3342 [ref. 26132], Allen & Randall 2002:144 [ref. 26191], Nakabo 2002:940 [ref. 26193], Allen & Adrim 2003:44 [ref. 26830], Myers & Donaldson 2003:632 [ref. 27495] as Amblygliphidodon, Shibukawa et al. in Kimura & Matsuura 2003:128 [ref. 27510], Randall et al. 2004:19 [ref. 27624], Adrim et al. 2004:123 [ref. 27715], Randall 2005:349 [ref. 28239], Allen et al. 2006:1443 [ref. 29090], Motomura et al. 2010:147 [ref. 31256], Allen & Erdmann 2012:567 [ref. 31980], Fricke et al. 2014:112 [ref. 33932], Koeda et al. 2016:65 [ref. 35333], Koeda et al. 2016:10 [ref. 35354], Fricke et al. 2019:205 [ref. 36673], Akaike et al. 2021:23 [ref. 38809], Parenti 2021:43 [ref. 38418], Wibowo in Motomura et al. 2021:42 [ref. 38121], Allen & Erdmann 2024:626 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Amblyglyphidodon curacao (Bloch 1787). Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean, western Pacific: Cocos-Keeling and Christmas islands (eastern Indian Ocean), Malaya (Malaysia) and Indonesia east to Marshall Islands and Samoa, north to Ryukyu Islands and Kagoshima Prefecture (southern Japan), south to northern Australia. Habitat: marine.

curatus, Altrichthys Allen [G. R.] 1999:24, Figs. 1-3A [Revue française d'Aquariologie Herpétologie v. 26 (no. 1/2); ref. 24277] Cuyo Island, Palawan Province, Philippines, 10°51'12"N, 121°00'14"E, depth 0.6-1.2 meters. Holotype: UPMSI 1998-000002-FI. Paratypes: UPMSI 1998-000003-FI (10); USNM 348456 (94); WAM P.31400-001 (6), 31406-001 (3), 31407-001 (8). Type catalog: Moore et al. 2008:30 [ref. 30117]. •Valid as Altrichthys curatus Allen 1999 -- (Allen 2000:107 [ref. 25868], Allen 2001:3342 [ref. 26132], Allen & Erdmann 2012:566 [ref. 31980], Bernardi et al. 2017:48 [ref. 35314], Parenti 2021:43 [ref. 38418], Allen & Erdmann 2024:624 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Altrichthys curatus Allen 1999. Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Philippines endemic. Habitat: marine.

cyanea, Furcaria Poey [F.] 1860:196, Pls. 13(figs. 21,22), 14(fig. 4) [Memorias sobre la historia natural de la Isla de Cuba v. 2; ref. 3499] Cuba. Holotype: MCZ 14670. Poey specimens: MCZ 14667-68 (1, 1). Type catalog: Howell Rivero 1938:207 [ref. 22926]. •Valid as Chromis cyanea (Poey 1860) -- (Smith-Vaniz & Emery 1980:211 [ref. 22802], Robins & Ray 1986:197 [ref. 23100] as cyaneus, Lloris & Rucabado 1990:847 [ref. 15959], Allen 1991:239 [ref. 19344], Cervigón 1993:354 [ref. 24474], Smith-Vaniz et al. 1999:283 [ref. 25013], Nakabo 2000:938 [ref. 25182], Schmitter-Soto et al. 2000:163 [ref. 27754], Collette et al. 2003:113 [ref. 26784], Carter & Kaufman 2003:1696 [ref. 27102], Smith et al. 2003:41 [ref. 27621], Nelson et al. 2004:154 [ref. 27807], McEachran & Fechhelm 2005:492 [ref. 28815], Page et al. 2013:159 [ref. 32708], Wirtz et al. 2013:130 [ref. 32972] Cape Verde Islands doubtful, Smith-Vaniz & Jelks 2014:61 [ref. 33341], Robertson et al. 2016:146 [ref. 34961], Robertson et al. 2020:161 [ref. 38098], Carvalho-Filho in Marceniuk et al. 2021:255 [ref. 38945], Escobar-Sierra et al. 2021:81 [ref. 38844], Parenti 2021:51 [ref. 38418], Bennema & van Moorsel 2022:70 [ref. 39585]). •Valid as Azurina cyanea (Poey 1860) -- (Tang et al. 2021:271 [ref. 38308], Carvalho-Filho 2023:193 [ref. 40480], Page et al. 2023:160 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Azurina cyanea (Poey 1860). Pomacentridae: Chrominae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: Bermuda south to Great Amazon Reef system (Brazil), including Caribbean Sea; eastern Atlantic: ?Cape Verde Islands. Habitat: marine.

cyaneus, Glyphisodon Quoy [J. R. C.] & Gaimard [J. P.] 1825:392, Pl. 64 (fig. 3) [Voyage autour du monde; ref. 3574] Timor Island, southern Malay Archipelago. Holotype: MNHN 0000-8365. Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1978:10 [ref. 20862]. •Valid as Chrysiptera cyanea (Quoy & Gaimard 1825) -- (Yoshino in Masuda et al. 1984:198 [ref. 6441], Randall et al. 1990:263 [ref. 15987], Allen 1991:242 [ref. 19344], Allen 1997:162 [ref. 23977], Kuiter 1997:260 [ref. 25488], Randall et al. 1997:263 [ref. 25919], Myers 1999:181 [ref. 23965], Johnson 1999:741 [ref. 25471], Allen in Randall & Lim 2000:626 [ref. 25122], Allen 2000:109 [ref. 25868], Hutchins 2001:266 [ref. 25841], Hutchins 2001:37 [ref. 25847], Allen 2001:3345 [ref. 26132] dated 1824, Nakabo 2002:938 [ref. 26193], Allen & Bailey 2002:42 [ref. 26525] dated 1824, Allen & Adrim 2003:45 [ref. 26830] dated 1824, Shibukawa et al. in Kimura & Matsuura 2003:133 [ref. 27510], Adrim et al. 2004:123 [ref. 27715], Allen et al. 2006:1453 [ref. 29090], Motomura et al. 2010:152 [ref. 31256], Allen & Erdmann 2012:590 [ref. 31980], Larson et al. 2013:171 [ref. 32988], Fricke et al. 2014:117 [ref. 33932], Allen et al. 2015:18 [ref. 33797], Koeda et al. 2016:68 [ref. 35333], Koeda et al. 2016:10 [ref. 35354], Fricke et al. 2019:213 [ref. 36673], Kovačić et al. 2020:39 [ref. 37519], Kovačić et al. 2021:74 [ref. 39014], Parenti 2021:60 [ref. 38418], Higuchi et al. 2022:5 [ref. 39420], Allen & Erdmann 2024:640 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Chrysiptera cyanea (Quoy & Gaimard 1825). Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean, western Pacific: Bali (Indonesia) east to Caroline and Solomon islands, north to Kyushu (Japan), south to northern Australia and New Caledonia. Habitat: marine.

cyanomos, Pomacentrus Bleeker [P.] 1856:89 [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 11 (no. 1); ref. 16856] Jakarta, Java, Indonesia. Holotype (unique): whereabouts unknown. Bleeker specimens: BMNH 1862.2.28.119. •Valid as Neopomacentrus cyanomos (Bleeker 1856) -- (Dor 1984:184 [ref. 29757], Yoshino in Masuda et al. 1984:195 [ref. 6441], Allen 1986:678 [ref. 5631], Allen & Swainston 1988:102 [ref. 25477], Randall et al. 1990:271 [ref. 15987], Allen 1991:247 [ref. 19344], Kuiter 1993:239 [ref. 23929], Randall et al. 1994:228 [ref. 21645], Goren & Dor 1994:50 [ref. 25356] as cyanomus, Randall 1995:264 [ref. 22896], Mohsin & Ambak 1996:471 [ref. 27969], Allen 1997:160 [ref. 23977], Carpenter et al. 1997:196 [ref. 23922], Randall et al. 1997:271 [ref. 25919], Johnson 1999:741 [ref. 25471], Allen in Randall & Lim 2000:627 [ref. 25122], Nakabo 2000:943 [ref. 25182], Sadovy & Cornish 2000:197 [ref. 25480], Hutchins 2001:267 [ref. 25841], Hutchins 2001:37 [ref. 25847], Allen 2001:3344 [ref. 26132], Nakabo 2002:943 [ref. 26193], Allen & Adrim 2003:46 [ref. 26830], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S113 [ref. 27377], Adrim et al. 2004:123 [ref. 27715], Allen et al. 2006:1459 [ref. 29090], Shibukawa 2009:210 [ref. 30449], Motomura et al. 2010:155 [ref. 31256], Allen & Erdmann 2012:606 [ref. 31980], Larson et al. 2013:172 [ref. 32988], Robertson et al. 2016:146, 149 [ref. 34961], Fricke et al. 2018:269 [ref. 35805], Golani & Fricke 2018:115 [ref. 36273], Eagderi et al. 2019:96 [ref. 37020], Fricke et al. 2019:217 [ref. 36673], Zajonz et al. 2019:86 [ref. 36871], Habib & Islam 2020:Supplementary table p. 23 [ref. 38321], Matsunuma in Motomura et al. 2021:48 [ref. 38121], Parenti 2021:68 [ref. 38418], Allen 2022:147 [ref. 39911], Page et al. 2023:161 [ref. 40505], Allen & Erdmann 2024:659 [ref. 40796], Luo et al. 2024:9 [ref. 41630]). Current status: Valid as Neopomacentrus cyanomos (Bleeker 1856). Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae. Distribution: Red Sea; Indo-West Pacific: East Africa, Persian Gulf, Socotra (Yemen) and Madagascar to Philippines, New Ireland (Papua New Guinea) and Vanuatu, north to southern Japan, south to Western Australia, Queensland (Australia) and New Caledonia. Invasive at Cayo Arcas (Campeche Bank, Mexico). Habitat: marine.

cyanospilos, Pomacentrus Bleeker [P.] 1853:709 [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 3 (no. 5); ref. 16833] Wahai, Ceram, Indonesia. Syntypes: (9) RMNH 6470 (some of 22). •Synonym of Stegastes lividus (Forster 1801) -- (Allen & Emery 1985:22 [ref. 5236] as cyanospilus, Allen 1991:253 [ref. 19344]). •Synonym of Stegastes punctatus (Quoy & Gaimard 1825) -- (Parenti 2021:84 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Synonym of Stegastes punctatus (Quoy & Gaimard 1825). Pomacentridae: Microspathodontinae. Habitat: marine.

cyanostigma, Pristotis Rüppell [W. P. E. S.] 1838:128, Pl. 31 (fig. 5) [Neue Wirbelthiere zu der Fauna von Abyssinien gehörig. Fische des Rothen Meeres; ref. 3844] Massawa, Eritrea, Red Sea. Lectotype: SMF 1508. Paralectotypes: NRM 5094 (1, not present), SMF 4926-31 (6). Lectotype established by Dor 1984:187 [ref. 29757] if not designated earlier. •Valid as Pristotis cyanostigma Rüppell 1838 -- (Kyushin et al. 1982:231 [ref. 19754], Dor 1984:187 [ref. 29757], Allen 1991:252 [ref. 19344], Goren & Dor 1994:51 [ref. 25356], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S113 [ref. 27377], DiBattista et al. 2015:21 [ref. 35706], Bogorodsky & Randall 2018:[16] 254 [ref. 36492], Golani & Fricke 2018:117 [ref. 36273], Parenti 2021:80 [ref. 38418], Allen 2022:161 [ref. 39911]). Current status: Valid as Pristotis cyanostigma Rüppell 1838. Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae. Distribution: Red Sea; northwestern Indian Ocean: Gulf of Aden. Habitat: marine.

cyanurus, Dascyllus Rüppell [W. P. E. S.] 1838:127, Pl. 31 (fig. 4) [Neue Wirbelthiere zu der Fauna von Abyssinien gehörig. Fische des Rothen Meeres; ref. 3844] Massawa, Eritrea, Red Sea. Lectotype: SMF 1253. Paralectotypes: SMF 4932-33 (2). Lectotype established by Dor 1984:181 [ref. 29757] if not designated earlier. •Synonym of Chromis caerulea (Cuvier 1830) -- (Dor 1984:181 [ref. 29757]). •Synonym of Chromis viridis (Cuvier 1830) -- (Allen 1991:241 [ref. 19344], Parenti 2021:57 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Synonym of Chromis viridis (Cuvier 1830). Pomacentridae: Chrominae. Habitat: marine.

cymatilis, Chrysiptera Allen [G. R.] 1999:99, Fig. 1 [Revue française d'Aquariologie Herpétologie v. 25 (no 3/4) [for 1998]; ref. 23870] Western side of Goodenough Island, D'Entrecasteaux Group, Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea, about 9°23'S, 150°6.5'E, depth 9-15 meters. Holotype: AMS I.16701-004. Paratypes: AMS I.16701-003 (11), I.16708-002 (4); WAM P.31362-005 (1). Type catalog: Moore et al. 2008:32 [ref. 30117]. •Valid as Chrysiptera cymatilis Allen 1999 -- (Allen 2001:3343 [ref. 26132], Allen & Bailey 2002:42 [ref. 26525] dated 1997, Allen & Erdmann 2008:177 [ref. 29484], Allen et al. 2010:69 [ref. 30801], Allen & Erdmann 2012:590 [ref. 31980], Allen et al. 2015:18 [ref. 33797], Fricke et al. 2019:213 [ref. 36673], Parenti 2021:60 [ref. 38418], Allen & Erdmann 2024:640 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Chrysiptera cymatilis Allen 1999. Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: eastern Papua New Guinea to Solomon Islands. Habitat: marine.

darwiniensis, Pomacentrus Whitley [G. P.] 1928:297 [Records of the Australian Museum v. 16 (no. 6); ref. 4663] Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia. Holotype (unique): AMS I.16357-001 [ex MAMU F825]. Replacement name for Dascyllus fasciatus Macleay 1878, secondarily preoccupied in Pomacentrus by Pomacentrus fasciatus Cuvier 1830. •Synonym of Dischistodus fasciatus (Cuvier 1830) -- (Allen 1991:244 [ref. 19344]). •Valid as Dischistodus darwiniensis (Whitley 1928) -- (Allen 1993:25 [ref. 20780], Allen 1997:160 [ref. 23977], Larson & Williams 1997:363 [ref. 23967], Allen 1999:99 [ref. 23870], Allen & Adrim 2000:51 [ref. 25052], Hutchins 2001:266 [ref. 25841], Hutchins 2001:37 [ref. 25847], Allen et al. 2006:1456 [ref. 29090], Larson et al. 2013:171 [ref. 32988], Parenti 2021:65 [ref. 38418]). Replacement Name. Current status: Valid as Dischistodus darwiniensis (Whitley 1928). Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean: Northern Territory (Australia) endemic. Habitat: marine.

dasygenys, Abudefduf Fowler [H. W.] 1935:400, Fig. 34 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 87; ref. 1421] Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, southwestern Indian Ocean. Holotype: ANSP 63934. Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:145 [ref. 13621]. •Valid as Chromis dasygenys (Fowler 1935) -- (Allen 1986:674 [ref. 5631], Allen 1991:239 [ref. 19344], Heemstra & Heemstra 2004:331 [ref. 28072], Parenti 2021:51 [ref. 38418], Allen 2022:133 [ref. 39911]). Current status: Valid as Chromis dasygenys (Fowler 1935). Pomacentridae: Chrominae. Distribution: Western Indian Ocean: KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa) north to Somalia. Habitat: marine.

declivifrons, Euschistodus Gill [T. N.] 1862:146 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 14 (nos 3-4); ref. 1662] Cape San Lucas, Baja California, Mexico. Syntypes: (orig. 7) BMNH 1862.5.21.21 (1) [ex USNM], USNM 9332 (now 10). •Synonym of Abudefduf concolor (Gill 1862) -- (Allen 1991:234 [ref. 19344]). •Valid as Abudefduf declivifrons (Gill 1862) -- (Allen & Robertson 1994:186 [ref. 22193], Lessios et al. 1995:282 [ref. 22407], De La Cruz Agüero et al. 1997:261 [ref. 24545], Grove & Lavenberg 1997:473 [ref. 24023], Allen & Adrim 2000:51 [ref. 25052], Thomson et al. 2000:164 [ref. 25640], Nelson et al. 2004:154 [ref. 27807], Love et al. 2005:134 [ref. 37547], Page et al. 2013:158 [ref. 32708], Galván-Villa et al. 2016:147 [ref. 34871], Fourriére et al. 2016:447 [ref. 34668], Del Moral-Flores et al. 2016:610 [ref. 34923], Love et al. 2021:174 [ref. 39279], Parenti 2021:40 [ref. 38418], Page et al. 2023:160 [ref. 40505], Vela-Espinosa et al. 2023:8 [ref. 40981]). Current status: Valid as Abudefduf declivifrons (Gill 1862). Pomacentridae: Glyphisodontinae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific: Pacific coast of southern Baja California Sur (Mexico) south to Costa Rica, including Gulf of California (Mexico) Habitat: marine.

degruyi, Chromis Pyle [R. L.], Earle [J. L.] & Greene [B. D.] 2008:18, Figs. 4a-4c [Zootaxa No. 1671; ref. 29463] Kayangel Atoll, 8°04'16.64"N, 134°40'54.52"E, Palau Island, depth 85 meters. Holotype: BPBM 40842. Paratypes: BMNH 2007.10.31.4 (1), CAS 225758 (1), USNM 391139 (1), WAM P.32901-001 (1). •Valid as Chromis degruyi Pyle, Earle & Greene 2008 -- (Allen & Erdmann 2009:133 [ref. 30466], Arango et al. 2019:13 [ref. 36621], Parenti 2021:51 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Valid as Chromis degruyi Pyle, Earle & Greene 2008. Pomacentridae: Chrominae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Palau endemic. Habitat: marine.

delta, Chromis Randall [J. E.] 1988:78, Fig. 3 [Memoirs of the Museum of Victoria v. 49 (no. 1); ref. 14250] Reef adjacent to wreck of Japanese ship, 7 miles west of Honiara, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands, western Pacific, depth 38-48 meters. Holotype: BPBM 15584. Paratypes: AMS I.17506-004 (2), I.19476-020 (1), I.20441-008 (1), I.22627-005 (2), I.22632-008 (2); BPBM 9436 (11), 14695 (9), 16188 (4), 18469 (2), 19358 (1), 23435 (1), 26512 (2), 26527 (1), 26678 (3), 30187 (2), 30252 (2), 30953 (3) 30974 (2), 31158 (34), 31461 (1); USNM 268413 (1); WAM P.26099-026 (1). Type catalog: Hutchins & Smith 1991:29 [ref. 19335], Moore et al. 2008:31 [ref. 30117], Ho & Shao 2011:49 [ref. 31432]. •Valid as Chromis delta Randall 1988 -- (Randall et al. 1990:258 [ref. 15987], Allen 1991:239 [ref. 19344], Randall et al. 1997:258 [ref. 25919], Senou et al. 1999:2 [ref. 24390], Myers 1999:178 [ref. 23965], Allen 2000:90 [ref. 37268], Nakabo 2000:926 [ref. 25182], Allen 2001:3342 [ref. 26132], Nakabo 2002:926 [ref. 26193], Allen & Adrim 2003:45 [ref. 26830], Randall et al. 2004:20 [ref. 27624], Adrim et al. 2004:123 [ref. 27715], Randall 2005:356 [ref. 28239], Allen et al. 2006:1448 [ref. 29090], Allen & Erdmann 2008:207 [ref. 29960], Motomura et al. 2010:149 [ref. 31256], Ho & Shao 2011:49 [ref. 31432], Allen & Erdmann 2012:579 [ref. 31980], Fricke et al. 2014:115 [ref. 33932], Fricke et al. 2019:211 [ref. 36673], Allen & Erdmann 2020:112 [ref. 37716], Parenti 2021:51 [ref. 38418], Allen 2022:133 [ref. 39911]). •Valid as Pycnochromis delta (Randall 1988) -- (Tang et al. 2021:271 [ref. 38308], Allen & Erdmann 2024:609 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Pycnochromis delta (Randall 1988). Pomacentridae: Chrominae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Maldives, Andaman Islands (India), Christmas Island and Cocos-Keeling Islands (Australia) east to Palau and Fiji, north to Taiwan, south to Queensland (Australia). Habitat: marine.

delurus, Pomacentrus Jordan [D. S.] & Seale [A.] 1905:783, Fig. 6 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 28 (no. 1407); ref. 2495] South Negros, Philippines. Holotype: USNM 52052 [not 51052]. Paratypes: CAS-SU 9130 (1). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:83-84 [ref. 12291]. •Synonym of Pomacentrus bankanensis Bleeker 1854 -- (Allen 1991:249 [ref. 19344], Parenti 2021:74 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Synonym of Pomacentrus bankanensis Bleeker 1854. Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae. Habitat: marine.

denegatus, Pomacentrus Poey [F.] 1860:190 [Memorias sobre la historia natural de la Isla de Cuba v. 2; ref. 3499] Cuba. Syntypes: MCZ 14672 (1), 14675 (1). Type catalog: Howell Rivero 1938:208-209 [ref. 22926]. •Synonym of Microspathodon chrysurus (Cuvier 1830) -- (Lloris & Rucabado 1990:848 [ref. 15959], Allen 1991:245 [ref. 19344], Parenti 2021:67 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Synonym of Microspathodon chrysurus (Cuvier 1830). Pomacentridae: Microspathodontinae. Habitat: marine.

desmostigma, Chromis Fowler [H. W.] & Bean [B. A.] 1928:51 [Bulletin of the United States National Museum No. 100, v. 7; ref. 1475] Tataan Island, Tawi Tawi Islands. Holotype: USNM 89954. Paratypes: USNM 93520 (3), 98241 (2). Additional material: (2). •Synonym of Acanthochromis polyacanthus (Bleeker 1855) -- (Allen 1991:235 [ref. 19344], Parenti 2021:43 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Synonym of Acanthochromis polyacanthus (Bleeker 1855). Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae. Habitat: marine.

devisi, Pomacentrus Jordan [D. S.] & Seale [A.] 1906:284 [Bulletin of the Bureau of Fisheries v. 25 (for 1905); ref. 2497] Replacement name for Pomacentrus trifasciatus De Vis 1884, preoccupied. •Synonym of Dascyllus aruanus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Allen 1991:243 [ref. 19344], Parenti 2021:64 [ref. 38418]). Replacement Name. Current status: Synonym of Dascyllus aruanus (Linnaeus 1758). Pomacentridae: Chrominae. Habitat: marine.

diacanthus, Holocentrus Lacepède [B. G. E.] 1802:333, 372 [Histoire naturelle des poissons (Lacepède) v. 4; ref. 4929] Donated by "la république batave". Syntypes: MNHN 0000-8147 (4). Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1978:19 [ref. 20862]. •Synonym of Pomacentrus pavo (Bloch 1787) -- (Allen 1991:250 [ref. 19344], Parenti 2021:77 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Synonym of Pomacentrus pavo (Bloch 1787). Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae. Habitat: marine.

dickii, Glyphisodon Liénard [F.] 1839:35 [Rapport Annuel sur les travaux de la Société d'Histoire Naturelle de l'Ile Maurice No. 10; ref. 17536] Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean. Holotype (unique): NHMI (not found). For comments on authorship see Monod 1976:21, 22 [ref. 30339]. •Valid as Abudefduf dickii (Liénard 1839) -- (Chen et al. 1997:145 [ref. 26476]). •Valid as Plectroglyphidodon dickii (Liénard 1839) -- (Yoshino in Masuda et al. 1984:197 [ref. 6441], Allen 1986:679 [ref. 5631], Allen & Swainston 1988:106 [ref. 25477], Winterbottom et al. 1989:48 [ref. 13251], Randall et al. 1990:273 [ref. 15987], Allen 1991:248 [ref. 19344], Francis & Randall 1993:131 [ref. 20996], Allen 1997:170 [ref. 23977], Kuiter 1997:256 [ref. 25488], Randall et al. 1997:273 [ref. 25919], Myers 1999:184 [ref. 23965], Fricke 1999:379 [ref. 24106], Allen 2000:90 [ref. 37268], Allen in Randall & Lim 2000:627 [ref. 25122], Nakabo 2000:933 [ref. 25182], Randall & Earle 2000:16 [ref. 25806], Allen 2000:110 [ref. 25868], Hutchins 2001:267 [ref. 25841], Hutchins 2001:37 [ref. 25847], Allen 2001:3344 [ref. 26132], Nakabo 2002:933 [ref. 26193], Allen & Adrim 2003:46 [ref. 26830], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S113 [ref. 27377], Myers & Donaldson 2003:633 [ref. 27495], Lobel & Lobel 2004:73 [ref. 27576], Randall et al. 2004:20 [ref. 27624], Heemstra et al. 2004:3324 [ref. 27945], Randall 2005:374 [ref. 28239], Allen et al. 2006:1462 [ref. 29090], Fricke et al. 2009:80 [ref. 30213], Shibukawa 2009:211 [ref. 30449], Motomura et al. 2010:155 [ref. 31256], Caratini & Soriano 2011:30 [ref. 39915], Allen & Erdmann 2012:608 [ref. 31980], Fricke et al. 2013:264 [ref. 32706], Fricke et al. 2014:121 [ref. 33932], Delrieu-Trottin et al. 2015:7 [ref. 33988], Koeda et al. 2016:12 [ref. 35354], Fricke et al. 2018:271 [ref. 35805], Imamura in Kimura et al. 2018:216 [ref. 36460], Dalleau-Coudert et al. 2019:137 [ref. 40104], Fricke et al. 2019:218 [ref. 36673], Hoschke et al. 2019:157 [ref. 36626], Zajonz et al. 2019:87 [ref. 36871], Parenti 2021:71 [ref. 38418], Wada et al. 2021:44 [ref. 38521], Allen 2022:150 [ref. 39911], Allen & Erdmann 2024:617 [ref. 40796], Fricke et al. 2024:84 [ref. 41255]). Current status: Valid as Plectroglyphidodon dickii (Liénard 1839). Pomacentridae: Microspathodontinae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa), East Africa, Socotra (Yemen), Seychelles, Madagascar and Mascarenes (La Réunion, Mauritius, Rodrigues) east to Wake Atoll, Marquesas Islands and Tuamotu Archipelago (French Polynesia), north to Amami Islands (southern Japan), south to Rottnest Island (Western Australia), Noosa (Queensland, Australia), Lord Howe Island (Australia), New Caledonia and Tonga. Habitat: marine.

diencaeus, Eupomacentrus Jordan [D. S.] & Rutter [C. L.] 1897:116 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 49; ref. 10644] Kingston, Jamaica. Lectotype: CAS-SU 4969. Paralectotypes: CAS-SU 14901 [ex CAS-SU 4969] (1). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:83 [ref. 12291]. Lectotype selected by Greenfield & Woods 1974:10 [ref. 23245]. •Valid as Eupomacentrus diencaeus Jordan & Rutter 1897 -- (Greenfield & Woods 1974:9 [ref. 23245]). •Valid as Pomacentrus diencaeus (Jordan & Rutter 1897) -- (Robins & Ray 1986:199 [ref. 23100], Cervigón 1992:385 [ref. 23827]). •Valid as Stegastes diencaeus (Jordan & Rutter 1897) -- (Robertson & Allen 1981:110 [ref. 36327], Allen 1991:253 [ref. 19344], Schmitter-Soto et al. 2000:163 [ref. 27754], Collette et al. 2003:114 [ref. 26784], Carter & Kaufman 2003:1696 [ref. 27102], Smith et al. 2003:41 [ref. 27621], Nelson et al. 2004:154 [ref. 27807], McEachran & Fechhelm 2005:499 [ref. 28815], Page et al. 2013:159 [ref. 32708], Smith-Vaniz & Jelks 2014:61 [ref. 33341], Robertson et al. 2016:146, 149 [ref. 34961], Robertson et al. 2020:161 [ref. 38098], Escobar-Sierra et al. 2021:81 [ref. 38844], Parenti 2021:82 [ref. 38418], Bennema & van Moorsel 2022:70 [ref. 39585], Page et al. 2023:161 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Stegastes diencaeus (Jordan & Rutter 1897). Pomacentridae: Microspathodontinae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: southern Florida (U.S.A.), Bahamas and Caribbean Sea. Habitat: marine.

dimidiatus, Heliastes Klunzinger [C. B.] 1871:529 [Verhandlungen der K.-K. zoologisch-botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien v. 21; ref. 2622] Al-Qusair, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt, Red Sea. Holotype (unique): SMNS 1765. Type catalog: Fricke 1992:16 [ref. 20296], Fricke 2005:55 [ref. 29864]. Original genus should have been Heliases. Some earlier references refer to Chromis fieldi. •Valid as Chromis dimidiata (Klunzinger 1871) -- (Dor 1984:181 [ref. 29757], Allen 1986:674 [ref. 5631], Winterbottom et al. 1989:45 [ref. 13251], Allen 1991:239 [ref. 19344], Goren & Dor 1994:49 [ref. 25356], Randall 1995:260 [ref. 22896], Randall & Kunzmann 1998:481 [ref. 23919], Fricke 1999:371 [ref. 24106], Allen 2000:90 [ref. 37268], Allen 2001:3343 [ref. 26132], Allen & Adrim 2003:45 [ref. 26830] as dimidata, Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S113 [ref. 27377], Heemstra et al. 2004:3324 [ref. 27945], Heemstra & Heemstra 2004:332 [ref. 28072], Randall 2005:358 [ref. 28239], Fricke et al. 2009:78 [ref. 30213], Shibukawa 2009:205 [ref. 30449], Quéro et al. 2010:326 [ref. 30746], Allen & Erdmann 2012:579 [ref. 31980], Randall & DiBattista 2013:11 [ref. 32432], Fricke et al. 2013:264 [ref. 32706], DiBattista et al. 2015:20 [ref. 35706], Bogorodsky & Randall 2018:[5] 243 [ref. 36492], Golani & Fricke 2018:113 [ref. 36273], Dalleau-Coudert et al. 2019:134 [ref. 40104], Durville et al. 2021:313 [ref. 38802], Parenti 2021:52 [ref. 38418], Allen 2022:134 [ref. 39911]). •Valid as Pycnochromis dimidiatus (Klunzinger 1871) -- (Tang et al. 2021:271 [ref. 38308]). Current status: Valid as Pycnochromis dimidiatus (Klunzinger 1871). Pomacentridae: Chrominae. Distribution: Red Sea endemic. Previous Indian Ocean records are based on Pycnochromis fieldi (Randall & DiBattista 2013). Habitat: marine.

dimidiatus, Pomacentrus Bleeker [P.] 1876:385 [Verslagen en Mededeelingen der Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen. Afdeeling Natuurkunde (Ser. 2) v. 10; ref. 452] Timor Island, southern Malay Archipelago; Ambon Island, Molucca Islands, Indonesia. Syntypes: RMNH 6475 (4). •Synonym of Pomacentrus amboinensis Bleeker 1868 -- (Allen 1991:249 [ref. 19344], Parenti 2021:73 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Synonym of Pomacentrus amboinensis Bleeker 1868. Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae. Habitat: marine.

dispar, Glyphidodon Günther [A.] 1862:53 [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 4; ref. 1969] Ambon Island, Molucca Islands, Indonesia. Syntypes: BMNH 1858.4.21.413-414 (2), 1858.4.21.423 (1). •Synonym of Chrysiptera unimaculata (Cuvier 1830) -- (Allen 1991:243 [ref. 19344], Parenti 2021:63 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Synonym of Chrysiptera unimaculata (Cuvier 1830). Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae. Habitat: marine.

dispilus, Chromis Griffin [L. T.] 1923:254, Pl. 25 [Transactions of the New Zealand Institute v. 54 (art. 23); ref. 15405] West coast of the North Island of New Zealand. Holotype: AIM MA 275. Paratypes: AIM (3). Non-types: (5) mentioned in footnote. Spelling as dispilus follows authors listed; might be correct as dispila. Trnski personal communication (12/1/2017) on type status. •Valid as Chromis dispilus Griffin 1923 -- (Paulin et al. 1989:198 [ref. 24556], Francis 1993:163 [ref. 25479], Allen & Adrim 2000:51 [ref. 25052], Allen & Erdmann 2008:203 [ref. 29960], Allen & Erdmann 2009:122 [ref. 30466], Duffy & Ahyong 2015:116 [ref. 36167]). •Valid as Chromis dispila Griffin 1923 -- (Stewart et al. 2015:1412 [ref. 34288], Parenti 2021:52 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Valid as Chromis dispila Griffin 1923. Pomacentridae: Chrominae. Distribution: Southwestern Pacific: New Zealand, Kermadec Islands. Habitat: marine.

dolii, Pomacentrus Macleay [W.] 1881:65, Pl. 1 (fig. 1) [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 6 (pt 1); ref. 4931] Port Jackson, New South Wales, Australia. Syntypes: AMS I.16359-001 [ex MAMU F1164] (2). Type catalog: Stanbury 1969:208 [ref. 19518]. •Synonym of Pristotis jerdoni (Day 1873) -- (Allen 1991:252 [ref. 19344]). •Synonym of Pristotis obtusirostris (Günther 1862) -- (Allen et al. 2006:1469 [ref. 29090], Parenti 2021:80 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Synonym of Pristotis obtusirostris (Günther 1862). Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae. Habitat: marine.

dorsalis, Hypsypops Gill [T. N.] 1862:147 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 14 (nos 3-4); ref. 1662] Cape San Lucas, Baja California, Mexico. Holotype (unique): USNM 4369. •Valid as Microspathodon dorsalis (Gill 1862) -- (Allen 1991:245 [ref. 19344], Allen & Robertson 1994:189 [ref. 22193], Schneider & Krupp in Fischer et al. 1995:1401 [ref. 22830], Grove & Lavenberg 1997:477 [ref. 24023], Thomson et al. 2000:165 [ref. 25640], Nelson et al. 2004:154 [ref. 27807], Love et al. 2005:135 [ref. 37547], McCosker & Rosenblatt 2010:193 [ref. 30957], Page et al. 2013:159 [ref. 32708], Galván-Villa et al. 2016:147 [ref. 34871], Fourriére et al. 2016:447 [ref. 34668], Del Moral-Flores et al. 2016:610 [ref. 34923], González-Murcia et al. 2019:305 [ref. 36544], Love et al. 2021:174 [ref. 39279], Parenti 2021:67 [ref. 38418], Grove et al. 2022:19 [ref. 41326], Page et al. 2023:161 [ref. 40505], Siccha-Ramirez et al. 2023:167 [ref. 40816], Vela-Espinosa et al. 2023:8 [ref. 40981]). Current status: Valid as Microspathodon dorsalis (Gill 1862). Pomacentridae: Microspathodontinae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific: Pacific coast of southern Baja California Sur (Mexico) south to Ecuador, including Gulf of California (Mexico) and Galapagos Islands (Ecuador). Habitat: marine.

dorsalis, Pomacentrus Gill [T. N.] 1859:147 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 11; ref. 1762] Shimoda, Japan. Holotype (unique): USNM 64123. •Synonym of Pomacentrus bankanensis Bleeker 1854 -- (Allen 1991:249 [ref. 19344], Parenti 2021:74 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Synonym of Pomacentrus bankanensis Bleeker 1854. Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae. Habitat: marine.

dorsomaculatus, Pomacentrus Kendall [W. C.] & Goldsborough [E. L.] 1911:298 [footnote] [Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology v. 26 (pt 7); ref. 2594] Replacement name for Pomacentrus trimaculatus Cuvier 1830, preoccupied by Pomacentrus trimaculatus Rüppell 1829. •Synonym of Dischistodus perspicillatus (Cuvier 1830) -- (Allen 1991:244 [ref. 19344], Kottelat 2013:377 [ref. 32989], Parenti 2021:65 [ref. 38418]). Replacement Name. Current status: Synonym of Dischistodus perspicillatus (Cuvier 1830). Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae. Habitat: marine.

dorsopunicans, Pomacentrus Poey [F.] 1868:328 [Repertorio Fisico-Natural de la Isla de Cuba v. 2; ref. 3505] Havana, Cuba. No types known. Original spelling was dorsopunicaus. Spelled dorso-punicans in errata (p. 465) and index (p. 473), both published later in 1868; dorsopunicans used by subsequent authors. •Synonym of Pomacentrus leucostictus Müller & Troschel 1848 -- (Lloris & Rucabado 1990:849 [ref. 15959]). •Valid as Stegastes dorsopunicans (Poey 1868) -- (Robertson & Allen 1981:110 [ref. 36327], Allen 1991:253 [ref. 19344], Gasparini et al. 1999:6 [ref. 24182], Schmitter-Soto et al. 2000:163 [ref. 27754]) but should have been treated as a synonym of Stegastes adustus (Troschel 1865). •Valid as Pomacentrus dorsopunicans Poey 1868 -- (Cervigón 1992:385 [ref. 23827]). •Synonym of Stegastes adustus (Troschel 1865) -- (Smith-Vaniz et al. 1999:286 [ref. 25013], Parenti 2021:81 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Synonym of Stegastes adustus (Troschel 1865). Pomacentridae: Microspathodontinae. Habitat: marine.

durvillei, Chromis Quéro [J.-C.], Spitz [J.] & Vayne [J.-J.] 2010:322, Figs. 1-3.2 [Cybium v. 33 (no. 4) [for 2009]; ref. 30746] At surfacae after the eruption of Piton de la fournaise. Holotype: MNHN 2008-1180. Paratypes: MNH RUN P567 (7); MHNLR 2009. 11.1 (1); SAM 37256 (1). •Valid as Chromis durvillei Quéro, Spitz & Vayne 2010 -- (Parenti 2021:52 [ref. 38418], Allen 2022:134 [ref. 39911]). Current status: Valid as Chromis durvillei Quéro, Spitz & Vayne 2010. Pomacentridae: Chrominae. Distribution: Southwestern Indian Ocean: western Mascarenes (La Réunion) endemic. Habitat: marine.

earina, Chromis Pyle [R. L.], Earle [J. L.] & Greene [B. D.] 2008:21, Figs.5a-5c [Zootaxa No. 1671; ref. 29463] Off western coast of Tutuba Island, 15°32'39.28"N, 167°16'29.82"E, Espiritu Santo, Vanuatu. Holotype: MNHN 2007-1921. Paratypes: BMNH 2007.10.31.5 (1); BPBM 37674 (1), 37714 (4), 40720 (2); CAS 225759 (1); MNHN 2007-1926 (1); USNM 391140 (1); WAM P.32902-001 (1). •Valid as Chromis earina Pyle, Earle & Greene 2008 -- (Nishiyama et al. 2012:61 [ref. 32088], Allen & Erdmann 2012:1202 [ref. 31980], Arango et al. 2019:13 [ref. 36621], Parenti 2021:52 [ref. 38418], Allen & Erdmann 2024:601 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Chromis earina Pyle, Earle & Greene 2008. Pomacentridae: Chrominae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Palau; Raja Ampat Islands (West Papua, Indonesia) and Papua New Guinea east to Fiji, south to Vanuatu. Habitat: marine.

eclipticus, Pomacentrus Jordan [D. S.] & Seale [A.] 1906:282, Fig. 50 [Bulletin of the Bureau of Fisheries v. 25 (for 1905); ref. 2497] Apia, Upolu Island, Samoa. Holotype: USNM 51739 [not 51735]. Paratypes: MCZ 36012 [ex USNM 51739] (1); CAS-SU 8718 (30), 8722 (14); USNM 51739 (8), 126247 [ex USBF 1259] (4). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:84 [ref. 12291]. •Synonym of Stegastes albifasciatus (Schlegel & Müller 1840) -- (Allen & Emery 1985:11 [ref. 5236], Randall et al. 1990:283 [ref. 15987], Allen 1991:252 [ref. 19344], Randall 2001:107 [ref. 25124], Randall 2005:383 [ref. 28239], Parenti 2021:81 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Synonym of Stegastes albifasciatus (Schlegel & Müller 1840). Pomacentridae: Microspathodontinae. Habitat: marine.

edmondsoni, Dascyllus Pietschmann [V.] 1934:100 [1] [Anzeiger der Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Klasse v. 71 (no. 9) (for 8 Mar. 1934); ref. 16452] In corals at Kaaawa, Oahu Island, Hawaiian Islands (U.S.A.). Holotype: BPBM 5312. On p. 1 of separate (probably published first). •Synonym of Dascyllus albisella Gill 1862 -- (Allen 1991:243 [ref. 19344], Mundy 2005:428 [ref. 28379], Parenti 2021:63 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Synonym of Dascyllus albisella Gill 1862. Pomacentridae: Chrominae. Habitat: marine.

elaimelas, Pomacentrus Fowler [H. W.] 1944:381, Figs. 225-227 [Monographs of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia No. 6; ref. 1448] Mazatlán, Sinaloa, western Mexico. Holotype (unique): ANSP 70261. Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:145 [ref. 13621]. •Synonym of Stegastes leucorus (Gilbert 1892) -- (Allen & Woods 1980:179 [ref. 6919], Allen 1991:253 [ref. 19344], Parenti 2021:83 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Synonym of Stegastes leucorus (Gilbert 1892). Pomacentridae: Microspathodontinae. Habitat: marine.

elaphrus, Chromis Jenkins [O. P.] 1903:457, Fig. 23 [Bulletin of the U. S. Fish Commission v. 22 (1902); ref. 2341] Honolulu, Oahu Island, Hawaiian Islands. Holotype: USNM 50703. Paratypes: (8). •Synonym of Plectroglyphidodon imparipennis (Vaillant & Sauvage 1875) -- (Allen 1991:248 [ref. 19344], Mundy 2005:429 [ref. 28379], Parenti 2021:71 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Synonym of Plectroglyphidodon imparipennis (Vaillant & Sauvage 1875). Pomacentridae: Microspathodontinae. Habitat: marine.

elegans, Pomacentrus Poey [F.] 2000:677, Pl. 386 (fig. 1) [Ictiologia Cubana. Posthumous transcription of original unpublished manuscript (1884) by M. Sánchez Roig and F. Gómez de la Maza v. 1-3; ref. 26366] Not available; not explicitly proposed as new [see Art. 16.1 of the Code]. Posthumous publication. Figured specimen listed as type. Pomacentridae.

elerae, Chromis Fowler [H. W.] & Bean [B. A.] 1928:52, Pl. 4 [Bulletin of the United States National Museum No. 100, v. 7; ref. 1475] Pasacao, Ragay Gulf, Philippines. Holotype: USNM 89955. Paratypes: (16) ANSP 85281 (1); USNM 98716-20 (1, 2, 1, 1, 1). Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:145 [ref. 13621]. •Valid as Chromis elerae Fowler & Bean 1928 -- (Ida in Masuda et al. 1984:193 [ref. 6441], Randall et al. 1990:258 [ref. 15987], Allen 1991:239 [ref. 19344], Allen 1997:168 [ref. 23977], Randall et al. 1997:258 [ref. 25919], Myers 1999:178 [ref. 23965], Nakabo 2000:922 [ref. 25182], Allen 2000:108 [ref. 25868], Allen 2000:90 [ref. 37268], Hutchins 2001:266 [ref. 25841], Hutchins 2001:37 [ref. 25847], Allen 2001:3343 [ref. 26132], Nakabo 2002:922 [ref. 26193], Allen & Adrim 2003:45 [ref. 26830], Myers & Donaldson 2003:632 [ref. 27495], Randall et al. 2004:20 [ref. 27624], Randall 2005:356 [ref. 28239], Allen et al. 2006:1448 [ref. 29090], Allen & Erdmann 2012:580 [ref. 31980], Fricke et al. 2014:115 [ref. 33932], Fricke et al. 2019:211 [ref. 36673], Parenti 2021:52 [ref. 38418], Allen 2022:134 [ref. 39911]). •Valid as Azurina elerae (Fowler & Bean 1928) -- (Tang et al. 2021:271 [ref. 38308], Allen & Erdmann 2024:597 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Azurina elerae (Fowler & Bean 1928). Pomacentridae: Chrominae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Maldives, Christmas Islands and Cocos-Keeling Islands (Australia) east to Marshall Islands and Fiji, north to Taiwan, south to northern Australia. Habitat: marine.

elizabethae, Chrysiptera Fowler [H. W.] 1955:377, Fig. 1 [Transactions of the Royal Society of New Zealand v. 83 (pt 2); ref. 12272] Off Makaluva Island, near Suva, Fiji Islands. Holotype: ANSP 71972. Paratypes: ANSP 71973-84 (12). Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:145 [ref. 13621]. •Synonym of Chrysiptera taupou (Jordan & Seale 1906) -- (Allen 1991:243 [ref. 19344], Parenti 2021:63 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Synonym of Chrysiptera taupou (Jordan & Seale 1906). Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae. Habitat: marine.

ellenae, Chrysiptera Allen [G. R.], Erdmann [M. V.] & Cahyani [N. K. D.] 2015:60, Figs. 2-4 [Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation v. 17; ref. 34110] Wayag Lagoon, Raja Ampat Islands, West Papua Province, Indonesia, 00°00.058'N, 130°01.149'E, depth 4-12 meters. Holotype: MZB 22771. Paratypes: MZB, WAM. •Valid as Chrysiptera ellenae Allen, Erdmann & Cahyani 2015 -- (Allen et al. 2017:10 [ref. 35595], Allen et al. 2018:83 [ref. 36316], Parenti 2021:60 [ref. 38418], Allen & Erdmann 2024:641 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Chrysiptera ellenae Allen, Erdmann & Cahyani 2015. Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Raja Ampat Islands (West Papua, Indonesia). Habitat: marine.

elongatus, Pomacentrus Seale [A.] 1910:518, Pl. 12 (fig. 2) [The Philippine Journal of Science Section A v. 4 (no. 6) (for 1909); ref. 4000] Limbones Cove at entrance to Manila Bay, Luzon Island, Philippines. Holotype: BSMP 2214 (destroyed in WWII). Paratypes: BSMP 2212 (1) and 2213 (1) (destroyed in WWII). •Synonym of Pomacentrus tripunctatus Cuvier 1830 -- (Allen 1991:251 [ref. 19344], Kottelat 2013:379 [ref. 32989], Parenti 2021:78 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Synonym of Pomacentrus tripunctatus Cuvier 1830. Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae. Habitat: marine.

emamo, Pomacentrus Lesson [R. P.] 1831:190 [Voyage autour du monde Zool. v. 2 (pt 1); ref. 2776] Bora Bora Island, Society Islands. Syntypes: whereabouts unknown. Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1978:35 [ref. 20862]. •Synonym of Dascyllus aruanus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Allen 1991:243 [ref. 19344], Parenti 2021:63 [ref. 38418], Parmentier et al. 2021:967 [ref. 40700]). Current status: Synonym of Dascyllus aruanus (Linnaeus 1758). Pomacentridae: Chrominae. Habitat: marine.

emarginatus, Pomacentrus Cuvier [G.] 1829:179 [Le Règne Animal (Edition 2) v. 2; ref. 995] No locality. Cuvier & Valenciennes specimens: MNHN 0000-9656 (1) Waigiou. Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1978:22-23 [ref. 20862] with Waigiou specimen as holotype (MNHN 9656). Available from footnote 5 as : "P[omacentrus] emarginatus, Seb., III, xxvii, 26, 27, 28." Also described in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1830:422 [ref. 999], but on specimen from Waigiou. •Valid as Pomacentrus emarginatus Cuvier 1829 -- (Allen 1991:250 [ref. 19344], Myers 1999:185 [ref. 23965], Allen 2001:3345 [ref. 26132] dated 1830, Allen & Adrim 2003:47 [ref. 26830], Allen & Wright 2003:136 [ref. 27247] dated 1830, Parenti 2021:75 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Valid as Pomacentrus emarginatus Cuvier 1829. Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Palau and New Guinea. Habitat: marine.

emeryi, Eupomacentrus Allen [G. R.] & Randall [J. E.] 1974:37, Fig. 1 [Tropical Fish Hobbyist v. 22 (no. 9); ref. 100] Off Christian's Point, Pitcairn Island, depth 40-60 feet. Holotype: BPBM 14245. Paratypes: AMS I.17346-001 (2); BPBM 13540 (5), 14246 (3). •Valid as Stegastes emeryi (Allen & Randall 1974) -- (Allen & Emery 1985:14 [ref. 5236], Allen 1991:253 [ref. 19344], Randall 1999:20 [ref. 25829], Allen 2001:3345 [ref. 26132], Randall 2005:384 [ref. 28239], Parenti 2021:82 [ref. 38418]). •Valid as Plectroglyphidodon emeryi (Allen & Randall 1974) -- (Tang et al. 2021:286 [ref. 38308]). Current status: Valid as Plectroglyphidodon emeryi (Allen & Randall 1974). Pomacentridae: Microspathodontinae. Distribution: South Pacific: Tuamotu Archipelago (French Polynesia); Oeno and Ducie Atolls (Pitcairn Group). Habitat: marine.

enchrysurus, Chromis Jordan [D. S.] & Gilbert [C. H.] 1882:286 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 5 (no. 282); ref. 2472] Pensacola, Florida, U.S.A. Syntypes: CAS-SU 2590 (1), USNM 30871 (now 2). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:82 [ref. 12291]. Species epithet is a noun in apposition, according to Jordan & Evermann 1898:1549 [ref. 2444]. •Valid as Chromis enchrysura Jordan & Gilbert 1882 -- (Smith-Vaniz & Emery 1980:211 [ref. 22802], Emery & Smith-Vaniz 1982:152 [ref. 37657], Smith-Vaniz et al. 1999:284 [ref. 25013], Feitoza et al. 2003:69 [ref. 26943] as aff. enchrysura, Carter & Kaufman 2003:1696 [ref. 27102], Moura & Menezes in Menezes et al. 2003:91 [ref. 27192], Nelson et al. 2004:154 [ref. 27807], McEachran & Fechhelm 2005:493 [ref. 28815], Vaske et al. 2005:78 [ref. 36155], Page et al. 2013:159 [ref. 32708], Smith-Vaniz & Jelks 2014:61 [ref. 33341], Pinheiro et al. 2015:23 [ref. 34324] as aff. enchrysura, Pimentel et al. 2020:6 [ref. 38051], Parenti 2021:52 [ref. 38418], Hoff et al. 2023:7 [ref. 40463]). •Valid as Chromis enchrysurus Jordan & Gilbert 1882 -- (Robins & Ray 1986:197 [ref. 23100], Allen 1991:239 [ref. 19344], Boschung 1992:151 [ref. 23239], Cervigón 1992:385 [ref. 23827], Cervigón 1993:355 [ref. 24474], Moura 1995:94 [ref. 21617], Schmitter-Soto et al. 2000:163 [ref. 27754], McFarland et al. 2020:127 [ref. 38036], Robertson et al. 2020:160 [ref. 38098] as cf. 'enchrysura', Page et al. 2023:161 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Chromis enchrysurus Jordan & Gilbert 1882. Pomacentridae: Chrominae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: North Carolina (U.S.A.) south to West Indies, including Gulf of Mexico and northern Caribbean Sea; central Atlantic: Saint Paul's Rocks (Saint Peter and Saint Paul Archipelago). Habitat: marine.

ensifer, Sargus Gronow [L. T.] in Gray 1854:66 [Catalogue of fish collected and described by Laurence Theodore Gronow; ref. 1911] Indian Ocean. Syntypes: BMNH 1853.11.12.32 [Gronovius coll.] (1, skin). Type catalog: Wheeler 1958:227 [ref. 13434]. •Synonym of Premnas biaculeatus (Bloch 1790) -- (Wheeler 1958:227 [ref. 13434], Allen 1991:252 [ref. 19344], Parenti 2021:80 [ref. 38418]). •Synonym of Amphiprion biaculeatus (Bloch 1790). Current status: Synonym of Amphiprion biaculeatus (Bloch 1790). Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae. Habitat: marine.

ephippium, Lutjanus Bloch [M. E.] 1790:121, Pl. 250 (fig. 2) [Naturgeschichte der ausländischen Fische v. 4; ref. 469] Tranquebar [Tharangambadi], India. Lectotype: ZMB 2766. Paralectotypes: ZMB (3, stuffed, lost). Type catalog: Paepke 1999:120 [ref. 24282]. Lectotype selected by Paepke 1999:120 [ref. 24282]. •Valid as Amphiprion ephippium (Bloch 1790) -- (Allen & Springer 1975:53 [ref. 20543], Allen 1991:236 [ref. 19344], Allen 1997:164 [ref. 23977], Allen 2001:3347 [ref. 26132], Allen & Adrim 2003:44 [ref. 26830], Allen et al. 2008:112 [ref. 29750], Shibukawa 2009:203 [ref. 30449], Allen & Erdmann 2012:571 [ref. 31980], Habib & Islam 2020:Supplementary table p. 23 [ref. 38321], Parenti 2021:46 [ref. 38418], Allen & Erdmann 2024:632 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Amphiprion ephippium (Bloch 1790). Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean: Andaman Islands and Nicobar Islands (India), Bangladesh, Myanmar, western Thailand, Malaysia and Sumatra and Java (Indonesia). Habitat: marine.

epigrammata, Premnas Fowler [H. W.] 1904:532, Pl. 19 (lower right fig.) [Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia. Second series. v. 12 (pt 4); ref. 1367] Padang, Sumatra, Indonesia. Holotype: ANSP 27665. Paratypes: ANSP 27667 (1). Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:145 [ref. 13621]. •Synonym of Premnas biaculeatus (Bloch 1790) -- (Allen 1991:252 [ref. 19344], Parenti 2021:80 [ref. 38418]). •Synonym of Amphiprion biaculeatus (Bloch 1790). Current status: Synonym of Amphiprion biaculeatus (Bloch 1790). Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae. Habitat: marine.

eupalama, Azurina Heller [E.] & Snodgrass [R. E.] 1903:198, Pl. 5 [Proceedings of the Washington Academy of Sciences v. 5; ref. 2089] Hood Island, Galápagos Islands. Holotype: CAS-SU 6352. Paratypes: CAS-SU 6506 (7), 6538 (9), 2299-2300 (1, 1, both missing). •Valid as Azurina eupalama Heller & Snodgrass 1903 -- (Allen 1991:237 [ref. 19344], Allen & Robertson 1994:186 [ref. 22193], Schneider & Krupp in Fischer et al. 1995:1398 [ref. 22830], Grove & Lavenberg 1997:473 [ref. 24023], McCosker & Rosenblatt 2010:193 [ref. 30957], Parenti 2021:48 [ref. 38418], Grove et al. 2022:19 [ref. 41326]). Current status: Valid as Azurina eupalama Heller & Snodgrass 1903. Pomacentridae: Chrominae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific: Galápagos Islands (Ecuador) endemic. IUCN (2022): Critically Endangered. Habitat: marine.

exilis, Chromanthias Whitley [G. P.] 1935:233 [Records of the Australian Museum v. 19 (no. 4); ref. 4683] Nauru, Micronesia, South Pacific. Holotype: AMS I.6681. Paratypes: AMS I.21042-001 [ex I.6681] (1). •Synonym of Lepidozygus tapeinosoma (Bleeker 1856) -- (Emery 1983:1327 [ref. 5437], Parenti 2021:66 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Synonym of Lepidozygus tapeinosoma (Bleeker 1856). Pomacentridae: Microspathodontinae. Habitat: marine.

exilis, Pomacentrus Allen [G. R.] & Emery [A. R.] 1973:565, Fig. 1 [Copeia 1973 (no. 3); ref. 18898] Piis Island, Truk Group, eastern Caroline Islands, depth 30 feet. Holotype: USNM 207935. Paratypes: BMNH 1972.8.14.1-2 (2), BPBM 7780 (1), USNM 207934 (2). •Valid as Pomachromis exilis (Allen & Emery 1973) -- (Allen 1991:251 [ref. 19344], Myers 1999:187 [ref. 23965], Allen 2001:3345 [ref. 26132] dated 1972, Parenti 2021:79 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Valid as Pomachromis exilis (Allen & Emery 1973). Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Chuuk (Federated States of Micronesia) and Marshall Islands. Habitat: marine.

expansus, Glyphidodon De Vis [C. W.] 1885:875 [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 9 (pt 4); ref. 1091] Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia. Syntypes: QM I.953 (1, not found). •Incertae sedis in Pomacentridae -- (Allen et al. 2006:1471 [ref. 29090]). Pomacentridae: Glyphisodontinae. Habitat: marine.

fakfakensis, Pomacentrus Allen [G. R.] & Erdmann [M. V.] 2009:123, Figs. 2-3 [Records of the Western Australian Museum v. 25 (pt 2); ref. 30681] Karawatu Island, 4°01.803'S. 133°27.711'E, Papua Barat Province, Indonesia, depth 4-5 meters. Holotype: NCIP 6329. Paratypes: NCIP 6336 (2); USNM 391618 (3); WAM P.32791-005 (2), P.32954-001 (5). •Valid as Pomacentrus fakfakensis Allen & Erdmann 2009 -- (Allen et al. 2011:41 [ref. 31134], Allen & Erdmann 2012:616 [ref. 31980], Allen et al. 2018:1 [ref. 35949], Frable & Tea 2019:328 [ref. 36783], Parenti 2021:75 [ref. 38418], Allen et al. 2024:669, 1291 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Pomacentrus fakfakensis Allen & Erdmann 2009. Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: West Papua (Indonesia). Habitat: marine.

fallax, Glyphidodon Peters [W. (C. H.)] 1855:456 [Bericht über die zur Bekanntmachung geeigneten Verhandlungen der Königlichen Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1855; ref. 3449] Mozambique. Syntypes: ?BMNH 1861.5.2.67 (1), ZMB 2739 (3). Originally "Glyphisodon fallax n. sp. (?)". Also described as new in Peters 1855:266 [ref. 13448]. Parenti 2021:69 [ref. 38418] treats fallax as valid and conspecific with Neopomacentrus taeniurus, but taeniurus here retained due to prevailing usage. •Valid as Abudefduf fallax (Peters 1855) -- (Brüss 1973:34 [ref. 41498]). •Valid as Neopomacentrus fallax (Peters 1855) -- (Allen 1986:678 [ref. 5631], Parenti 2021:69 [ref. 38418]). •Questionably a synonym of Neopomacentrus taeniurus (Bleeker 1856) -- (Allen 1991:247 [ref. 19344], Kottelat 2013:378 [ref. 32989]). •Synonym of Neopomacentrus taeniurus (Bleeker 1856) -- (Allen 2022:149 [ref. 39911]). Current status: Synonym of Neopomacentrus taeniurus (Bleeker 1856). Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae. Habitat: marine.

fasciatus, Dascyllus Macleay [W.] 1878:361, Pl. 10 (fig. 2) [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 2 (pt 4); ref. 17573] Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia. Holotype (unique): AMS I.16357-001 [ex MAMU F825]. Type catalog: Stanbury 1969:208 [ref. 19518]. Subjectively invalid; secondarily preoccupied in Pomacentrus by Pomacentrus fasciatus Cuvier 1830; replaced by Pomacentrus darwiniensis Whitley 1928. •Synonym of Dischistodus fasciatus (Cuvier 1830) -- (Allen 1991:244 [ref. 19344], Allen et al. 2006:1456 [ref. 29090], Larson et al. 2013:171 [ref. 32988]). •Synonym of Dischistodus darwiniensis (Whitley 1928) -- (Parenti 2021:65 [ref. 38418]). 2°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Dischistodus darwiniensis (Whitley 1928). Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae. Habitat: marine.

fasciatus, Glyphidodon antjerius var. Günther [A.] 1862:51 [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 4; ref. 1969] Ambon Island, Molucca Islands, Indonesia; Borneo. Syntypes: (3) BMNH. •Synonym of Chrysiptera biocellata (Quoy & Gaimard 1825) -- (Allen 1991:242 [ref. 19344], Parenti 2021:59 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Synonym of Chrysiptera biocellata (Quoy & Gaimard 1825). Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae. Habitat: marine.

fasciatus, Pomacentrus Cuvier [G.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1830:426, Pl. 134 [Histoire naturelle des poissons; ref. 999] Java, Indonesia. Syntypes: MNHN 0000-8141 (1), 0000-8503 (1); RMNH D1280 (1), 941 (2). Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1978:23 [ref. 20862], Bauchot & Daget 1996:242 [ref. 22899]. •Valid as Dischistodus fasciatus (Cuvier 1830) -- (Allen & Swainston 1988:102 [ref. 25477], Allen 1991:244 [ref. 19344], Allen 1993:25 [ref. 20780], Allen 1997:162 [ref. 23977], Johnson 1999:741 [ref. 25471], Allen in Randall & Lim 2000:626 [ref. 25122], Allen 2000:109 [ref. 25868], Allen 2001:3344 [ref. 26132], Allen & Adrim 2003:46 [ref. 26830], Adrim et al. 2004:123 [ref. 27715], Fricke & Kulbicki 2006:340 [ref. 28867], Allen & Erdmann 2012:599 [ref. 31980], Dewa in Motomura et al. 2021:46 [ref. 38121], Parenti 2021:65 [ref. 38418], Allen & Erdmann 2024:651 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Dischistodus fasciatus (Cuvier 1830). Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: eastern Malaya (Malaysia) east to Philippines, south to northern Australia and New Caledonia. Habitat: marine.

fasciatus, Sparus Gronow [L. T.] in Gray 1854:60 [Catalogue of fish collected and described by Laurence Theodore Gronow; ref. 1911] Indian Ocean. Syntypes: BMNH 1853.11.12.105 [Gronovius coll.] (1, skin). Type catalog: Wheeler 1958:227-228 [ref. 13434] but as holotype. •Synonym of Abudefduf saxatilis (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Parenti 2021:41 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Synonym of Abudefduf saxatilis (Linnaeus 1758). Pomacentridae: Glyphisodontinae. Habitat: marine.

fasciolatus, Pomacentrus Ogilby [J. D.] 1889:64 [Memoirs of the Australian Museum, Sydney No. 2 (art. no. 3); ref. 18489] Lord Howe Island, southwestern Pacific. Syntypes: AMS I.1897-1902 (7). Original with types as I.1897-I.1902. •Valid as Stegastes fasciolatus (Ogilby 1889) -- (Shaklee 1984:629 [ref. 25574], Yoshino in Masuda et al. 1984:194 [ref. 6441], Allen & Emery 1985:15 [ref. 5236], Allen 1986:682 [ref. 5631], Allen & Swainston 1988:106 [ref. 25477], Pequeño 1989:63 [ref. 14125], Paulin et al. 1989:199 [ref. 24556], Winterbottom et al. 1989:49 [ref. 13251], Randall et al. 1990:283 [ref. 15987], Allen 1991:253 [ref. 19344], Francis 1993:164 [ref. 25479], Allen 1997:170 [ref. 23977], Randall et al. 1997:283 [ref. 25919], Myers 1999:187 [ref. 23965], Fricke 1999:385 [ref. 24106], Randall 1999:20 [ref. 25829], Allen 2000:90 [ref. 37268], Allen in Randall & Lim 2000:627 [ref. 25122], Nakabo 2000:949 [ref. 25182], Allen 2000:111 [ref. 25868], Hutchins 2001:267 [ref. 25841], Hutchins 2001:38 [ref. 25847], Allen 2001:3345 [ref. 26132], Nakabo 2002:949 [ref. 26193], Allen & Adrim 2003:47 [ref. 26830], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S114 [ref. 27377], Myers & Donaldson 2003:633 [ref. 27495], Lobel & Lobel 2004:73 [ref. 27576], Randall et al. 2004:21 [ref. 27624], Heemstra et al. 2004:3325 [ref. 27945], Randall 2005:384 [ref. 28239], Mundy 2005:430 [ref. 28379], Allen et al. 2006:1470 [ref. 29090], Motomura et al. 2010:159 [ref. 31256], Allen & Erdmann 2012:628 [ref. 31980], Fricke et al. 2014:125 [ref. 33932], Duffy & Ahyong 2015:116 [ref. 36167], Stewart et al. 2015:1422 [ref. 34288], Koeda et al. 2016:71 [ref. 35333], Koeda et al. 2016:12 [ref. 35354], Fricke et al. 2019:222 [ref. 36673], Habib & Islam 2020:Supplementary table p. 24 [ref. 38321] misidentified, Parenti 2021:82 [ref. 38418]). •Valid as Plectroglyphidodon fasciolatus (Ogilby 1889) -- (Tang et al. 2021:286 [ref. 38308], Allen & Erdmann 2024:617 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Plectroglyphidodon fasciolatus (Ogilby 1889). Pomacentridae: Microspathodontinae. Distribution: Western, central and southern Pacific: New Ireland (Papua New Guinea), Coral Sea, New Caledonia, Lord Howe Island, Norfolk Island and Kermadec Islands east to Hawaiian Islands and Easter Island, north to southern Japan, Ryukyu Islands and Wake Atoll, south to Tonga and Rapa. Habitat: marine.

fatuhivae, Chromis Randall [J. E.] 2001:96, Fig. 3 [Copeia 2001 (no. 1); ref. 25124] Off point at north end of Hanauu Bay, Fatu Hiva, Marquesas Islands, depth 18-21 meters. Holotype: BPBM 11766. Paratypes: BPBM 38687 (1), MNHN 2000-5 (1), USNM 359631 (1). •Valid as Chromis fatuhivae Randall 2001 -- (Randall 2005:356 [ref. 28239], Delrieu-Trottin et al. 2015:7 [ref. 33988], Parenti 2021:52 [ref. 38418]). •Valid as Pycnochromis fatuhivae (Randall 2001) -- (Tang et al. 2021:271 [ref. 38308]). Current status: Valid as Pycnochromis fatuhivae (Randall 2001). Pomacentridae: Chrominae. Distribution: South Pacific Ocean: Marquesas Islands (France). Habitat: marine.

favrectus, Labrus Nardo [G. D.] (ex Chiereghini) 1847:col. 123 [Sinonimia moderna delle specie registrate nell' opera intitolata: ...; ref. 17994] Not available, Chiereghini name mentioned in synonymy of Heliases chromis. Also not available from Ninni 1872:64 [ref. 17995] where Chiereghini manuscript is quoted but name not treated as valid and is spelled fabrectus. Nomen Nudum. Pomacentridae.

fieldi, Chromis Randall [J. E.] & DiBattista [J. D.] 2013:5, Figs. 4-9 [aqua, International Journal of Ichthyology v. 19 (no. 1); ref. 32432] West coast off Medine (north of Flic en Flac), Mauritius, depth 30 meters. Holotype: BPBM 20241. Paratypes: Many at BPBM, CAS, HUJ, ROM, SAIAB, USNM. •Valid as Chromis fieldi Randall & DiBattista 2013 -- (Fricke et al. 2018:263 [ref. 35805], Golani & Fricke 2018:113 [ref. 36273], Zajonz et al. 2019:85 [ref. 36871], Parenti 2021:52 [ref. 38418], Allen 2022:134 [ref. 39911]). •Valid as Pycnochromis fieldi (Randall & DiBattista 2013) -- (Tang et al. 2021:271 [ref. 38308], Allen & Erdmann 2024:610 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Pycnochromis fieldi (Randall & DiBattista 2013). Pomacentridae: Chrominae. Distribution: Red Sea; Indian Ocean: KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa), East Africa, Socotra (Yemen), Seychelles, Comoros, Madagascar and Mascarenes (La Réunion, Mauritius, Rodrigues) east to Java (Indonesia). Habitat: marine.

filamentosus, Gliphidodon Macleay [W.] 1882:365 [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 7 (pt 3); ref. 17585] New Guinea. Holotype (unique): MAMU (whereabouts unknown). Original genus should have been Glyphidodon. Not Allen & Swainston 1988 [ref. 25477] per Allen et al. 2017 [ref. 35693]. •Valid as Neopomacentrus filamentosus (Macleay 1882) -- (Allen & Swainston 1988:102 [ref. 25477], Allen 1991:247 [ref. 19344], Allen 1997:160 [ref. 23977], Allen in Randall & Lim 2000:627 [ref. 25122], Allen 2000:110 [ref. 25868], Hutchins 2001:267 [ref. 25841], Hutchins 2001:37 [ref. 25847], Allen 2001:3344 [ref. 26132] dated 1833, Allen & Adrim 2003:46 [ref. 26830] as filamentous, Adrim et al. 2004:123 [ref. 27715], Randall 2005:373 [ref. 28239], Allen et al. 2006:1460 [ref. 29090], Allen & Erdmann 2012:607 [ref. 31980], Fricke et al. 2014:120 [ref. 33932], Allen et al. 2017:3, 8 [ref. 35693], Fricke et al. 2019:217 [ref. 36673], Parenti 2021:69 [ref. 38418], Allen & Erdmann 2024:660 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Neopomacentrus filamentosus (Macleay 1882). Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean, western Pacific: Andaman Sea and Indonesia east to Philippines and New Ireland (Papua New Guinea), south to Australia and to Solomon Islands. Habitat: marine.

filamentosus, Labrus Lacepède [B. G. E.] 1801:430, 477, Pl. 18 (fig. 2) [Histoire naturelle des poissons (Lacepède) v. 3; ref. 2710] Gulf of India [South America?]. No types known. Type catalog: Bauchot 1963:97 [ref. 19171]. Based on a Commerson drawing. Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine.

filholi, Glyphisodon Sauvage [H.-E.] 1879:207 [Bulletin de la Société philomathique de Paris (7th Série) v. 3; ref. 13259] Fiji Islands. Syntypes: MNHN 0000-9895 (2). Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1978:11 [ref. 20862]. •Synonym of Chrysiptera unimaculata (Cuvier 1830) -- (Allen 1991:243 [ref. 19344], Parenti 2021:63 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Synonym of Chrysiptera unimaculata (Cuvier 1830). Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae. Habitat: marine.

filiapes, Demoisellea Fowler [H. W.] 1944:158, Fig. 219 [Monographs of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia No. 6; ref. 1448] St. Andrews Island [San Andrés Island], West Indies. Holotype (unique): ANSP 70110. Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:145 [ref. 13621]. Pomacentridae: Chrominae. Habitat: marine.

filifer, Abudefduf Weber [M.] 1913:348, Fig. 74 [Die Fische der Siboga-Expedition; ref. 4602] Feer, Hoch-Kei Island, Indonesia, Siboga station 263. Holotype (unique): ZMA 109435. Type catalog: Nijssen et al. 1982:83 [ref. 19236]. •Synonym of Neoglyphidodon nigroris (Cuvier 1830) -- (Allen 1991:246 [ref. 19344], Parenti 2021:68 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Synonym of Neoglyphidodon nigroris (Cuvier 1830). Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae. Habitat: marine.

fimbriata, Perca Cabrera y Corro [A.], Pérez [L.] & Hänseler [F.] 1817:7 [Lista de los peces del mar de Andalucía; ref. 17319] Western Andalusia, near Cádiz, Spain, eastern Atlantic. No types known. Name only, not available. Possibly an unpublished work. See also Perca fimbriata Cabrera y Corro, Pérez & Hänseler in Machado 1857:24 [ref. 17320]. •In the synonymy of Chromis chromis (Linnaeus 1758). Nomen Nudum. Current status: Synonym of Chromis chromis (Linnaeus 1758). Pomacentridae: Chrominae.

fimbriata, Perca Cabrera y Corro [A.], Pérez [L.] & Hänseler [F.] in Machado 1857:24 [Catálogo de los peces que habitán ó frecuentan las costas de Cadiz y Huelva con inclusion de los del Rio Guadalquivir.; ref. 17320] Western Andalusia, near Cádiz, Spain, eastern Atlantic. No types known. Name only; not available. Name from Cabrera y Corro, Pérez & Hänseler 1817:7 [ref. 17319], apparently an unpublished work. Also appeared as name only in Graells 1887:181 [ref. 30438]. •In the synonymy of Chromis chromis (Linnaeus 1758). Nomen Nudum. Current status: Synonym of Chromis chromis (Linnaeus 1758). Pomacentridae: Chrominae.

flavapicis, Chromis Randall [J. E.] 2001:99, Figs. 4-6 [Copeia 2001 (no. 1); ref. 25124] Off point at north end of Hanauu Bay, steep rocky drop-off near shore, Fatu Hiva, Marquesas Islands, depth 12-23 meters. Holotype: BPBM 11776. Paratypes: AMS I.39935-001 (1); BMNH 11803 (14), 11928 (3), 38508 (1); CAS 210417 (1); MNHN 2000-7 (1); NSMT-P 57705 (1); USNM 359632 (1). •Valid as Chromis flavapicis Randall 2001 -- (Randall 2005:357 [ref. 28239], Parenti 2021:52 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Valid as Chromis flavapicis Randall 2001. Pomacentridae: Chrominae. Distribution: South Pacific: Marquesas Islands (France) endemic. Habitat: marine.

flavaxilla, Chromis Randall [J. E.] 1994:40, Figs. 1-3 [Revue française d'Aquariologie Herpétologie v. 21 (no. 1/2); ref. 21604] Um-aabak, Dahklak Archipelago, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Red Sea. Holotype: BPBM 36414. Paratypes: BMNH 1994.7.22.2 (1); BPBM 21459 (1), 27458 (5), 28001 (3), 33289 (1), 35700 (3), 36415 (19); HUJ 6370 (2), 12849 (3), 13126 (41), 13137 (19); USNM 275705 (67), 275710 (6), 275714 (1); WAM P.25991-008 (2), P.26461-004 (9). Type catalog: Golani 2006:28-29 [ref. 28840], Moore et al. 2008:31 [ref. 30117]. •Valid as Chromis flavaxilla Randall 1994 -- (Randall 1995:260 [ref. 22896], Carpenter et al. 1997:196 [ref. 23922], Myers 1999:178 [ref. 23965], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S113 [ref. 27377], Golani & Fricke 2018:113 [ref. 36273], Jawad et al. 2018:119 [ref. 36262], Eagderi et al. 2019:95 [ref. 37020], Zajonz et al. 2019:85 [ref. 36871], Parenti 2021:52 [ref. 38418], Allen 2022:135 [ref. 39911]). Current status: Valid as Chromis flavaxilla Randall 1994. Pomacentridae: Chrominae. Distribution: Red Sea; northwestern Indian Ocean: Gulf of Aden, Socotra (Yemen), Gulf of Oman, Persian Gulf. Habitat: marine.

flavicauda, Heliastes Günther [A.] 1880:7, Pl. 30 (fig. D) [Report on the shore fishes procured during the voyage of H. M. S. Challenger in the years 1873-1876 v. 1 (pt 6); ref. 2011] Off Pernambuco, Brazil, Challenger station 122, depth 30 fathoms. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1879.5.14.7. Original genus should have been Heliases. •Valid as Chromis flavicauda (Günther 1880) -- (Smith-Vaniz & Emery 1980:205 [ref. 22802], Robins & Ray 1986:198 [ref. 23100], Allen 1991:239 [ref. 19344], Cervigón 1992:385 [ref. 23827], Moura 1995:94 [ref. 21617], Andreata & Séret 1996:587 [ref. 16204], Smith-Vaniz et al. 1999:284 [ref. 25013], Gasparini & Floeter 2001:1645 [ref. 25634], Carter & Kaufman 2003:1696 [ref. 27102], Moura & Menezes in Menezes et al. 2003:91 [ref. 27192], Pinheiro et al. 2015:23 [ref. 34324], Carvalho-Filho in Marceniuk et al. 2021:256 [ref. 38945], Parenti 2021:52 [ref. 38418], Carvalho-Filho 2023:194 [ref. 40480], Hoff et al. 2023:7 [ref. 40463]). Current status: Valid as Chromis flavicauda (Günther 1880). Pomacentridae: Chrominae. Distribution: Southwestern Atlantic: Maranhão south to São Paulo (Brazil) endemic. Habitat: marine.

flavicauda, Neopomacentrus Fricke [R.] & Allen [G. R.] 2021:298 [Zootaxa 4999 (no. 3); ref. 38415] Suakin harbor, Red Sea State, off marine lab jetty, Sudan, Red Sea, depth 0.5 meters. Holotype: BPBM 17908. Paratypes: BMNH 1976.9.20.10-13 (4); BPBM 20432 (1), 20473 (1); HUJ 8371 (1), MNHN 1976-0117 (5); TAU [= SMNHTAU] P.3780 (7); USNM 216479 (106); WAM P.25618-001 (5), P.25790-005 (2), P.25794-003 (8), P.25795-001 (4). Replacement name for Neopomacentrus xanthurus Allen & Randall 1981. •Valid as Neopomacentrus xanthurus Allen & Randall 1981 -- (Dor 1984:184 [ref. 29757], Allen 1991:247 [ref. 19344] [although Allen also placed Dascyllus xanthurus Bleeker 1853 in Neopomacentrus, thereby making Neopomacentrus xanthurus Allen & Randall a junior secondary homonym], Goren & Dor 1994:50 [ref. 25356], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S113 [ref. 27377], DiBattista et al. 2015:21 [ref. 35706], Bogorodsky & Randall 2018:[16] 254 [ref. 36492], Golani & Fricke 2018:115 [ref. 36273], Zajonz et al. 2019:87 [ref. 36871]). •Valid as Neopomacentrus flavicauda Fricke & Allen 2021. Replacement Name. Current status: Valid as Neopomacentrus flavicauda Fricke & Allen 2021. Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae. Distribution: Red Sea; northwestern Indian Ocean: Gulf of Aden, Socotra (Yemen). Habitat: marine.

flavicauda, Neopomacentrus Parenti [P.] 2021:69 [Journal of Animal Diversity v. 3 (no. 1); ref. 38418] Suakin harbor, Red Sea State, off marine lab jetty, Sudan, Red Sea, depth 0.5 meters. Holotype: BPBM 17908. Paratypes: BMNH 1976.9.20.10-13 (4); BPBM 20432 (1), 20473 (1); HUJ 8371 (1), MNHN 1976-0117 (5); TAU [= SMNHTAU] P.3780 (7); USNM 216479 (106); WAM P.25618-001 (5), P.25790-005 (2), P.25794-003 (8), P.25795-001 (4). Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1978:21 [ref. 20862], Hutchins & Smith 1991:30 [ref. 19335], Golani 2006:29 [ref. 28840], Moore et al. 2008:32 [ref. 30117]. Replacement name for Neopomacentrus xanthurus Allen & Randall 1981. Published earlier than Neopomacentrus flavicauda Fricke & Allen 2021, but appeared in electronic journal without ZooBank registration; therefore not available. •In the synonymy of Neopomacentrus flavicauda Fricke & Allen 2021. Replacement Name. Current status: Synonym of Neopomacentrus flavicauda Fricke & Allen 2021. Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae.

flavicauda, Pomacentrus Whitley [G. P.] 1928:297, Fig. 1 [Records of the Australian Museum v. 16 (no. 6); ref. 4663] North-west Islet, Capricorn Group, Queensland, Australia. Holotype (unique): AMS IA.2598. •Synonym of Pomacentrus chrysurus Cuvier 1830 -- (Randall et al. 1990:277 [ref. 15987], Allen 1991:249 [ref. 19344], Randall 2005:379 [ref. 28239], Allen et al. 2006:1465 [ref. 29090], Parenti 2021:75 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Synonym of Pomacentrus chrysurus Cuvier 1830. Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae. Habitat: marine.

flavicaudus, Dascyllus Randall [H. A.] & Allen [G. R.] 1977:375, Fig. 11 [Records of the Australian Museum v. 31 (no. 9); ref. 6482] Reef of Haurei Bay, Rapa, about 27°45'S, 144°30'W, southern Pacific, depth 90 feet. Holotype: BPBM 13031. Paratypes: AMS I.19109-001 (2); BPBM 6886 (2), 7192 (4), 13102 (5), 16568 (6), 16646 (5), 16926 (1); CAS 38525-33 (2, 1, 2, 3, 1, 1, 23, 1, 5); MNHN 1976-0101 (2); USNM 216381 (3); WAM P.25578-001 (2). Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1978:7 [ref. 20862], Hutchins & Smith 1991:29 [ref. 19335], Moore et al. 2008:32 [ref. 30117]. •Valid as Dascyllus flavicaudus Randall & Allen 1977 -- (Allen 1991:243 [ref. 19344], Randall 1999:19 [ref. 25829], Allen 2001:3343 [ref. 26132] dated 1974, Randall 2005:368 [ref. 28239], Fricke & Kulbicki 2006:340 [ref. 28867], Parenti 2021:64 [ref. 38418], Parmentier et al. 2021:967 [ref. 40700]). Current status: Valid as Dascyllus flavicaudus Randall & Allen 1977. Pomacentridae: Chrominae. Distribution: South Pacific: Society Islands, Rapa (Austral Islands) and Tuamotu Archipelago east to Pitcairn Group. Habitat: marine.

flavilatus, Amblyglyphidodon Allen [G. R.] & Randall [J. E.] 1981:(6) 14, Figs. 4-5 [Israel Journal of Zoology v. 29 (nos 1/3) (for 1980); ref. 8760] Taba, 3 kilometers south of H. Steinitz Marine Laboratory, Egypt, Gulf of Aqaba, Rea Sea, depth 14 meters. Holotype: BPBM 13398. Paratypes: BMNH 1976.9.20.8-9 (2); BPBM 14671 (1), 18121 (1), 19892 (1), 20347 (1), 20474 (2); HUJ 8372 (1); MNHN 1976-0119 (2), 1977-0454 (2); USNM 216478 (13); WAM P.25619-001 (2). Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1978:3 [ref. 20862], Hutchins & Smith 1991:28 [ref. 19335], Golani 2006:28 [ref. 28840], Moore et al. 2008:31 [ref. 30117]. •Valid as Amblyglyphidodon flavilatus Allen & Randall 1981 -- (Dor 1984:180 [ref. 29757], Allen 1991:235 [ref. 19344], Goren & Dor 1994:49 [ref. 25356], Allen & Randall 2002:144 [ref. 26191], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S113 [ref. 27377], DiBattista et al. 2015:21 [ref. 35706], Bogorodsky & Randall 2018:[16] 254 [ref. 36492], Golani & Fricke 2018:113 [ref. 36273], Parenti 2021:43 [ref. 38418], Allen 2022:124 [ref. 39911]). Current status: Valid as Amblyglyphidodon flavilatus Allen & Randall 1981. Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae. Distribution: Red Sea; northwestern Indian Ocean: Gulf of Aden. Habitat: marine.

flavilatus, Pomacentrus Gill [T. N.] 1862:148 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 14 (nos 3-4); ref. 1662] Cape San Lucas, Baja California, Mexico. Holotype (unique): not identified. Possible unique holotype in: USNM 3671 (3). MCZ 36023 (1) is not the type. •Valid as Stegastes flavilatus (Gill 1862) -- (Allen & Woods 1980:176 [ref. 6919], Allen 1991:253 [ref. 19344], Allen & Robertson 1994:191 [ref. 22193], Schneider & Krupp in Fischer et al. 1995:1403 [ref. 22830], Grove & Lavenberg 1997:482 [ref. 24023], Novelli et al. 2000:6 [ref. 25094], Thomson et al. 2000:158 [ref. 25640], Nelson et al. 2004:154 [ref. 27807], Love et al. 2005:135 [ref. 37547], McCosker & Rosenblatt 2010:193 [ref. 30957], Page et al. 2013:159 [ref. 32708], Galván-Villa et al. 2016:147 [ref. 34871], Fourriére et al. 2016:447 [ref. 34668], Del Moral-Flores et al. 2016:610 [ref. 34923], Romero-Berny et al. 2018:92 [ref. 35859], Love et al. 2021:175 [ref. 39279], Parenti 2021:83 [ref. 38418], Grove et al. 2022:19 [ref. 41326], Page et al. 2023:161 [ref. 40505], Vela-Espinosa et al. 2023:8 [ref. 40981]). Current status: Valid as Stegastes flavilatus (Gill 1862). Pomacentridae: Microspathodontinae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific: Pacific coast of central Baja California (Mexico) south to Peru, including southern Gulf of California (Mexico) and Galapagos Islands (Ecuador). Habitat: marine.

flavioculus, Pomacentrus Allen [G. R.], Erdmann [M. V.] & Pertiwi [N. P. D.] 2017:24, Figs. 1-2, 4A [Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation v. 28; ref. 35605] Fiji, Lau Archipelago, Vatoa Island, 19°48'S, 178°15'W. Holotype: WAM P.30151-001. Paratypes: ROM, USNM, WAM. •Valid as Pomacentrus flavioculus Allen, Erdmann & Pertiwi 2017 -- (Parenti 2021:75 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Valid as Pomacentrus flavioculus Allen, Erdmann & Pertiwi 2017. Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae. Distribution: South Pacific: Fiji and Tonga. Habitat: marine.

flavipectoralis, Chromis Randall [J. E.] 1988:52, Figs. 3-4 [Revue française d'Aquariologie Herpétologie v. 15 (no. 2); ref. 14252] Northern side of Pulau Putri, Seribu Islands, north of Jakarta, Java Sea, Indonesia, depth 8 meters. Holotype: BPBM 18569. Paratypes: BMNH 1988.6.2.1-2 (2); BPBM 18554 (2), 30587 (5); CAS 63207 (2); ROM 54941 (2); SAIAB [formerly RUSI] 27720 (1); USNM 270851 (10), 270853 (4); WAM P.26506-007 (5), P.26514-002 (1). Type catalog: Hutchins & Smith 1991:29 [ref. 19335], Moore et al. 2008:31 [ref. 30117]. •Valid as Chromis flavipectoralis Randall 1988 -- (Allen 1991:239 [ref. 19344], Allen 2001:3343 [ref. 26132], Allen & Adrim 2003:45 [ref. 26830], Shibukawa 2009:205 [ref. 30449], Allen & Erdmann 2012:580 [ref. 31980], Allen 2022:135 [ref. 39911]). •Valid as Pycnochromis flavipectoralis (Randall 1988) -- (Tang et al. 2021:275 [ref. 38308], Allen & Erdmann 2024:610 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Pycnochromis flavipectoralis (Randall 1988). Pomacentridae: Chrominae. Distribution: Indian Ocean: Maldives, Andaman Sea, Java Sea (Indonesia). Habitat: marine.

flavipinnis, Abudefduf Allen [G. R.] & Robertson [D. R.] 1974:157, Pl. 2 [Records of the Australian Museum v. 29 (no. 4); ref. 7488] Pixie Reef, Great Barrier Reef, off Cairns, Queensland, Australia, depth 20 meters. Holotype: AMS I.16481-001. Paratypes: AMS IB.4788 (1), I.15622-008 (1), I.15625-009 (13), I.15635-002 (1), I.15637-011 (1), I.15682-001 (6), I.15684-005 (6), I.16482-001 (3), I.16636-001 (1); BMNH 1972.8.14.6-7 (2); BPBM 13228 (4); MNHN 1972-0088 (2); plus more at AM Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1978:3 [ref. 20862]. •Valid as Chrysiptera flavipinnis (Allen & Robertson 1974) -- (Randall et al. 1990:264 [ref. 15987], Allen 1991:242 [ref. 19344], Kuiter 1993:240 [ref. 23929], Allen 1997:162 [ref. 23977], Randall et al. 1997:264 [ref. 25919], Johnson 1999:741 [ref. 25471] as cf flavipinnis, Allen 2001:3343 [ref. 26132], Allen & Bailey 2002:42 [ref. 26525], Allen et al. 2006:1453 [ref. 29090], Allen & Erdmann 2012:591 [ref. 31980], Allen et al. 2015:18 [ref. 33797], Fowler et al. 2017:[4] 2252 [ref. 36358], Fricke et al. 2019:213 [ref. 36673], Parenti 2021:61 [ref. 38418], Allen & Erdmann 2024:641 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Chrysiptera flavipinnis (Allen & Robertson 1974). Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae. Distribution: Southwestern Pacific: eastern Papua New Guinea, eastern Australia south to southern New South Wales, Solomon Islands and western Coral Sea. Habitat: marine.

flaviventer, Pomacentrus Troschel [F. H.] in Müller 1865:633 (v. 3) [Reisen in den Vereinigten Staaten, Canada und Mexico; ref. 14184] Atlantic. No types known. •Synonym of Stegastes variabilis (Castelnau 1855) -- (Allen 1991:254 [ref. 19344], Parenti 2021:85 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Synonym of Stegastes variabilis (Castelnau 1855). Pomacentridae: Microspathodontinae. Habitat: marine.

flaviventris, Plectroglyphidodon Allen [G. R.] & Randall [J. E.] 1974:44, Fig. 4 [Tropical Fish Hobbyist v. 22 (no. 9); ref. 100] Outer reef at Rangiroa, 200 meters east of Tiputa Pass, Tuamotu Archipelago, depth 30 feet. Holotype: BPBM 11258. Paratypes: AMS I.17351-001 (2); BPBM 13997 (1), 11259-61 (2, 2, 1). •Valid as Plectroglyphidodon flaviventris Allen & Randall 1974 -- (Allen 1991:248 [ref. 19344], Allen 2001:3344 [ref. 26132], Randall 2005:374 [ref. 28239], Parenti 2021:71 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Valid as Plectroglyphidodon flaviventris Allen & Randall 1974. Pomacentridae: Microspathodontinae. Distribution: South Pacific: Tuamotu Archipelago (French Polynesia). Habitat: marine.

flavoaxillaris, Pomacentrus Allen [G. R.], Erdmann [M. V.] & Pertiwi [N. P. D.] 2017:59, Figs. 4C, 6B, 7C, 9-11 [Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation v. 25; ref. 35154] Federated States of Micronesia, Pohnpei, Ant Atoll, pinnacle reef in SE part of lagoon, 6°46.104'N, 157°59.767'E, depth 8-10 meters. Holotype: WAM P.33149-001. Paratypes: BPBM, USNM, WAM P. The third author is spelled Pertiwi and not Purtiwi [email 3/25/2017 from Benjamin Victor]. •Valid as Pomacentrus flavoaxillaris Allen, Erdmann & Pertiwi 2017 -- (Allen et al. 2017:30 [ref. 35605], Parenti 2021:75 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Valid as Pomacentrus flavoaxillaris Allen, Erdmann & Pertiwi 2017. Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Federated States of Micronesia. Habitat: marine.

flavomaculatus, Chromis Kamohara [T.] 1960:5, Fig. 2 [Reports of the Usa Marine Biological Station v. 7 (no. 1); ref. 11922] Susaki, Kochi Prefecture, Japan. Holotype (unique): BSKU 8482. Type catalog: Kamohara 1961:4 [ref. 19282]. •Valid as Chromis flavomaculata Kamohara 1960 -- (Ida in Masuda et al. 1984:192 [ref. 6441] as flavomaculatus, Randall et al. 1990:258 [ref. 15987], Allen 1991:239 [ref. 19344], Kuiter 1993:237 [ref. 23929], Francis 1993:163 [ref. 25479], Randall et al. 1997:258 [ref. 25919], Francis et al. 1999:576 [ref. 24249], Allen in Randall & Lim 2000:626 [ref. 25122], Nakabo 2000:925 [ref. 25182], Laboute & Grandperrin 2000:319 [ref. 25191], Allen 2001:3343 [ref. 26132], Nakabo 2002:925 [ref. 26193], Randall et al. 2004:20 [ref. 27624], Randall 2005:357 [ref. 28239], Allen et al. 2006:1449 [ref. 29090], Motomura et al. 2010:149 [ref. 31256], Allen & Erdmann 2012:580 [ref. 31980], Stewart et al. 2015:1413 [ref. 34288], Parenti 2021:55 [ref. 38418]). •Synonym of Chromis notata (Temminck & Schlegel 1843) -- (Iwatsubo & Motomura 2013:194 [ref. 33092]). Current status: Synonym of Chromis notata (Temminck & Schlegel 1843). Pomacentridae: Chrominae. Habitat: marine.

flavopurpureus, Amblyglyphidodon Allen [G. R.], Erdmann [M. V.] & Drew [J. A.] in Allen & Erdmann 2012:1126, Figs. 1-5 [Reef fishes of the East Indies.; ref. 31980] Numamuran Strait, 2°27.178'S, 134°31.832'E, Cenderawasih Bay, West Papua Province, Indonesia, depth 8-15 meters. Holotype: MZB 20578. Paratypes: MCZ 20587 (6). •Valid as Amblyglyphidodon flavopurpureus Allen, Erdmann & Drew 2012 -- (Allen & Erdmann 2012:567 [ref. 31980], Parenti 2021:43 [ref. 38418], Allen & Erdmann 2024:626 [ref. 40796]) Current status: Valid as Amblyglyphidodon flavopurpureus Allen, Erdmann & Drew 2012. Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Cenderawasih Bay (West Papua, Indonesia) endemic. Habitat: marine.

florulentus, Glyphidodon Günther [A.] 1862:49 [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 4; ref. 1969] Indian Ocean. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1857.2.17.5. •Synonym of Plectroglyphidodon lacrymatus (Quoy & Gaimard 1825) -- (Allen 1991:248 [ref. 19344], Parenti 2021:71 [ref. 38418]). •Synonym of Stegastes lacrymatus (Quoy & Gaimard 1825) -- (Tang et al. 2021:284 [ref. 38308]). Current status: Synonym of Stegastes lacrymatus (Quoy & Gaimard 1825). Pomacentridae: Microspathodontinae. Habitat: marine.

formosanus, Pomacentrus Fowler [H. W.] & Bean [B. A.] 1922:46, Fig. 4 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 62 (no. 2448); ref. 1473] Kaohsiung [Takao], Taiwan. Holotype (unique): USNM 76644. Type catalog: Ho & Shao 2011:49 [ref. 31432]. •Synonym of Teixeirichthys jordani (Rutter 1897) -- (Allen 1991:254 [ref. 19344], Ho & Shao 2011:49 [ref. 31432], Parenti 2021:85 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Synonym of Teixeirichthys jordani (Rutter 1897). Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae. Habitat: marine.

fowleri, Mycrospathodon Silvester [C. F.] 1915:216 [Carnegie Institution of Washington Year Book No. 14; ref. 4027] Coral reef off Guanica harbor, Puerto Rico, Caribbean Sea. Holotype: PU 3060. Paratypes: PU (5). Original genus should have been Microspathodon. •Synonym of Microspathodon chrysurus (Cuvier 1830) -- (Parenti 2021:67 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Synonym of Microspathodon chrysurus (Cuvier 1830). Pomacentridae: Microspathodontinae. Habitat: marine.

fraenatus, Chromis Araga [C.] & Yoshino [T.] in Masuda, Araga & Yoshino 1975:286, Pl. 96 (fig. J) [Coastal fishes of southern Japan; ref. 2902] Reef off Minabe, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan, depth about 30 meters. Holotype: SMBL 72067 [not found at FAKU]. Paratypes: SMBL 73391 (1) [not found at FAKU]. •Synonym of Chromis mirationis Tanaka 1917 -- (Allen 1991:240 [ref. 19344], Tea et al. 2019:251 [ref. 36651], Parenti 2021:54 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Synonym of Chromis mirationis Tanaka 1917. Pomacentridae: Chrominae. Habitat: marine.

fragoris, Chromis Whitley [G. P.] 1964:185, Fig. 13 [Records of the Australian Museum v. 26 (no. 5); ref. 3772] Lihou Atoll, Coral Sea. Holotype: AMS IB.4935. Paratypes: AMS IB.4936-37 (1, 27), IB.4942-43 (1, 1) •Synonym of Chromis amboinensis (Bleeker 1871) -- (Allen 1991:238 [ref. 19344], Parenti 2021:49 [ref. 38418]). •Synonym of Pycnochromis amboinensis (Bleeker 1871). Current status: Synonym of Pycnochromis amboinensis (Bleeker 1871). Pomacentridae: Chrominae. Habitat: marine.

freemani, Pomacentrus Beebe [W.] & Tee-Van [J.] 1928:196, Fig. [Zoologica, Scientific Contributions of the New York Zoological Society v. 10 (no. 1); ref. 15836] Sand Cay, Port-au-Prince Bay, Haiti, West Indies. Holotype: USNM 170898 [ex NYZS 7269]. Paratypes: USNM 170897 [ex NYZS 7347] (6), 170898 [ex NYZS 7269] (1). Type catalog: Mead 1958:134 [ref. 20648]. •Synonym of Stegastes partitus (Poey 1868) -- (Allen 1991:254 [ref. 19344], Parenti 2021:84 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Synonym of Stegastes partitus (Poey 1868). Pomacentridae: Microspathodontinae. Habitat: marine.

frenatus, Amphiprion Brevoort [J. C.] 1856:263 [11], Pl. 6 (fig. 4) [Notes on some figures of Japanese fish taken from recent specimens by the artists of the U. S. Japan Expedition. Pp. 253-288, Pls. 3-12 (color) In: M. C. Perry, Narrative of the Expedition of an American Squadron to the China Seas and Japan.; ref. 17284] Naha, Okinawa Island, Ryukyu Islands, Japan. Neotype: USNM 71702. On p. 11 of separate. Based on a drawing. Neotype listed in USNM database, but location of designation not found; not designated here. •Valid as Amphiprion frenatus Brevoort 1856 -- (Ida in Masuda et al. 1984:191 [ref. 6441], Allen 1991:236 [ref. 19344], Mohsin & Ambak 1996:467 [ref. 27969], Allen 1997:164 [ref. 23977], Chen et al. 1997:143 [ref. 26476], Myers 1999:176 [ref. 23965], Allen in Randall & Lim 2000:626 [ref. 25122], Nakabo 2000:919 [ref. 25182], Sadovy & Cornish 2000:192 [ref. 25480], Allen 2000:108 [ref. 25868], Hutchins 2001:266 [ref. 25841], Hutchins 2001:37 [ref. 25847], Allen 2001:3348 [ref. 26132], Nakabo 2002:919 [ref. 26193], Allen & Adrim 2003:44 [ref. 26830], Adrim et al. 2004:123 [ref. 27715], Allen et al. 2008:112 [ref. 29750], Ogihara et al. 2009:199 [ref. 30934], Allen & Erdmann 2012:571 [ref. 31980], Koeda et al. 2016:66 [ref. 35333], Koeda et al. 2016:10 [ref. 35354], Parenti 2021:46 [ref. 38418], Yusuf in Motomura et al. 2021:43 [ref. 38121], Astakhov et al. 2022:1015 [ref. 39841], Farhana-Azmi et al. 2022:10 [ref. 40448], Allen & Erdmann 2024:632 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Amphiprion frenatus Brevoort 1856. Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean, western Pacific: Singapore and Indonesia east to Philippines, north to Taiwan and southern Japan. Habitat: marine.

frenatus, Heliases Cuvier [G.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1830:498 [Histoire naturelle des poissons; ref. 999] Guam, Mariana Islands, western Pacific. Syntypes: MNHN A-0253 (3), MNHN 0000-5744 (4). Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1978:17 [ref. 20862]. Not available, on Official Index (Opinion 1563). •In the synonymy of Chromis caerulea (Cuvier 1830) -- (Dor 1984:181 [ref. 29757]). •In the synonymy of Chromis viridis (Cuvier 1830) -- (Allen 1991:241 [ref. 19344], Parenti 2021:57 [ref. 38418]). Suppressed. Current status: Synonym of Chromis viridis (Cuvier 1830). Pomacentridae: Chrominae. Habitat: marine.

frenatus, Pomacentrus De Vis [C. W.] 1885:874 [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 9 (pt 4); ref. 1091] Cardwell, Queensland, Australia. Holotype (unique): QM I.1366. •Synonym of Dischistodus perspicillatus (Cuvier 1830) -- (Allen 1991:244 [ref. 19344], Allen et al. 2006:1457 [ref. 29090], Kottelat 2013:377 [ref. 32989], Parenti 2021:65 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Synonym of Dischistodus perspicillatus (Cuvier 1830). Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae. Habitat: marine.

frontatus, Microspathodon Emery [A. R.] 1970:294, Figs. 1, 3 [Studies in Tropical Oceanography (Miami) No. 4 (pt 2); ref. 7735] Annobón Island, Isla la Piramide near town of Ambo, Equatorial Guinea, Gulf of Guinea. Holotype: USNM 202500. Paratypes: ANSP 111216 (5); FMNH 74356-8 (24, 5, 6); UF 223693 [ex UMML 23693] (9), ?UF 223984 [ex UMML 23984] (2); USNM 202501 (3). Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:145 [ref. 13621], Ibarra & Stewart 1987:57 [ref. 12367]. •Valid as Microspathodon frontatus Emery 1970 -- (Allen 1991:245 [ref. 19344], Afonso et al. 1999:77 [ref. 25466], Wirtz et al. 2007:37 [ref. 30263], Edwards in Carpenter & De Angelis 2016:2726 [ref. 34618], Almeida & Alves 2019:271 [ref. 37509], Reiner 2019:238 [ref. 38139], Parenti 2021:67 [ref. 38418], Fermon et al. 2022:251 [ref. 39448]). Current status: Valid as Microspathodon frontatus Emery 1970. Pomacentridae: Microspathodontinae. Distribution: Eastern Atlantic: Ghana south to Gabon, including Bioko (Equatorial Guinea), Annobón Island (Equatorial Guinea), and São Tomé and Principe. Habitat: marine.

fuliginosus, Abudefduf Smith [J. L. B.] 1960:339, Fig. 6 [Ichthyological Bulletin, Department of Ichthyology, Rhodes University No. 19; ref. 11949] Mozambique, western Indian Ocean. Holotype: SAIAB [formerly RUSI] 61. Paratypes: SAIAB [formerly RUSI] 792-793 (1, 2). •Valid as Neopomacentrus fuliginosus (Smith 1960) -- (Allen 1986:678 [ref. 5631], Allen 1991:247 [ref. 19344], Fricke 1999:379 [ref. 24106], Fricke et al. 2013:264 [ref. 32706], Fricke et al. 2018:269 [ref. 35805], Parenti 2021:69 [ref. 38418], Allen 2022:148 [ref. 39911]). Current status: Valid as Neopomacentrus fuliginosus (Smith 1960). Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae. Distribution: Western Indian Ocean: East Africa (Mozambique, Tanzania, Kenya) to Madagascar and Mauritius (Mascarenes). Habitat: marine.

fumeus, Pomacentrus Tanaka [S.] 1917:9 [Dobutsugaku Zasshi = Zoological Magazine Tokyo v. 29 (no. 339); ref. 4329] Fish market in Nagasaki, Japan. Holotype (unique): ZUMT 7278. •Valid as Chromis fumea (Tanaka 1917) -- (Ida in Masuda et al. 1984:192 [ref. 6441] as fumeus, Allen & Swainston 1988:104 [ref. 25477], Paulin et al. 1989:198 [ref. 24556], Allen 1991:239 [ref. 19344], Kuiter 1993:237 [ref. 23929], Francis 1993:163 [ref. 25479], Senou et al. 1994:4 [ref. 24348], Lee & Kim 1996:30 [ref. 25726], Allen 1997:166 [ref. 23977], Allen in Randall & Lim 2000:626 [ref. 25122], Nakabo 2000:922 [ref. 25182], Hutchins 2001:266 [ref. 25841], Hutchins 2001:37 [ref. 25847], Allen 2001:3343 [ref. 26132], Nakabo 2002:922 [ref. 26193], Choi et al. 2003:364, 633 [ref. 26218] as fumeus, Allen & Adrim 2003:45 [ref. 26830], Randall 2005:358 [ref. 28239], Allen et al. 2006:1449 [ref. 29090], Ho & Shao 2011: 48 [ref. 31432], Allen & Erdmann 2012:581 [ref. 31980], Larson et al. 2013:170 [ref. 32988], Song et al. 2013:257 [ref. 36297], Stewart et al. 2015:1414 [ref. 34288], Kim et al. 2020:149 [ref. 39118], Sonoyama et al. 2020:81 [ref. 37637], Parenti 2021:52 [ref. 38418], Allen & Allen 2021:81 [ref. 38731]). Current status: Valid as Chromis fumea (Tanaka 1917). Pomacentridae: Chrominae. Distribution: Northwestern Pacific: Taiwan and Ryukyu Islands (Japan) north to southern Korea and Chiba Prefecture (Pacific coast of Japan). Habitat: marine.

furcatus, Pomacentrus Thiollière [V. J. de l'I.] in Montrouzier 1857:479 [201] [Annales de la Société d'Agriculture, Histoire Naturelle et Arts Utiles de Lyon (sér. 2) v. 8 (1856); ref. 17789] Woodlark Island, South Pacific. No types known. On p. 201 of reprint. Appeared originally as Pomacentrus? furcatus. •Synonym of Pomacentrus pavo (Bloch 1787) -- (Allen 1991:250 [ref. 19344], Parenti 2021:77 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Synonym of Pomacentrus pavo (Bloch 1787). Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae. Habitat: marine.

fusca, Daya jerdoni var. McCulloch [A. R.] 1921:171, Pl. 9 (fig. 2) [Memoirs of the Queensland Museum v. 7; ref. 15318] Southern Queensland, Australia. Holotype: AMS IA.148. Paratypes: (several) AMS IA 144 (1), IA.146 (1); QM I.3579 [ex AMS]. •Synonym of Pristotis jerdoni (Day 1873) -- (Allen 1991:252 [ref. 19344]). •Synonym of Pristotis obtusirostris (Günther 1862) -- (Allen et al. 2006:1469 [ref. 29090], Parenti 2021:80 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Synonym of Pristotis obtusirostris (Günther 1862). Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae. Habitat: marine.

fuscidorsalis, Pomachromis Allen [G. R.] & Randall [J. E.] 1974:48, Fig. 5 [Tropical Fish Hobbyist v. 22 (no. 9); ref. 100] Teavaraa Pass, Papara, Tahiti, Society Islands, depth 20 feet. Holotype: BPBM 6883. Paratypes: AMS I.17352-001 (2); BMNH 1973.10.17.1 (1); BPBM 8436 (2), 14247 (1); USNM 211290 (1). •Valid as Pomachromis fuscidorsalis Allen & Randall 1974 -- (Allen 1991:251 [ref. 19344], Allen 2001:3345 [ref. 26132], Randall 2005:382 [ref. 28239], Parenti 2021:79 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Valid as Pomachromis fuscidorsalis Allen & Randall 1974. Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae. Distribution: South Pacific: Society Islands, Tuamotu Archipelago and Pitcairn Group. Habitat: marine.

fusciventer, Amphiprion Bennett [E. T.] 1832:165 [Proceedings of the Committee of Science and Correspondence of the Zoological Society of London 1830-31 (pt 1); ref. 4944] Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1856.2.15.10. •Synonym of Amphiprion chrysogaster Cuvier 1830 -- (Allen 1991:236 [ref. 19344] dated 1831, Fricke 1999:369 [ref. 24106], Parenti 2021:45 [ref. 38418], Allen 2022:128 [ref. 39911]). Current status: Synonym of Amphiprion chrysogaster Cuvier 1830. Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae. Habitat: marine.

fuscocaudatus, Amphiprion Allen [G. R.] 1972:134, Figs. 64-65 [The Anemonefishes; ref. 15845] Beacon Island, off Port Victoria, Seychelles, depth 40-50 feet. Holotype: ANSP 109813. Paratypes: ANSP 109814 (1), BPBM 10841 [not 10491] (1). Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:146 [ref. 13621]. •Valid as Amphiprion fuscocaudatus Allen 1972 -- (Allen 1991:236 [ref. 19344], Astakhov 1996:843 [ref. 24669], den Hartog 1997:181 [ref. 25515], Parenti 2021:46 [ref. 38418], Allen 2022:128 [ref. 39911]). Current status: Valid as Amphiprion fuscocaudatus Allen 1972. Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae. Distribution: Western Indian Ocean: Seychelles and Aldabra (Seychelles). Habitat: marine.

fuscus, Pomacentrus Cuvier [G.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1830:432 [Histoire naturelle des poissons; ref. 999] Brazil. Holotype (unique): MNHN 0000-8281. Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1978:23 [ref. 20862]. •Valid as Pomacentrus fuscus Cuvier 1820 -- (Robins & Ray 1986:198 [ref. 23100], Lloris & Rucabado 1990:849 [ref. 15959], Cervigón 1992:385 [ref. 23827], Cervigón 1993:360 [ref. 24474]). •Valid as Stegastes fuscus (Cuvier 1830) -- (Allen 1991:253 [ref. 19344], Boschung 1992:151 [ref. 23239], Gasparini et al. 1999:6 [ref. 24182], Smith-Vaniz et al. 1999:287 [ref. 25013], Novelli et al. 2000:5 [ref. 25094], Carter & Kaufman 2003:1696 [ref. 27102], Moura & Menezes in Menezes et al. 2003:91 [ref. 27192], Araújo et al. 2009:67 [ref. 30310], Spier et al. 2018:15 [ref. 36103], Parenti 2021:83 [ref. 38418], Carvalho-Filho 2023:195 [ref. 40480], Hoff et al. 2023:7 [ref. 40463]). Current status: Valid as Stegastes fuscus (Cuvier 1830). Pomacentridae: Microspathodontinae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: Ceará south to Santa Catarina (Brazil) endemic, including Trindade Island (Brazil). Habitat: marine.

fuscus, Pristotis Bleeker [P.] 1849:9 [Verhandelingen van het Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen. v. 22 [7]; ref. 321] Boleling, northern Bali, Indonesia. No types known. •Synonym of Pomacentrus tripunctatus Cuvier 1830 -- (Allen 1991:251 [ref. 19344], Kottelat 2013:378 [ref. 32989], Parenti 2021:78 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Synonym of Pomacentrus tripunctatus Cuvier 1830. Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae. Habitat: marine.

gaimardii, Glyphisodon (Chrysiptera) Swainson [W.] 1839:216 [The natural history and classification v. 2; ref. 4303] Based on Quoy & Gaimard 1824-25: Pl. 64 (fig. 4) [ref. 3574]. •Synonym of Chrysiptera cyanea (Quoy & Gaimard 1825) -- (Allen 1991:242 [ref. 19344] as garmardi, Parenti 2021:60 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Synonym of Chrysiptera cyanea (Quoy & Gaimard 1825). Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae. Habitat: marine.

galbus, Glyphidodontops Allen [G. R.] & Randall [J. E.] 1974:40, Fig. 2 [Tropical Fish Hobbyist v. 22 (no. 9); ref. 100] South side of Ruea Point, Rapa Island, depth 14 meters. Holotype: BPBM 11244. Paratypes: AMS I.17347-001 (1), I.17348-001 (3); BMNH 1973.10.17.2-3 (2); BPBM 11150 (1), 11183 (10), 11197 (5), 11221 (9), 11232 (3), 11243 (2), 13685 (1); USNM 211293 (5). •Valid as Chrysiptera galba (Allen & Randall 1974) -- (Allen 1991:242 [ref. 19344], Randall 1999:19 [ref. 25829], Allen 2001:3343 [ref. 26132], Allen & Bailey 2002:42 [ref. 26525], Randall 2005:364 [ref. 28239], Allen et al. 2015:18 [ref. 33797], Parenti 2021:61 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Valid as Chrysiptera galba (Allen & Randall 1974). Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae. Distribution: South Pacific: Cook Islands, Austral Islands, Rapa, Gambier Islands and Pitcairn Group. Habitat: marine.

gascoynei, Pseudopomacentrus Whitley [G. P.] 1964:173, Fig. 7 [Records of the Australian Museum v. 26 (no. 5); ref. 3772] Kenn Reef, Coral Sea. Holotype: AMS IB.4987. Paratypes: AMS IB.4856 (1), IB.4950 (1), IB.4984-86 (1, 1, 1), IB.4988-89 (1, 1). •Valid as Stegastes gascoynei (Whitley 1964) -- (Allen & Emery 1985:17 [ref. 5236], Paulin et al. 1989:199 [ref. 24556], Randall et al. 1990:284 [ref. 15987], Allen 1991:253 [ref. 19344], Kuiter 1993:242 [ref. 23929], Francis 1993:164 [ref. 25479], Randall et al. 1997:284 [ref. 25919], Johnson 1999:742 [ref. 25471], Allen 2001:3345 [ref. 26132], Randall 2005:385 [ref. 28239], Allen et al. 2006:1470 [ref. 29090], Duffy & Ahyong 2015:116 [ref. 36167], Francis & Duffy 2015:483 [ref. 36161], Stewart et al. 2015:1423 [ref. 34288], Parenti 2021:83 [ref. 38418]). •Valid as Plectroglyphidodon gascoynei (Whitley 1964) -- (Tang et al. 2021:286 [ref. 38308]). Current status: Valid as Plectroglyphidodon gascoynei (Whitley 1964). Pomacentridae: Microspathodontinae. Distribution: Southwestern Pacific: Coral Sea east to New Caledonia and Kermadec Islands, south to northern New Zealand. Habitat: marine.

geant, Glyphisodon Liénard [F.] 1839:35 [Rapport Annuel sur les travaux de la Société d'Histoire Naturelle de l'Ile Maurice No. 10; ref. 17536] Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean. Name not available, vernacular name only, as 'Glyphisodon géant'. For comments on authorship see Monod 1976:21, 22 [ref. 30339]. •Questionable a synonym of Abudefduf sordidus (Forsskål 1775) -- (Allen 1991:234 [ref. 19344] as Glyphisodon gigas, Kottelat 2013:376 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Abudefduf sordidus (Forsskål 1775). Pomacentridae: Glyphisodontinae.

geminospilus, Pomacentrus Allen [G. R.] 1993:23, Figs. 3-4 [Revue française d'Aquariologie Herpétologie v. 20 (no. 1); ref. 20780] Pass between Bodgaya and Bohaydulong Islands, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia, about 4°34'N, 118°46'E, depth 10-12 meters. Holotype: WAM P.30409-006. Paratypes: WAM P.30409-001 (7). Type catalog: Moore et al. 2008:34 [ref. 30117]. •Valid as Pomacentrus geminospilus Allen 1993 -- (Allen 2000:111 [ref. 25868], Allen 2001:3345 [ref. 26132], Allen & Wright 2003:136 [ref. 27247], Allen & Erdmann 2012:617 [ref. 31980], Parenti 2021:75 [ref. 38418], Allen & Erdmann 2024:670 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Pomacentrus geminospilus Allen 1993. Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Sabah (Malaysia) and Palawan (Philippines). Habitat: marine.

gibbosus, Premnas Castelnau [F. L.] 1875:34 [Official Record, containing Introduction, Catalogues, Official Awards of the Commissioners, Report and Recommendations of the Experts, and Essays and Statistics on the Social and Economic Resources of the Colony of Victoria.; ref. 768] Cape York, Queensland, Australia. Holotype (unique): MNHN (not found). Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1978:36 [ref. 20862]. •Synonym of Premnas biaculeatus (Bloch 1790) -- (Allen 1991:252 [ref. 19344], Allen et al. 2006:1469 [ref. 29090], Parenti 2021:80 [ref. 38418]). •Synonym of Amphiprion biaculeatus (Bloch 1790). Current status: Synonym of Amphiprion biaculeatus (Bloch 1790). Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae. Habitat: marine.

gigas, Glyphisodon Allen [G. R.] (ex Liénard) 1991:234 [Damselfishes of the world; ref. 19344] Name published in synonymy in Allen and without diagnosis and not available. Appeared first in French vernacular as 'Glyphisodon géant' in Liénard 1839:35 [ref. 17536] from Mauritius. •Questionably in the synonymy of Abudefduf sordidus (Forsskål 1775) -- (Allen 1991:234 [ref. 19344], Kottelat 2013:376 [ref. 32989]). Nomen Nudum. Current status: Uncertain as Abudefduf sordidus (Forsskål 1775). Pomacentridae: Glyphisodontinae.

gilli, Pomacentrus Gilbert [C. H.] & Starks [E. C.] 1904:141, Pl. 22 (fig. 44) [Memoirs of the California Academy of Sciences v. 4; ref. 1639] Panama. Holotype: CAS-SU 6803. Paratypes: (12) BMNH 1903.5.15.85 (1), MCZ 29453 (1), CAS-SU 6906 (5), USNM 50388 (1), ZMB 15993 [ex SU] (1). Holotype established in caption to Pl. 22. •Synonym of Stegastes flavilatus (Gill 1862) -- (Allen & Woods 1980:176 [ref. 6919], Allen 1991:253 [ref. 19344]). Current status: Synonym of Stegastes flavilatus (Gill 1862). Pomacentridae: Microspathodontinae. Habitat: marine.

giti, Chrysiptera Allen [G. R.] & Erdmann [M. V.] 2008:173, Figs. 1-3 [aqua, International Journal of Ichthyology v. 13 (nos 3-4); ref. 29484] Teluk Sebakor, 3°16'58.36"S, 132°44'17.16"E, Fak Fak Peninsula, Papua Barat Province, Indonesia, depth 6-10 meters. Holotype: NCIP 6332. Paratypes: NCIP 6333 (3), USNM 391568 (2), WAM P.32810-002 (3). Treated as a noun in apposition. •Valid as Chrysiptera giti Allen & Erdmann 2008 -- (Allen & Erdmann 2012:591 [ref. 31980], Allen et al. 2015:18 [ref. 33797], Allen et al. 2015:80 [ref. 34110], Allen et al. 2017:12 [ref. 35595], Parenti 2021:61 [ref. 38418], Allen & Erdmann 2024:642 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Chrysiptera giti Allen & Erdmann 2008. Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: West Papua (Indonesia) and Sulawesi (Indonesia). Habitat: marine.

glaucus, Glyphisodon Cuvier [G.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1830:475 [Histoire naturelle des poissons; ref. 999] Guam, Mariana Islands, western Pacific. Syntypes: MNHN 0000-8371 (2). Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1978:11 [ref. 20862]. •Valid as Chrysiptera glauca (Cuvier 1830) -- (Yoshino in Masuda et al. 1984:198 [ref. 6441], Allen 1986:676 [ref. 5631], Winterbottom et al. 1989:47 [ref. 13251], Randall et al. 1990:264 [ref. 15987], Allen 1991:242 [ref. 19344], Francis 1993:163 [ref. 25479], Krishnan & Mishra 1994:293 [ref. 24014], Allen 1997:162 [ref. 23977], Randall et al. 1997:264 [ref. 25919], Myers 1999:182 [ref. 23965], Fricke 1999:374 [ref. 24106], Allen 2000:90 [ref. 37268], Allen in Randall & Lim 2000:626 [ref. 25122], Nakabo 2000:939 [ref. 25182], Sakai et al. 2001:102 [ref. 25693], Hutchins 2001:266 [ref. 25841], Hutchins 2001:37 [ref. 25847], Allen 2001:3343 [ref. 26132], Nakabo 2002:939 [ref. 26193], Allen & Bailey 2002:42 [ref. 26525], Allen & Adrim 2003:45 [ref. 26830], Myers & Donaldson 2003:633 [ref. 27495], Lobel & Lobel 2004:73 [ref. 27576], Randall et al. 2004:20 [ref. 27624], Heemstra et al. 2004:3324 [ref. 27945], Randall 2005:364 [ref. 28239], Allen et al. 2006:1453 [ref. 29090], Fricke et al. 2009:79 [ref. 30213], Shibukawa 2009:207 [ref. 30449], Motomura et al. 2010:152 [ref. 31256], Allen & Erdmann 2012:591 [ref. 31980], Fricke et al. 2013:264 [ref. 32706], Fricke et al. 2014:118 [ref. 33932], Allen et al. 2015:18 [ref. 33797], Koeda et al. 2016:68 [ref. 35333], Fricke et al. 2018:267 [ref. 35805], Arndt & Fricke 2019:26 [ref. 36883], Dalleau-Coudert et al. 2019:136 [ref. 40104], Fricke et al. 2019:213 [ref. 36673], Parenti 2021:61 [ref. 38418], Allen 2022:142 [ref. 39911], Dewa et al. 2022:22 [ref. 40001], Farhana-Azmi et al. 2022:10 [ref. 40448], Mochizuki et al. 2022:23 [ref. 39612], Allen & Erdmann 2024:642 [ref. 40796], Fricke et al. 2024:84 [ref. 41255]). Current status: Valid as Chrysiptera glauca (Cuvier 1830). Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa), East Africa, Mozambique Channel, Seychelles, Madagascar and Mascarenes (La Réunion, Mauritius, Rodrigues) east to Wake Atoll, Line Islands (Kiribati) and Gambier Islands (French Polynesia), north to Kagoshima Prefecture (southern Japan), south to Western Australia, Lord Howe Island (Australia), New Caledonia and Tonga. Habitat: marine.

grammorhynchus, Pomacentrus Fowler [H. W.] 1918:44, Fig. 17 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 70; ref. 1396] Philippines. Holotype: ANSP 47518. Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:146 [ref. 13621]. •Valid as Pomacentrus grammorhynchus Fowler 1918 -- (Randall et al. 1990:277 [ref. 15987], Allen 1991:250 [ref. 19344], Allen 1997:172 [ref. 23977], Randall et al. 1997:277 [ref. 25919], Myers 1999:185 [ref. 23965], Allen in Randall & Lim 2000:627 [ref. 25122], Laboute & Grandperrin 2000:325 [ref. 25191], Allen 2000:111 [ref. 25868], Hutchins 2001:267 [ref. 25841], Hutchins 2001:37 [ref. 25847], Allen 2001:3345 [ref. 26132], Allen & Adrim 2003:47 [ref. 26830], Allen & Wright 2003:136 [ref. 27247], Shibukawa et al. in Kimura & Matsuura 2003:140 [ref. 27510], Adrim et al. 2004:123 [ref. 27715], Allen et al. 2006:1465 [ref. 29090], Allen & Erdmann 2012:617 [ref. 31980], Fricke et al. 2014:123 [ref. 33932], Fricke et al. 2019:220 [ref. 36673], Parenti 2021:75 [ref. 38418], Allen & Erdmann 2024:670 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Pomacentrus grammorhynchus Fowler 1918. Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: South China Sea and eastern Indonesia east to Philippines and Papua New Guinea, north to Taiwan, south to northern Australia and New Caledonia. Habitat: marine.

grandidieri, Pomacentrus Steindachner [F.] 1891:174 [Anzeiger der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Wien, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 28 (18); ref. 12571] Madagascar. Syntypes: NMW 70639 (2). Species illustrated and described in more detail in Steindachner 1891:372, Pl. 2 (fig. 3) [ref. 4236]. •Synonym of Pomacentrus sulfureus Klunzinger 1871 -- (Allen 1991:251 [ref. 19344], Parenti 2021:78 [ref. 38418], Allen 2022:159 [ref. 39911]). Current status: Synonym of Pomacentrus sulfureus Klunzinger 1871. Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae. Habitat: marine.

guamensis, Pomachromis Allen [G. R.] & Larson [H. K.] 1975:(123) 124, Fig. 1 [Micronesica v. 11 (no. 1); ref. 8004] Off Tanguisson Point, Guam, Mariana Islands, western Pacific, depth 35 feet. Holotype: USNM 213576 [ex UGM 4340]. Paratypes: UGM 4457 (1). •Valid as Pomachromis guamensis Allen & Larson 1975 -- (Allen 1991:251 [ref. 19344], Myers 1999:187 [ref. 23965], Allen 2001:3345 [ref. 26132], Myers & Donaldson 2003:633 [ref. 27495], Parenti 2021:79 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Valid as Pomachromis guamensis Allen & Larson 1975. Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Mariana Islands. Habitat: marine.

gunting, Chromis Arango [B. G.], Pinheiro [H. T.], Rocha [C. R.], Greene [B. D.], Pyle [R. L.], Copus [J. M.], Shepherd [B.] & Rocha [L. A.] 2019:3, Figs. 1a-c [ZooKeys No. 835; ref. 36621] Layaglayag point, Batangas, Philippines, 13°41'22.74"N, 120°50'12.46"E, depth 100 meters. Holotype: PNM 15357. Paratype: CAS 242328. •Valid as Chromis gunting Arango, Pinheiro, Rocha, Greene, Pyle, Copus, Shepherd & Rocha 2019 -- (Psomadakis et al. 2020:522 [ref. 37272] as cf. gunting, Parenti 2021:53 [ref. 38418], Allen & Erdmann 2024:601 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Chromis gunting Arango, Pinheiro, Rocha, Greene, Pyle, Copus, Shepherd & Rocha 2019. Pomacentridae: Chrominae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Verde Island Passage (Philippines). Habitat: marine.

hainanensis, Paramphiprion Wang [K.-F.] 1941:89 [Contributions from the Biological Laboratory of the Science Society of China. (Zoological Series) v. 15 (no. 6); ref. 4583] Hainan Island, China. Holotype (unique): ? SSCN. •Synonym of Amphiprion polymnus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Allen 1991:237 [ref. 19344], Parenti 2021:47 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Synonym of Amphiprion polymnus (Linnaeus 1758). Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae. Habitat: marine.

hainanensis, Pomacentrus Wang [K.-F.] 1941:94 [Contributions from the Biological Laboratory of the Science Society of China. (Zoological Series) v. 15 (no. 6); ref. 4583] Hainan Island, China. Holotype (unique): ? SSCN. •Synonym of Pomacentrus pavo (Bloch 1787) -- (Allen 1991:250 [ref. 19344], Parenti 2021:77 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Synonym of Pomacentrus pavo (Bloch 1787). Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae. Habitat: marine.

hamyi, Pomacentrus Rochebrune [A. T. de] 1880:165 [Bulletin de la Société philomathique de Paris (7th Série) v. 4; ref. 3790] Casamance River, Senegal. Holotype (unique): lost. Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1978:35 [ref. 20862] with Sauvage as author. •Valid as Pomacentrus hamyi Rochebrune 1880 -- (Lloris & Rucabado 1990:849 [ref. 15959]). •Questionable synonym of Stegastes imbricatus Jenyns 1840 -- (Edwards 1986:203 [ref. 9152], Allen 1991:253 [ref. 19344], Parenti 2021:83 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Uncertain as Stegastes imbricatus Jenyns 1840. Pomacentridae: Microspathodontinae. Habitat: marine.

hangganan, Chromis Arango [B. G.], Pinheiro [H. T.], Rocha [C. R.], Greene [B. D.], Pyle [R. L.], Copus [J. M.], Shepherd [B.] & Rocha [L. A.] 2019:6, Figs. 2a-b [ZooKeys No. 835; ref. 36621] Lubang Island, Philippines, 13°45'44.71"N, 120°07'38.31"E, depth 130 meters. Holotype: PNM 15358. Paratype: CAS 243205. •Valid as Chromis hangganan Arango, Pinheiro, Rocha, Greene, Pyle, Copus, Shepherd & Rocha 2019 -- (Parenti 2021:53 [ref. 38418], Allen & Erdmann 2024:601 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Chromis hangganan Arango, Pinheiro, Rocha, Greene, Pyle, Copus, Shepherd & Rocha 2019. Pomacentridae: Chrominae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Lubang Island (Philippines). Habitat: marine.

hanni, Chaetodon abudafur var. Fabricius [J. C.] in Niebuhr (ex Forsskål) 1775:65, xiii [Descriptiones animalium (Forsskål); ref. 1351] No locality stated (Red Sea). No types known. Authorship according to Fricke 2008:46 [ref. 30182]. •Synonym of Abudefduf bengalensis (Bloch 1787) -- (Dor 1984:179 [ref. 29757] with author as Forsskål, Fricke 2008:46 [ref. 30182]). •Questionable synonym of Abudefduf sexfasciatus (Lacepède 1801) -- (Parenti 2021:41 [ref. 38418] with author as Forsskål). Current status: Synonym of Abudefduf sexfasciatus (Lacepède 1801). Pomacentridae: Glyphisodontinae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

hanui, Chromis Randall [J. E.] & Swerdloff [S. N.] 1973:338, Figs. 6-7 [Pacific Science v. 27 (no. 4); ref. 7583] Base of drop-off, Moku Manu, Oahu Island, Hawaiian Islands, depth 50 meters. Holotype: BPBM 7966. Paratypes: AMS I.16765-001 (2); BMNH 1972.12.5.1-2 (2); BPBM 4460 (1), 6351 (2), 7405 (40), 7931 (4), 9774 (9), 13764 (1); CAS 15913 (2); MNHN 1972-0095 (2); SAIAB [formerly RUSI] 2406 (3); USNM 208431-32 (4, 5). Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1978:7 [ref. 20862]. •Valid as Chromis hanui Randall & Swerdloff 1973 -- (Allen 1991:239 [ref. 19344], Mundy 2005:426 [ref. 28379], Randall 2007:305 [ref. 30952], Parenti 2021:53 [ref. 38418]). •Valid as Pycnochromis hanui (Randall & Swerdloff 1973) -- (Tang et al. 2021:271 [ref. 38308]). Current status: Valid as Pycnochromis hanui (Randall & Swerdloff 1973). Pomacentridae: Chrominae. Distribution: Central Pacific: Hawaiian Islands (U.S.A.) endemic. Habitat: marine.

hebardi, Pomacentrus Fowler [H. W.] 1918:46, Fig. 18 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 70; ref. 1396] Philippines. Holotype: ANSP 47519. Paratypes: ANSP 47520-25 (6). Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:146 [ref. 13621]. •Synonym of Pomacentrus simsiang Bleeker 1856 -- (Allen 1991:251 [ref. 19344], Parenti 2021:78 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Synonym of Pomacentrus simsiang Bleeker 1856. Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae. Habitat: marine.

hedleyi, Glyphisodon Whitley [G. P.] 1927:20, Pl. 1 (fig. 5) [Records of the Australian Museum v. 16 (no. 1); ref. 15829] Dauco Island Reef, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. Holotype: AMS IA.1328. Paratypes: AMS I.14545 (1), IA.2764 (1). •Synonym of Chrysiptera cyanea (Quoy & Gaimard 1825) -- (Allen 1991:242 [ref. 19344], Allen et al. 2006:1453 [ref. 29090], Parenti 2021:60 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Synonym of Chrysiptera cyanea (Quoy & Gaimard 1825). Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae. Habitat: marine.

hemicyaneus, Abudefduf Weber [M.] 1913:351, Pl. 10 (fig. 11) [Die Fische der Siboga-Expedition; ref. 4602] Tual, Kei Islands, Siboga station 258. Syntypes: ZMA 109437 (3). Type catalog: Nijssen et al. 1982:83 [ref. 19236]. •Valid as Chrysiptera hemicyanea (Weber 1913) -- (Yoshino in Masuda et al. 1984:198 [ref. 6441], Shen et al. 1986:68 [ref. 13818], Allen 1991:242 [ref. 19344], Allen 1999:100 [ref. 23870], Hutchins 2001:266 [ref. 25841], Hutchins 2001:266 [ref. 25841], Hutchins 2001:37 [ref. 25847], Allen 2001:3343 [ref. 26132], Allen & Bailey 2002:42 [ref. 26525], Allen & Adrim 2003:45 [ref. 26830], Allen et al. 2006:1454 [ref. 29090], Allen & Erdmann 2008:178 [ref. 29484], Allen et al. 2010:69 [ref. 30801], Allen & Erdmann 2012:592 [ref. 31980], Allen et al. 2015:18 [ref. 33797], Allen et al. 2015:80 [ref. 34110], Allen et al. 2017:12 [ref. 35595], Fricke et al. 2019:213 [ref. 36673], Kovačić et al. 2021:74 [ref. 39014], Parenti 2021:61 [ref. 38418], Allen & Erdmann 2024:643 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Chrysiptera hemicyanea (Weber 1913). Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean, western Pacific: Western Australia and eastern Indonesia east to New Ireland (Papua New Guinea). Habitat: marine.

hemimelas, Glyphidodon Kner [R.] 1868:30 [Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 58 (nos 1-2); ref. 6074] Kandavu Island, Fiji Islands. Appeared in more detail in Kner 1868:351 [59 of separate], Pl. 8 (fig. 25) [ref. 2646]. •Synonym of Chrysiptera unimaculata (Cuvier 1830) -- (Allen 1991:243 [ref. 19344], Parenti 2021:63 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Synonym of Chrysiptera unimaculata (Cuvier 1830). Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae. Habitat: marine.

hermani, Glyphidodon (Parma) Steindachner [F.] 1887:230 [Anzeiger der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Wien, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 24 (no. 19) (for 21 July 1887); ref. 18911] Coasts of Cape Verde Islands. Holotype (unique): NMW 16955. Non-types: RMNH 29540-41 (2, 1). Species illustrated and described in more detail in Steindachner 1887:59 [p. 4 of separate] Pl. 3 [ref. 4235]. •Synonym of Abudefduf luridus (Cuvier 1830) -- (Lloris & Rucabado 1990:843 [ref. 15959]). •Synonym of Chrysiptera unimaculata (Cuvier 1830) -- (Allen 1991:243 [ref. 19344] a mistaken entry). •Valid as Chrysiptera herani (Steindachner 1887) -- (Kottelat 2013:376 [ref. 32989] based on generic status). •Valid as Similiparma hermani (Steindachner 1887) -- (Hensley 1986:858 [ref. 5734], Allen 1991:252 [ref. 19344], Wirtz et al. 2013:130 [ref. 32972], Cooper et al. 2014:476 [ref. 35444], Edwards in Carpenter & De Angelis 2016:2727 [ref. 34618], Parenti 2021:80 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Valid as Similiparma hermani (Steindachner 1887). Pomacentridae: Microspathodontinae. Distribution: Eastern Atlantic: Cape Verde Islands endemic. Habitat: marine.

hirundo, Azurina Jordan [D. S.] & McGregor [E. A.] in Jordan & Evermann 1898:1544 [Bulletin of the United States National Museum No. 47; ref. 2444] Guadeloupe Island, off Baja California. Lectotype: CAS-SU 5706. Paralectotypes: (2) BMNH 1898.10.29.104 (1). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:82 [ref. 12291]. Also appeared in, and lectotype established in Jordan & McGregor 1899:282, Pl. 7 [ref. 2488]. •Valid as Azurina hirundo Jordan & McGregor 1898 -- (Allen 1991:237 [ref. 19344], Allen & Robertson 1994:187 [ref. 22193], Schneider & Krupp in Fischer et al. 1995:1398 [ref. 22830], Lea & Rosenblatt 2000:124 [ref. 25206], Richards & Engle 2001:180 [ref. 25759], Nelson et al. 2004:154 [ref. 27807], Love et al. 2005:134 [ref. 37547], Page et al. 2013:158 [ref. 32708], Fourriére et al. 2016:447 [ref. 34668], Del Moral-Flores et al. 2016:610 [ref. 34923], Kells et al. 2016:262 [ref. 35888], Love et al. 2021:174 [ref. 39279], Parenti 2021:48 [ref. 38418], Page et al. 2023:160 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Azurina hirundo Jordan & McGregor 1898. Pomacentridae: Chrominae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific: southern California (U.S.A.) south to Pacific coast of Baja California (Mexico), including Guadalupe Island (Mexico) and Revillagigedo Islands (Mexico). Habitat: marine.

hoefleri, Glyphidodon Steindachner [F.] 1881:159 [Anzeiger der Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Klasse v. 18 (no. 16) (for 23 June 1881); ref. 20482] Gorée, Senegal. Holotype (unique): NMW 76421. Species illustrated and described in more detail in Steindachner 1881:43 [p. 27 of separate], Pl. 5 (fig. 2) [ref. 13333]. •Valid as Abudefduf hoefleri (Steindachner 1881) -- (Edwards 1986:199 [ref. 9152], Lloris & Rucabado 1990:842 [ref. 15959], Allen 1991:234 [ref. 19344], Afonso et al. 1999:85 [ref. 25466], Wirtz et al. 2007:36 [ref. 30263], Triay-Portella et al. 2015:168 [ref. 36561], Edwards in Carpenter & De Angelis 2016:2716 [ref. 34618], Almeida & Alves 2019:271 [ref. 37509], Reiner 2019:235 [ref. 38139], Dragičević et al. 2020:7 [ref. 38042], Baptista et al. 2021:[3] [ref. 38204], Parenti 2021:40 [ref. 38418], Kovačić et al. 2021:73 [ref. 39014], Fermon et al. 2022:250 [ref. 39448]). Current status: Valid as Abudefduf hoefleri (Steindachner 1881). Pomacentridae: Glyphisodontinae. Distribution: Eastern Atlantic: Senegal south to central Angola, including Canary Islands (stray), Cape Verde Islands, São Tomé and Principe; invasive in Mediterranean Sea. Habitat: marine.

hogoleuensis, Pomacentrus Hombron [J. B.] & Jacquinot [H.] in Jacquinot & Guichenot 1853:47, Pl. 5 (fig. 3) [Voyage au Pôle Sud et dans l'Oceanie v. 3 (pt 2); ref. 18307] Hogolen, Caroline Islands. Syntypes: MNHN 0000-8501 (2). Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1978:23-24 [ref. 20862]. •Synonym of Pomacentrus chrysurus Cuvier 1830 -- (Allen 1991:249 [ref. 19344], Parenti 2021:74 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Synonym of Pomacentrus chrysurus Cuvier 1830. Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae. Habitat: marine.

hollisi, Chrysiptera Fowler [H. W.] 1946:155, Figs. 21-22 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 98; ref. 1456] Aguni Shima, Ryukyu Islands, Japan. Holotype: ANSP 72023. Paratypes: ANSP 72024-26 (3, with holotype), 72027 (1). Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:146 [ref. 13621]. •Synonym of Chrysiptera glauca (Cuvier 1830) -- (Allen 1991:242 [ref. 19344], Parenti 2021:61 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Synonym of Chrysiptera glauca (Cuvier 1830). Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae. Habitat: marine.

howsoni, Chromis Allen [G. R.] & Erdmann [M. V.] 2014:14, Figs. 1-5 [Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation v. 11; ref. 33350] Stewart Reefs (9° 07.741’S, 149°23.039’E), about 7 km southeast of Tufi, Oro Province, Papua New Guinea, depth 17-20 meters. Holotype: WAM P.33812-001. Paratypes: AMS I.46380-001 (4); WAM P.33811-001 (6), 33812-002 (4), 33088-001 (5); USNM 427095 (4). •Valid as Chromis howsoni Allen & Erdmann 2014 -- (Parenti 2021:53 [ref. 38418]). •Valid as Pycnochromis howsoni (Allen & Erdmann 2014) -- (Allen & Erdmann 2024:610 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Pycnochromis howsoni (Allen & Erdmann 2014). Pomacentridae: Chrominae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Milne Bay and Oro Provinces (Papua New Guinea). Habitat: marine.

humbug, Chromis Whitley [G. P.] 1954:23, Fig. 1 [Proceedings of the Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales v. for 1952-53; ref. 4721] Green Island, off Cairns, Queensland, Australia. Holotype: AMS IB.3116. •Synonym of Dischistodus perspicillatus (Cuvier 1830) -- (Allen 1991:244 [ref. 19344], Allen et al. 2006:1457 [ref. 29090], Kottelat 2013:377 [ref. 32989], Parenti 2021:65 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Synonym of Dischistodus perspicillatus (Cuvier 1830). Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae. Habitat: marine.

hypsilepis, Heliastes Günther [A.] 1867:66 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 3) v. 20 (no. 115); ref. 1988] New South Wales, Australia. Syntypes: BMNH 1866.6.19.10 (1), 1866.6.19.15-16 (2). Original genus should have been Heliases. •Valid as Chromis hypsilepis (Günther 1867) -- (Paulin et al. 1989:198 [ref. 24556], Allen 1991:239 [ref. 19344], Kuiter 1993:236 [ref. 23929], Francis 1993:163 [ref. 25479], Gomon et al. 1994:668 [ref. 22532], Kuiter 1997:256 [ref. 25488], Johnson 1999:741 [ref. 25471], Allen 2001:3343 [ref. 26132], Allen et al. 2006:1449 [ref. 29090], Allen & Gomon 2008:634 [ref. 30653], Stewart et al. 2015:1415 [ref. 34288], Parenti 2021:53 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Valid as Chromis hypsilepis (Günther 1867). Pomacentridae: Chrominae. Distribution: Southwestern Pacific: southeastern Australia, Lord Howe Island, Norfolk Islands, northern New Zealand. Habitat: marine.

imbricatus, Stegastes Jenyns [L.] 1840:63, 165, Pl. 9 (fig. 2) [The zoology of the voyage of H. M. S. Beagle; ref. 2344] Quail Island, Porto Praya, Cape Verde Islands. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1917.7.14.45. •Synonym of Abudefduf luridus (Cuvier 1830) -- (Lloris & Rucabado 1990:843 [ref. 15959]). •Valid as Stegastes imbricatus Jenyns 1840 -- (Allen 1991:253 [ref. 19344], Afonso et al. 1999:77 [ref. 25466], Wirtz et al. 2007:37 [ref. 30263], Wirtz et al. 2013:130 [ref. 32972], Edwards in Carpenter & De Angelis 2016:2729 [ref. 34618], Reiner 2019:238 [ref. 38139], Parenti 2021:83 [ref. 38418], Fermon et al. 2022:251 [ref. 39448]). Current status: Valid as Stegastes imbricatus Jenyns 1840. Pomacentridae: Microspathodontinae. Distribution: Eastern Atlantic: Senegal south to Angola, including Canary Islands, Cape Verde Islands, and São Tomé and Principe. Habitat: marine.

imitator, Pseudopomacentrus Whitley [G. P.] 1964:175, Fig. 9 [Records of the Australian Museum v. 26 (no. 5); ref. 3772] Lihou Atoll, Coral Sea of Australia. Holotype: AMS IB.4945. Paratypes: AMS IB.4908-09 (1, 1), IB.4944 (1). •Valid as Pomacentrus imitator (Whitley 1964) -- (Randall et al. 1990:278 [ref. 15987], Allen 1991:250 [ref. 19344], Randall et al. 1997:277 [ref. 25919], Allen 2001:3345 [ref. 26132], Allen & Wright 2003:136 [ref. 27247], Randall et al. 2004:21 [ref. 27624], Randall 2005:379 [ref. 28239], Allen & Randall 2005:101 [ref. 28411], Allen et al. 2006:1465 [ref. 29090], Allen et al. 2017:72 [ref. 35154], Allen et al. 2017:30 [ref. 35605], Parenti 2021:75 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Valid as Pomacentrus imitator (Whitley 1964). Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Coral Sea, New Caledonia, Rotuma and Fiji. Habitat: marine.

immaculatus, Heliastes Ogilby [J. D.] 1885:446 [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 10 (pt 2); ref. 3262] Shark Reef, Port Jackson, New South Wales, Australia. Holotype: AMS B.7452. Paratypes: (several) ?AMS B.7450-51 (1, 1). Original genus should have been Heliases. •Valid as Mecaenichthys immaculatus (Ogilby 1885) -- (Allen 1991:245 [ref. 19344], Kuiter 1993:234 [ref. 23929], Kuiter 1997:252 [ref. 25488], Johnson 1999:741 [ref. 25471], Allen 2001:3344 [ref. 26132], Allen et al. 2006:1458 [ref. 29090], Parenti 2021:66 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Valid as Mecaenichthys immaculatus (Ogilby 1885). Pomacentridae: Microspathodontinae. Distribution: Southwestern Pacific: New South Wales (Australia) endemic. Habitat: marine.

imparipennis, Glyphisodon Vaillant [L. L.] & Sauvage [H.-E.] 1875:279 [Revue et Magasin de Zoologie (Sér. 3) v. 3; ref. 17853] Honolulu, Oahu Island, Hawaiian Islands, U.S.A. Holotype (unique): MNHN 0000-8040. Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1978:11 [ref. 20862]. •Valid as Plectroglyphidodon imparipennis (Vaillant & Sauvage 1875) -- (Yoshino in Masuda et al. 1984:197 [ref. 6441], Allen 1986:679 [ref. 5631], Winterbottom et al. 1989:48 [ref. 13251], Randall et al. 1990:273 [ref. 15987], Allen 1991:248 [ref. 19344], Randall et al. 1997:273 [ref. 25919], Myers 1999:184 [ref. 23965], Fricke 1999:380 [ref. 24106], Randall & Earle 1999:339 [ref. 24306], Randall 1999:20 [ref. 25829], Allen 2000:90 [ref. 37268], Allen in Randall & Lim 2000:627 [ref. 25122], Nakabo 2000:932 [ref. 25182], Laboute & Grandperrin 2000:323 [ref. 25191], Hutchins 2001:267 [ref. 25841], Hutchins 2001:37 [ref. 25847], Allen 2001:3344 [ref. 26132], Nakabo 2002:932 [ref. 26193], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S113 [ref. 27377], Myers & Donaldson 2003:633 [ref. 27495], Lobel & Lobel 2004:73 [ref. 27576], Randall et al. 2004:20 [ref. 27624], Heemstra et al. 2004:3324 [ref. 27945], Randall 2005:374 [ref. 28239], Randall 2005:376 [ref. 28239], Mundy 2005:429 [ref. 28379], Allen et al. 2006:1462 [ref. 29090] with author as Sauvage, Randall 2007:311 [ref. 30952], Fricke et al. 2009:80 [ref. 30213], Allen & Erdmann 2012:609 [ref. 31980], Fricke et al. 2013:265 [ref. 32706], Koeda et al. 2016:70 [ref. 35333], Fricke et al. 2018:271 [ref. 35805], Arndt & Fricke 2019:27 [ref. 36883], Dalleau-Coudert et al. 2019:137 [ref. 40104], Parenti 2021:71 [ref. 38418], Allen 2022:150 [ref. 39911], Allen & Erdmann 2024:618 [ref. 40796], Fricke et al. 2024:84 [ref. 41255]). Current status: Valid as Plectroglyphidodon imparipennis (Vaillant & Sauvage 1875). Pomacentridae: Microspathodontinae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa), East Africa, Mozambique Channel, Seychelles, Madagascar and Mascarenes (La Réunion, Mauritius, Rodrigues) east to Minami Tori Shima, Hawaiian Islands (U.S.A.) and Pitcairn Group, north to Ryukyu Islands (Japan), south to Western Australia, New Caledonia and Austral Islands (French Polynesia). Habitat: marine.

indicus, Amblyglyphidodon Allen [G. R.] & Randall [J. E.] 2002:140, Figs. 1-3 [aqua, Journal of Ichthyology and Aquatic Biology v. 5 (no. 4); ref. 26191] Villinglii Island, north Malé Atoll, Maldives, Western Indian Ocean, depth 2-15 meters. Holotype: WAM P.26514-008. Paratypes: AMS I.41006-001 (1); BPBM 13877 (2), 18901 (1), 18924 (7), 32970 (2); CAS 214469 (1); NCIP 6182-4 (3); NSMT-P 61776 (1); ROM 46338 (3), 71277 (17), 71278 (15), 72634 (10); USNM 366837 (1); WAM P.25523-008 (1), P.25527-001 (2), P.26514-006 (4). Plus non-type material. Type catalog: Moore et al. 2008:31 [ref. 30117]. •Valid as Amblyglyphidodon indicus Allen & Randall 2002 -- (Allen & Adrim 2003:44 [ref. 26830], Shibukawa 2009:202 [ref. 30449], Allen & Erdmann 2012:568 [ref. 31980], Fricke et al. 2018:262 [ref. 35805], Golani & Fricke 2018:113 [ref. 36273], Parenti 2021:43 [ref. 38418], Allen 2022:125 [ref. 39911], Sandra et al. 2022:[8] [ref. 39181], Allen & Erdmann 2024:626 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Amblyglyphidodon indicus Allen & Randall 2002. Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae. Distribution: Red Sea; Indian Ocean: East Africa, Seychelles, Comoros and Madagascar east to Andaman Sea and Sumatra (Indonesia). Habitat: marine.

indicus, Pomacentrus Allen [G. R.] 1991:148, 229, Fig. [Damselfishes of the world; ref. 19344] Villingili Island, North Male Atoll, Maldives, Indian Ocean, 4°10'S, 73°30'E, depth 2-15 meters. Holotype: WAM P.26514-004. Paratypes: BPBM 18923 (7); FMNH 75008 (36, now 16), 75020 (32 or 33), 97150 (20); USNM 288347 (5); WAM P.29361-001 (2), P.26514-007 (5). Type catalog: Hutchins & Smith 1991:31 [ref. 19335], Moore et al. 2008:34 [ref. 30117] •Valid as Pomacentrus indicus Allen 1991 -- (Allen & Wright 2003:136 [ref. 27247], Heemstra et al. 2004:3324 [ref. 27945], Parenti 2021:75 [ref. 38418], Allen 2022:157 [ref. 39911], Anto et al. 2024:6 [ref. 40874]). Current status: Valid as Pomacentrus indicus Allen 1991. Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae. Distribution: Indian Ocean: Seychelles, eastern Mascarenes (Rodrigues), Lakshadweep (India), Maldives, Chagos Archipelago and Sri Lanka. Habitat: marine.

inhacae, Pomacentrus Smith [J. L. B.] 1955:894 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 12) v. 8 (no. 96) (art. 103); ref. 12487] Inhaca Island, Mozambique, 26°S, 33°E, western Indian Ocean. Holotype: SAIAB [formerly RUSI] 285. Paratypes: (many) not researched. •Synonym of Neopomacentrus fallax (Peters 1855) -- (Parenti 2021:69 [ref. 38418]). •Synonym of Neopomacentrus taeniurus (Bleeker 1856) -- (Allen 1991:247 [ref. 19344], Kottelat 2013:378 [ref. 32989]). •Synonym of Neopomacentrus cyanomos (Bleeker 1856) -- (Allen 1986:678 [ref. 5631], Allen 2022:147 [ref. 39911]). Current status: Synonym of Neopomacentrus cyanomos (Bleeker 1856). Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

inornatus, Pomacentrus Jordan [D. S.] & Seale [A.] 1906:281 [Bulletin of the Bureau of Fisheries v. 25 (for 1905); ref. 2497] An unjustified emendation of Pomacentrus niomatus De Vis 1884:451 [ref. 1089]. See account of Pomacentrus niomatus. •Synonym of Pomacentrus niomatus De Vis 1884. •Synonym of Stegastes fasciolatus (Ogilby 1889) -- (Mundy 2005:430 [ref. 28379], Parenti 2021:82 [ref. 38418]). Unjustified Emend.. Current status: Synonym of Plectroglyphidodon fasciolatus (Ogilby 1889). Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae. Habitat: marine.

insignitus, Coracinus Gronow [L. T.] in Gray 1854:57 [Catalogue of fish collected and described by Laurence Theodore Gronow; ref. 1911] Indian Ocean. No types known. Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine.

insolatus, Heliases Cuvier [G.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1830:494, Pl. 137 [Histoire naturelle des poissons; ref. 999] Martinique Island, West Indies. Holotype: MNHN 0000-8160. Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1978:17 [ref. 20862]. •Valid as Chromis insolata (Cuvier 1830) -- (Smith-Vaniz & Emery 1980:211 [ref. 22802], Matsuura in Uyeno et al. 1983:389 [ref. 14275] as insolatus, Robins & Ray 1986:197 [ref. 23100] as insolatus, Lloris & Rucabado 1990:847 [ref. 15959] as insolatus, Allen 1991:239 [ref. 19344], Boschung 1992:151 [ref. 23239], Cervigón 1992:385 [ref. 23827], Smith-Vaniz et al. 1999:285 [ref. 25013], Schmitter-Soto et al. 2000:163 [ref. 27754], Collette et al. 2003:114 [ref. 26784], Carter & Kaufman 2003:1696 [ref. 27102], Smith et al. 2003:41 [ref. 27621], Nelson et al. 2004:154 [ref. 27807], McEachran & Fechhelm 2005:494 [ref. 28815], Smith-Vaniz & Jelks 2014:61 [ref. 33341], Robertson et al. 2016:146 [ref. 34961], McFarland et al. 2020:127 [ref. 38036], Robertson et al. 2020:161 [ref. 38098], Escobar-Sierra et al. 2021:81 [ref. 38844], Parenti 2021:53 [ref. 38418], Bennema & van Moorsel 2022:70 [ref. 39585], Page et al. 2023:161 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Chromis insolata (Cuvier 1830). Pomacentridae: Chrominae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: Bermuda, Bahamas and Caribbean Sea. Habitat: marine.

insolitus, Pomacentrus Whitley [G. P.] 1928:221 [Records of the Australian Museum v. 16 (no. 4); ref. 4661] New Guinea. Replacement name for Pomacentrus analis Macleay 1882 [ref. 17585], preoccupied by Pomacentrus analis Poey 1868. Replacement Name. Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae. Habitat: marine.

insularis, Stegastes Allen [G. R.] & Emery [A. R.] 1985:19, Pl. 2 (figs. F, G) [Indo-Pacific Fishes No. 3; ref. 5236] Off Ethel Beach, Christmas Island, eastern Indian Ocean, depth 3-6 meters. Holotype: WAM P.26083-044. Paratypes: AMS I.22798-001 (1); BMNH 1982.3.12.6 (1); BPBM 7114-16 (10, 7, 9); MNHN 1982-0125 (1); ROM 39311 (5); SMF 17586 (1); USNM 231752 (1); WAM P.10868 (1), P.10873 (1), P.26083-002 (6), P.26088-005 (4), P.26093-006 (1), P.26110-010 (4), P.26120-006 (1). Type catalog: Hutchins & Smith 1991:31 [ref. 19335], Moore et al. 2008:35 [ref. 30117]. •Valid as Stegastes insularis Allen & Emery 1985 -- (Allen 1991:253 [ref. 19344], Allen 2000:90 [ref. 37268], Allen in Randall & Lim 2000:627 [ref. 25122], Allen 2001:3345 [ref. 26132], Allen & Erdmann 2012:628 [ref. 31980], Nishiyama et al. 2012:156 [ref. 32411], Fricke et al. 2015:8 [ref. 33930], Fujiwara et al. 2020:36 [ref. 38631], Parenti 2021:83 [ref. 38418]). •Valid as Plectroglyphidodon insularis (Allen & Emery 1985) -- (Tang et al. 2021:286 [ref. 38308], Abe et al. 2024:7 [ref. 41435], Allen & Erdmann 2024:618 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Plectroglyphidodon insularis (Allen & Emery 1985). Pomacentridae: Microspathodontinae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean, western Pacific: Christmas Island (Indian Ocean); Marcus Island (northwestern Pacific), Japan and Taiwan south to New Caledonia. Habitat: marine.

insulindicus, Chromis Bleeker [P.] 1876:390 [Verslagen en Mededeelingen der Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen. Afdeeling Natuurkunde (Ser. 2) v. 10; ref. 452] Ambon Island, Molucca Islands, Indonesia. Holotype (unique): RMNH 6514. •Synonym of Chromis cinerascens (Cuvier 1830) -- (Allen 1991:239 [ref. 19344], Parenti 2021:51 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Synonym of Chromis cinerascens (Cuvier 1830). Pomacentridae: Chrominae. Habitat: marine.

intercrusma, Chromis Evermann [B. W.] & Radcliffe [L.] 1917:119, Pl. 11 (fig. 3) [Bulletin of the United States National Museum No. 95; ref. 1284] Guanape North Island, Peru. Holotype: USNM 77665 [not 77590]. Paratypes: USNM 77590 (3). •Valid as Chromis intercrusma Evermann & Radcliffe 1917 -- (Greenfield & Woods 1980:637 [ref. 5581], Pequeño 1989:63 [ref. 14125], Allen 1991:239 [ref. 19344], Chirichigno F. & Vélez D. 1998:299 [ref. 24555], Parenti 2021:53 [ref. 38418], Siccha-Ramirez et al. 2023:166 [ref. 40816]). •Valid as Azurina intercrusma (Evermann & Radcliffe 1917) -- (Tang et al. 2021:274 [ref. 38308], Grove et al. 2022:19 [ref. 41326], Bensted-Smith et al. 2023:612 [ref. 40605]). Current status: Valid as Azurina intercrusma (Evermann & Radcliffe 1917). Pomacentridae: Chrominae. Distribution: Southeastern Pacific: Cabo Blanco (Peru) south to Tarapaca (Chile), including Galapagos Islands (Ecuador). Habitat: marine.

intermedia, Pomacentrus fasciatus var. Weber [M.] 1913:340, Pl. 6 (fig. 4) [Die Fische der Siboga-Expedition; ref. 4602] Sanguisiapo, Sulu, Philippines, Siboga station 93. Holotype: ZMA 114611. Paratypes: ZMA 114612 (2). Type catalog: Nijssen et al. 1982:88 [ref. 19236]. •Synonym of Dischistodus chrysopoecilus (Schlegel & Müller 1840) -- (Allen 1991:244 [ref. 19344], Parenti 2021:65 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Synonym of Dischistodus chrysopoecilus (Schlegel & Müller 1840). Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae. Habitat: marine.

intermedius, Amphiprion Schlegel [H.] & Müller [S.] 1840:18 [Verhandelingen over de natuurlijke geschiedenis der Nederlandsche overzeesche bezittingen / door de Leden der Natuurkundige Commissie in Indië en andere schrijvers; uitgegeven ... door C. J. Temminck Zoologie, No. 2; ref. 18698] Molucca Islands, Indonesia. •Synonym of Amphiprion polymnus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Allen 1991:237 [ref. 19344], Parenti 2021:47 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Synonym of Amphiprion polymnus (Linnaeus 1758). Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae. Habitat: marine.

interorbitalis, Pomacentrus Günther [A.] 1862:30 [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 4; ref. 1969] East Indian Archipelago. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1862.2.28.39. •Synonym of Dischistodus prosopotaenia (Bleeker 1852) -- (Allen 1991:244 [ref. 19344], Kottelat 2013:377 [ref. 32989], Parenti 2021:66 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Synonym of Dischistodus prosopotaenia (Bleeker 1852). Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae. Habitat: marine.

iomelas, Chromis Jordan [D. S.] & Seale [A.] 1906:292 [Bulletin of the Bureau of Fisheries v. 25 (for 1905); ref. 2497] Pago Pago, American Samoa. Holotype: USNM 51743 (1 of 2). Paratypes: CAS-SU 8723 (2), USNM 51743 (1 of 2). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:82 [ref. 12291]. Spelled isomelas by Fowler & Silvester 1922:121 [ref. 15447]. •Valid as Chromis iomelas Jordan & Seale 1906 -- (Randall et al. 1990:259 [ref. 15987], Allen 1991:239 [ref. 19344], Allen 1997:168 [ref. 23977], Randall et al. 1997:259 [ref. 25919], Laboute & Grandperrin 2000:319 [ref. 25191], Allen 2001:3343 [ref. 26132], Randall et al. 2004:20 [ref. 27624], Randall 2005:358 [ref. 28239], Allen et al. 2006:1449 [ref. 29090], Allen & Erdmann 2012:581 [ref. 31980], Randall & DiBattista 2013:11 [ref. 32432], Allen & Erdmann 2020:112 [ref. 37716], Parenti 2021:53 [ref. 38418]). •Valid as Pycnochromis iomelas (Jordan & Seale 1906) -- (Tang et al. 2021:271 [ref. 38308], Allen & Erdmann 2024:611 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Pycnochromis iomelas (Jordan & Seale 1906). Pomacentridae: Chrominae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Papua New Guinea, Coral Sea and Great Barrier Reef (Queensland, Australia) east to Tuamotu Archipelago (France). Habitat: marine.

isharae, Dascyllus Schmidt [P. Yu.] 1931:67, Fig. 2 [Transactions of the Pacific Committee of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR. v. 1; ref. 3937] Amami-Oshima Island, Ryukyu Islands, Japan. Holotype (unique): ZIN 23289. •Synonym of Chromis chrysura (Bliss 1883) -- (Allen 1991:239 [ref. 19344], Parenti 2021:51 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Synonym of Chromis chrysura (Bliss 1883). Pomacentridae: Chrominae. Habitat: marine.

iwasakii, Abudefduf Okada [Y.] & Ikeda [H.] 1939:170, Fig. 7 [Transactions Biogeogaphical Society of Japan v. 3 (no. 2); ref. 17212] Isigaki Island, Yaeyama Islands, southern Ryukyu Islands, Japan. Holotype (unique): Okada coll. spec. 2589 (lost). Type information: Hayashi 1995:7 [ref. 22717]. •Synonym of Plectroglyphidodon imparipennis (Vaillant & Sauvage 1875) -- (Allen 1991:248 [ref. 19344], Parenti 2021:71 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Synonym of Plectroglyphidodon imparipennis (Vaillant & Sauvage 1875). Pomacentridae: Microspathodontinae. Habitat: marine.

jahud, Chaetodon abudafur var. Fabricius [J. C.] in Niebuhr (ex Forsskål) 1775:65, xiii [Descriptiones animalium (Forsskål); ref. 1351] Not stated [Red Sea]. No types known. Authorship according to Fricke 2008:46 [ref. 30182]. •Uncertain in family Pomacentridae -- (Fricke 2008:46 [ref. 30182]). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine.

japonica, Perca Bloch [M. E.] 1792:88, Pl. 311 (fig. 1) [Naturgeschichte der ausländischen Fische v. 6; ref. 470] Japan. Holotype (unique): ZMB 14630 (dry, lost). Type catalog: Paepke 1999:120 [ref. 24282]. On p. 77 of Bloch's Ichthyologie, v. 9 [ref. 21381]. •Apparently a senior synonym of Chromis notata (Temminck & Schlegel 1843) -- (Paepke 1999:120 [ref. 24282]). •Nomen oblitum -- (Iwatsubo & Motomura 2013:202 [ref. 33092]). •In the synonymy of Chromis notata (Temminck & Schlegel 1843) -- (Parenti 2021:55 [ref. 38418]). Nomen Oblitum. Current status: Synonym of Chromis notata (Temminck & Schlegel 1843). Pomacentridae: Chrominae. Habitat: marine.

japonicus, Amphiprion Temminck [C. J.] & Schlegel [H.] 1843:66 [Fauna Japonica Parts 2-4; ref. 4371] Japan. Holotype (unique): RMNH 873. Type information: Boeseman 1947:71 [ref. 12876]. •Synonym of Amphiprion clarkii (Bennett 1830) -- (Allen 1991:236 [ref. 19344], Parenti 2021:45 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Synonym of Amphiprion clarkii (Bennett 1830). Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae. Habitat: marine.

javanicus, Glyphisodon van Hasselt [J. C.] in Bleeker 1877:156 [Natuurkundige Verhandelingen van de Hollandsche Maatschappij der Wetenschappen te Haarlem (Ser. 3) v. 2 (no. 6); ref. 454] Java, Indonesia. •Synonym of Chromis cinerascens (Cuvier 1830) -- (Allen 1991:239 [ref. 19344], Parenti 2021:51 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Synonym of Chromis cinerascens (Cuvier 1830). Pomacentridae: Chrominae. Habitat: marine.

javanicus, Pomacentrus Allen [G. R.] 1991:148, 230, Fig. [Damselfishes of the world; ref. 19344] Pulau Putri, Seribu Islands Indonesia, depth 12 meters. Holotype: LIPI NCIP 3995. Paratypes: BPBM 18575 (1), WAM P.25248-010 (2). Type catalog: Hutchins & Smith 1991:31 and errata sheet [ref. 19335], Moore et al. 2008:34 [ref. 30117]. •Valid as Pomacentrus javanicus Allen 1991 -- (Allen 2001:3345 [ref. 26132], Allen & Adrim 2003:47 [ref. 26830], Allen & Wright 2003:136 [ref. 27247], Allen & Erdmann 2012:618 [ref. 31980], Parenti 2021:75 [ref. 38418], Allen & Erdmann 2024:671 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Pomacentrus javanicus Allen 1991. Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Seribu Islands, Java Sea (Indonesia). Habitat: marine.

jenkinsi, Pomacentrus Jordan [D. S.] & Evermann [B. W.] 1903:189 [Bulletin of the U. S. Fish Commission v. 22 (1902); ref. 2450] Hawaiian Islands. Holotype: USNM 50671. Paratypes: (10) ANSP 24228 (1); MCZ 28908 (1); ?CAS-SU 7942 (2), ?7479-80 (4); USNM 126552 (8). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:84 [ref. 12291], Böhlke 1984:146 [ref. 13621]. Here regarded as a replacement name for Eupomacentrus marginatus Jenkins 1901 [and didn't come in use] -- that species included in synonymy and preoccupation noted; Jordan & Evermann did not list types for jenkinsi as they did for other species in the same work (and see their introduction); their main heading better would have said "new species name" as is clear from their textual treatment and lack of type designation. Takes same types as Eupomacentrus maginatus. Böhlke 1953:84 [ref. 12291] and by Ibarra & Stewart 1987:68 [ref. 12367] list specimens that apparently qualify as types of marginatus, being part of the specimens listed as "Numerous specimens taken by me [Jenkins] at Honolulu and others by Dr. Wood and by Dr. Jordan." and repeated under jenkinsi as "Numerous specimens were obtained at Honolulu in 1889 by Dr. Jenkins, and others by Dr. Wood in 1898 and Dr. Jordan in 1900. Our own collections, made in 1901, ..." The 1900 and 1901 specimens would not be types based on Jenkin's remarks on p. 387. •Valid as Abudefduf jenkinsi and as Pomacentrus jenkinsi Jordan & Evermann 1903 -- (Pequeño 1989:62-63 [ref. 14125]). •Valid as Pomacentrus jenkinsi Jordan & Evermann 1903 -- (Pequeño 1998:90 [ref. 24567]). •Synonym of Stegastes fasciolatus (Ogilby 1889) -- (Allen & Emery 1985:15 [ref. 5236], Randall et al. 1990:283 [ref. 15987], Allen 1991:253 [ref. 19344], Mundy 2005:430 [ref. 28379], Parenti 2021:82 [ref. 38418]). •See Randall 2007:312 [ref. 30952]. •Synonym of Plectroglyphidodon marginatus (Jenkins 1901). Replacement Name. Current status: Synonym of Plectroglyphidodon marginatus (Jenkins 1901). Pomacentridae: Microspathodontinae. Habitat: marine.

jerdoni, Pomacentrus Day [F.] 1873:237 [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1873 (pt 1) (art. 4) (for 4 Mar. 1873); ref. 18824] Madras, India. Syntypes: (3) ZSI 1612 (1). Type catalog: Whitehead & Talwar 1976:160 [ref. 23762]. •Valid as Pristotis jerdoni (Day 1873) -- (Kyushin et al. 1982:231 [ref. 19754], Dor 1984:188 [ref. 29757], Yoshino in Masuda et al. 1984:194 [ref. 6441], Allen & Swainston 1988:106 [ref. 25477], Randall et al. 1990:282 [ref. 15987], Allen 1991:252 [ref. 19344], Kuiter 1993:246 [ref. 23929], Goren & Dor 1994:51 [ref. 25356], Mohsin & Ambak 1996:472 [ref. 27969], Nakabo 2000:931 [ref. 25182], Iwatsuki et al. 2000:103 [ref. 26368], Hutchins 2001:38 [ref. 25847], Allen 2001:3345 [ref. 26132], Nakabo 2002:931 [ref. 26193], Mishra & Krishnan 2003:40 [ref. 27712]). •Synonym of Pristotis obtusirostris (Günther 1862) -- (Randall 1995:267 [ref. 22896], Allen 1997:170 [ref. 23977], Anderson et al. 1998:26 [ref. 23611], Fricke & Kulbicki 2006:341 [ref. 28867], Golani & Fricke 2018:117 [ref. 36273], Eagderi et al. 2019:97 [ref. 37020], Parenti 2021:80 [ref. 38418], Allen 2022:161 [ref. 39911]). Current status: Synonym of Pristotis obtusirostris (Günther 1862). Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae. Habitat: marine.

johnstonianus, Plectroglyphidodon Fowler [H. W.] & Ball [S. C.] 1924:271 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 76; ref. 1471] Johnston Island, Johnston Atoll, Central Pacific. Holotype: BPBM 3418. Paratypes: ANSP 85858 (1). Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:146 [ref. 13621]. •Valid as Plectroglyphidodon johnstonianus Fowler & Ball 1924 -- (Yoshino in Masuda et al. 1984:197 [ref. 6441], Allen 1986:680 [ref. 5631], Allen & Swainston 1988:106 [ref. 25477], Winterbottom et al. 1989:48 [ref. 13251], Randall et al. 1990:274 [ref. 15987], Allen 1991:248 [ref. 19344], Francis 1993:164 [ref. 25479], Randall 1995:265 [ref. 22896], Allen 1997:170 [ref. 23977], Kuiter 1997:256 [ref. 25488], Randall et al. 1997:274 [ref. 25919], Anderson et al. 1998:25 [ref. 23611], Myers 1999:184 [ref. 23965], Fricke 1999:381 [ref. 24106], Randall 1999:20 [ref. 25829], Allen 2000:90 [ref. 37268], Allen in Randall & Lim 2000:627 [ref. 25122], Nakabo 2000:933 [ref. 25182], Laboute & Grandperrin 2000:323 [ref. 25191], Randall & Earle 2000:16 [ref. 25806], Hutchins 2001:267 [ref. 25841], Hutchins 2001:37 [ref. 25847], Allen 2001:3344 [ref. 26132], Nakabo 2002:933 [ref. 26193], Allen & Adrim 2003:46 [ref. 26830], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S113 [ref. 27377], Myers & Donaldson 2003:633 [ref. 27495], Lobel & Lobel 2004:73 [ref. 27576], Randall et al. 2004:20 [ref. 27624], Heemstra et al. 2004:3324 [ref. 27945], Randall 2005:375 [ref. 28239], Mundy 2005:429 [ref. 28379], Allen et al. 2006:1463 [ref. 29090], Randall 2007:311 [ref. 30952], Fricke et al. 2009:80 [ref. 30213], Motomura et al. 2010:155 [ref. 31256], Allen & Erdmann 2012:609 [ref. 31980], Fricke et al. 2013:265 [ref. 32706], Fricke et al. 2014:121 [ref. 33932], Delrieu-Trottin et al. 2015:7 [ref. 33988], Fricke et al. 2018:271 [ref. 35805], Arndt & Fricke 2019:27 [ref. 36883], Dalleau-Coudert et al. 2019:137 [ref. 40104], Eagderi et al. 2019:96 [ref. 37020], Hoschke et al. 2019:157 [ref. 36626], Zajonz et al. 2019:87 [ref. 36871], Parenti 2021:71 [ref. 38418], Allen 2022:151 [ref. 39911], Allen & Erdmann 2024:618 [ref. 40796], Fricke et al. 2024:84 [ref. 41255]). Current status: Valid as Plectroglyphidodon johnstonianus Fowler & Ball 1924. Pomacentridae: Microspathodontinae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa), East Africa, Persian Gulf, Socotra (Yemen), Seychelles, Aldabra (Seychelles), Madagascar and Mascarenes (La Réunion, Mauritius, Rodrigues) east to Hawaiian Islands (U.S.A.) and Pitcairn Group, north to Ryukyu Islands (Japan), Japan and Ogasawara Islands (Japan), south to Rottnest Island (Western Australia), Arrawarra (New South Wales, Australia), Lord Howe Island (Australia), New Caledonia and Rapa (French Polynesia). Habitat: marine.

jordain, Sciaena Walbaum [J. J.] 1792:311 [Petri Artedi sueci genera piscium Part 3; ref. 4572] Ambon Island, Molucca Islands, Indonesia. No types known. •Synonym of Amphiprion polymnus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Parenti 2021:47 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Synonym of Amphiprion polymnus (Linnaeus 1758). Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae. Habitat: marine.

jordani, Abudefduf Seale [A.] 1906:53, Fig. 2 [Occasional Papers of the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum of Polynesian Ethnology and Natural History v. 4 (no. 1); ref. 3999] Shortland Island, Solomon Islands, Pacific. Holotype: BPBM 1162. Paratypes: (6) ANSP [ex BPBM] 87028 [ex BPBM] (1), 91529 [ex BPBM] (1), 93275 (1); BPBM 1115-19 (now 0), 1302 (now 0); USNM 109381 (1). Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:146 [ref. 13621]. •Synonym of Acanthochromis polyacanthus (Bleeker 1855) -- (Allen 1991:235 [ref. 19344], Parenti 2021:43 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Synonym of Acanthochromis polyacanthus (Bleeker 1855). Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae. Habitat: marine.

jordani, Pomacentrus Rutter [C. L.] 1897:77 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 49; ref. 12329] Swatow, Shantou, coast of southeastern China. Holotype (unique): CAS-SU 1760. Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:84 [ref. 12291]. •Valid as Daya jordani (Rutter 1897) -- (Chen et al. 1997:144 [ref. 26476], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S114 [ref. 27377]). •Valid as Teixeirichthys jordani (Rutter 1897) -- (Dor 1984:188 [ref. 29757], Yoshino in Masuda et al. 1984:194 [ref. 6441], Allen 1986:682 [ref. 5631], Allen 1991:254 [ref. 19344], Goren & Dor 1994:51 [ref. 25356], Allen in Randall & Lim 2000:627 [ref. 25122], Nakabo 2000:931 [ref. 25182], Sadovy & Cornish 2000:199 [ref. 25480], Nakabo 2002:931 [ref. 26193], Motomura et al. 2010:159 [ref. 31256], Ho & Shao 2011: 49 [ref. 31432], Fricke et al. 2018:276 [ref. 35805], Golani & Fricke 2018:117 [ref. 36273], Parenti 2021:85 [ref. 38418], Allen 2022:165 [ref. 39911], Allen & Erdmann 2024:683 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Teixeirichthys jordani (Rutter 1897). Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae. Distribution: Red Sea; Indo-West Pacific: South Africa, East Africa, Seychelles, Mozambique Channel, Madagascar, Saint Brandon's Shoals (Cargados Carajos); Sri Lanka; People's Republic of China and Taiwan to southern Japan; northern Australia. Habitat: marine.

jourdin, Lutjanus Lacepède [B. G. E.] 1802:191, 235 [Histoire naturelle des poissons (Lacepède) v. 4; ref. 4929] Ambon Island, Molucca Islands, Indonesia. Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1981:36 [ref. 21549]. New name for Anthias bifasciatus Bloch 1792, Pl. 316 (fig. 2). •Synonym of Amphiprion polymnus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Allen 1991:237 [ref. 19344], Parenti 2021:47 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Synonym of Amphiprion polymnus (Linnaeus 1758). Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae. Habitat: marine.

jubauna, Chromis Moura [R. L. de] 1995:91, Figs. 1-2 [Revue française d'Aquariologie Herpétologie v. 21 (no. 3/4) [for 1994]; ref. 21617] Laje de Santos Island, 24°19'S, 46°11'W, São Paulo State, Brazil, depth 18 meters. Holotype: MZUSP 44631. Paratypes: MZUSP 44632-35 (1, 1, 1, 1), 44636-37 (1, 1), 44638-40 (1, 1, 1), 46031-33 (1, 1, 1). •Mention as Chromis jubauna Moura 1995 -- (Smith-Vaniz et al. 1999:285 [ref. 25013]). •Valid as Chromis jubauna Moura 1995 -- (Moura & Menezes in Menezes et al. 2003:91 [ref. 27192], Pinheiro et al. 2015:23 [ref. 34324], McFarland et al. 2020:127 [ref. 38036], Parenti 2021:53 [ref. 38418], Carvalho-Filho 2023:194 [ref. 40480], Hoff et al. 2023:7 [ref. 40463]). Current status: Valid as Chromis jubauna Moura 1995. Pomacentridae: Chrominae. Distribution: Southwestern Atlantic: southeastern Caribbean Sea south to Santa Catarina (Brazil). Habitat: marine.

judithae, Pristotis Tyler [J. C.] 1966:1, Fig. 1 [Notulae Naturae (Philadelphia) No. 393; ref. 9085] Off northern tip of Maché Island, Seychelles, depth 60 feet. Holotype: ANSP 103582. Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:146 [ref. 13621]. •Valid as Pristotis judithae Tyler 1966 -- (Kyushin et al. 1982:231 [ref. 19754]). •Synonym of Pristotis jerdoni (Day 1873) -- (Allen 1991:252 [ref. 19344]). •Synonym of Pristotis obtusirostris (Günther 1862) -- (Parenti 2021:80 [ref. 38418], Allen 2022:161 [ref. 39911]). Current status: Synonym of Pristotis obtusirostris (Günther 1862). Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae. Habitat: marine.

katoi, Chromis Iwatsubo [H.] & Motomura [H.] 2018:29, Figs. 1-2 [aqua, International Journal of Ichthyology v. 24 (no. 1); ref. 35995] Off Eigo, Hachijo Island, Izu Islands, Japan, 33°08'N, 139°44'E, depth 18 meters. Holotype: KAUM-I. 200400. Paratypes: KAUM-I. •Valid as Chromis katoi Iwatsubo & Motomura 2018 -- (Sonoyama et al. 2020:81 [ref. 37637], Parenti 2021:53 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Valid as Chromis katoi Iwatsubo & Motomura 2018. Pomacentridae: Chrominae. Distribution: Northwestern Pacific: southern Sea of Japan and Izu Islands (Japan). Habitat: marine.

katunko, Pomacentrus Bleeker [P.] 1852:169 [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 3 (no. 2); ref. 16835] Kupang, Timor Island, southern Malay Archipelago. Holotype (unique): RMNH 27433 [ex RMNH 6468]. •Synonym of Pomacentrus tripunctatus Cuvier 1830 and spelled kalunko -- (Allen 1991:251 [ref. 19344], Kottelat 2013:378 [ref. 32989], Parenti 2021:78 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Synonym of Pomacentrus tripunctatus Cuvier 1830. Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae. Habitat: marine.

kennensis, Chromis Whitley [G. P.] 1964:182, Fig. 12 [Records of the Australian Museum v. 26 (no. 5); ref. 3772] Kenn Reef, Coral Sea. Holotype: AMS IB.4973. •Synonym of Chromis flavomaculata Kamohara 1960 -- (Randall et al. 1990:258 [ref. 15987], Randall 2005:357 [ref. 28239], Fricke & Kulbicki 2006:339 [ref. 28867], Allen et al. 2006:1449 [ref. 29090]). •Valid as Chromis kennensis Whitley 1964 -- (Iwatsubo & Motomura 2013:194 [ref. 33092], Iwatsubo & Motomura 2018:28 [ref. 35995], Parenti 2021:53 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Valid as Chromis kennensis Whitley 1964. Pomacentridae: Chrominae. Distribution: Southwest Pacific Ocean: Coral Sea, Lord Howe Island, eastern Australia, New Caledonia and Tonga. Habitat: marine.

kermadecensis, Parma Allen [G. R.] 1987:(266) 267, Figs. 1-4 [Records of the Western Australian Museum v. 13 (pt 2); ref. 6250] Te Konui Point Boat Coce, Raoul Island, Kermadec Islands, about 29°17'S, 177°53'W, depth 20 meters. Holotype: NMNZ P17849. Paratypes: NZOI P967 (1), WAM P.28425-002 (2). Type catalog: Hardy 1990:11 [ref. 18942], Hutchins & Smith 1991:30 [ref. 19335], Moore et al. 2008:33 [ref. 30117]. •Valid as Parma kermadecensis Allen 1987 -- (Paulin et al. 1989:199 [ref. 24556], Allen 1991:248 [ref. 19344], Francis 1993:163 [ref. 25479], Francis et al. 1999:577 [ref. 24249], Duffy & Ahyong 2015:116 [ref. 36167], Stewart et al. 2015:1420 [ref. 34288], Parenti 2021:70 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Valid as Parma kermadecensis Allen 1987. Pomacentridae: Microspathodontinae. Distribution: Southwestern Pacific: Kermadec Islands endemic; straggler at islands off northern New Zealand. Habitat: marine.

klunzingeri, Chromis Whitley [G. P.] 1929:244 [Memoirs of the Queensland Museum v. 9 (pt 3); ref. 4666] King George Sound, 35°03'S, 117°57'E, Western Australia. Syntypes: SMNS 2556 (2), 2630 (1), 2690 (7). Type catalog: Fricke 1995:18 [ref. 28100], Fricke 2005:54-55 [ref. 29864]. Based on Heliastes hypsilepis of Klunzinger 1879:398 [ref. 2624]. •Valid as Chromis klunzingeri Whitley 1929 -- (Allen 1991:239 [ref. 19344], Gomon et al. 1994:669 [ref. 22532], Kuiter 1997:256 [ref. 25488], Hutchins 2001:266 [ref. 25841], Hutchins 2001:37 [ref. 25847], Allen 2001:3343 [ref. 26132], Allen et al. 2006:1449 [ref. 29090], Allen & Gomon 2008:635 [ref. 30653], Hoschke et al. 2019:157 [ref. 36626], Parenti 2021:53 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Valid as Chromis klunzingeri Whitley 1929. Pomacentridae: Chrominae. Distribution: Southeastern Indian Ocean: Recherche Archipelago north to Houtman Abrolhos Islands (southern Western Australia). Habitat: marine.

koelreuteri, Perca Walbaum [J. J.] 1792:343 [Petri Artedi sueci genera piscium Part 3; ref. 4572] No locality stated. No types known. Based on Koelreuter 1764:346, Pl. 8 (fig. 5). The same as P. trifasciata Walbaum 1792 -- see Parenti 2003:501 [ref. 27322]. •Synonym of Premnas biaculeatus (Bloch 1790) -- (Parenti 2003:499 [ref. 27322], Parenti 2021:80 [ref. 38418]). •Synonym of Amphiprion biaculeatus (Bloch 1790). Current status: Synonym of Amphiprion biaculeatus (Bloch 1790). Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae. Habitat: marine.

komodoensis, Pomacentrus Allen [G. R.] 1999:101, Figs. 3-4 [Revue française d'Aquariologie Herpétologie v. 25 (no 3/4) [for 1998]; ref. 23870] Northwestern corner of large rocky island off southern end of Komodo Island, Indonesia, about 8°44'S, 119°25'E, depth 3-4 meters. Holotype: NCIP 6152. Paratypes: WAM P.30956-001 (1). Type catalog: Moore et al. 2008:34 [ref. 30117]. •Valid as Pomacentrus komodoensis Allen 1999 -- (Allen 2001:3345 [ref. 26132], Allen & Adrim 2003:47 [ref. 26830], Allen & Wright 2003:136 [ref. 27247], Allen & Erdmann 2009:124 [ref. 30681], Allen et al. 2011:41 [ref. 31134], Allen & Erdmann 2012:618 [ref. 31980], Parenti 2021:75 [ref. 38418], Allen & Erdmann 2024:671 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Pomacentrus komodoensis Allen 1999. Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean: Komodo (Indonesia). Habitat: marine.

kuiteri, Chrysiptera Allen [G. R.] & Rajasuriya [A.] 1995:283, Fig. 1 [Records of the Western Australian Museum v. 17 (pt 3); ref. 22665] Near shipwreck off Tulamben, northeastern coast of Bali, Indonesia, about 8°18'S, 115°37'E, depth 20 meters. Holotype: NCIP 6131. Paratypes: NARA (F).0015 (1); WAM P.30827-001 (1). Type catalog: Moore et al. 2008:32 [ref. 30117]. Misspelled kuitieri on p. 284. •Valid as Chrysiptera kuiteri Allen & Rajasuriya 1995 -- (Allen & Bailey 2002:42 [ref. 26525], Allen & Adrim 2003:45 [ref. 26830], Allen & Erdmann 2012:592 [ref. 31980], Allen et al. 2015:18 [ref. 33797], Parenti 2021:61 [ref. 38418], Allen 2022:142 [ref. 39911]). •Valid as Amblypomacentrus kuiteri (Allen & Rajasuriya 1995) -- (Tang et al. 2021:295 [ref. 38308], Allen & Erdmann 2024:628 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Amblypomacentrus kuiteri (Allen & Rajasuriya 1995). Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean, western Pacific: Sri Lanka, Brunei, and Bali and West Papua (Indonesia). Habitat: marine.

kumkum, Pomacentrus Montrouzier [X.] 1857:478 [200] [Annales de la Société d'Agriculture, Histoire Naturelle et Arts Utiles de Lyon (sér. 2) v. 8 (1856); ref. 17789] On p. 200 of reprint. Not available, manuscript name mentioned in passing in synonymy under two species; Woodlark I., South Pacific. •In the synonymy of Stegastes lividus (Forster 1801) -- (Allen 1991:253 [ref. 19344]). •In the synonymy of Segastes punctatus (Quoy & Gaimard 1825) -- (Parenti 2021:84 [ref. 38418]). Nomen Nudum. Current status: Synonym of Stegastes punctatus (Quoy & Gaimard 1825). Pomacentridae: Microspathodontinae. Habitat: marine.

labiatus, Pomacentrus Day [F.] 1877:384, Pl. 81 (fig. 2) [The fishes of India Part 3; ref. 4886] Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bay of Bengal, eastern Indian Ocean. Syntypes and/or Day specimens: AMS I.149 (1, syntype); BMNH 1889.2.1.3935-3938 (4); NMW 22791 (1); RMNH 896 (1); ZSI 1603-04 (2), 1609 (1, figured specimen). Type catalog: Whitehead & Talwar 1976:160 [ref. 23762], Ferraris et al. 2000:298 [ref. 25110]. •Valid as Cheiloprion labiatus (Day 1877) -- (Yoshino in Masuda et al. 1984:194 [ref. 6441], Allen & Swainston 1988:104 [ref. 25477], Randall et al. 1990:255 [ref. 15987], Allen 1991:238 [ref. 19344], Allen 1997:166 [ref. 23977], Randall et al. 1997:255 [ref. 25919], Myers 1999:181 [ref. 23965], Allen in Randall & Lim 2000:626 [ref. 25122], Nakabo 2000:942 [ref. 25182], Allen 2000:108 [ref. 25868], Hutchins 2001:266 [ref. 25841], Hutchins 2001:37 [ref. 25847], Allen 2001:3342 [ref. 26132], Nakabo 2002:942 [ref. 26193], Allen & Adrim 2003:45 [ref. 26830], Adrim et al. 2004:123 [ref. 27715], Allen et al. 2006:1446 [ref. 29090], Shibukawa 2009:204 [ref. 30449], Allen & Erdmann 2012:575 [ref. 31980], Larson et al. 2013:170 [ref. 32988], Fricke et al. 2014:114 [ref. 33932], Habib & Islam 2020:Supplementary table p. 23 [ref. 38321], Parenti 2021:59 [ref. 38418], Yusuf in Motomura et al. 2021:44 [ref. 38121], Allen & Erdmann 2024:636 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Cheiloprion labiatus (Day 1877). Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean, western Pacific: Andaman Islands and Bangladesh east to Philippines and Vanuatu, south to northern Australia. Habitat: marine.

lacrymatus, Glyphisodon Quoy [J. R. C.] & Gaimard [J. P.] 1825:388, Pl. 62 (fig. 7) [Voyage autour du monde; ref. 3574] Guam, Mariana Islands, western Pacific. Holotype (unique): MNHN 0000-8336. Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1978:11 [ref. 20862]. •Valid as Plectroglyphidodon lacrymatus (Quoy & Gaimard 1825) -- (Dor 1984:185 [ref. 29757], Yoshino in Masuda et al. 1984:197 [ref. 6441], Allen 1986:680 [ref. 5631], Allen & Swainston 1988:106 [ref. 25477], Winterbottom et al. 1989:48 [ref. 13251], Randall et al. 1990:274 [ref. 15987], Allen 1991:248 [ref. 19344], Kuiter 1993:243 [ref. 23929], Francis 1993:164 [ref. 25479], Goren & Dor 1994:50 [ref. 25356], Allen 1997:170 [ref. 23977], Randall et al. 1997:274 [ref. 25919], Myers 1999:184 [ref. 23965], Allen 2000:90 [ref. 37268], Allen in Randall & Lim 2000:627 [ref. 25122], Nakabo 2000:932 [ref. 25182], Laboute & Grandperrin 2000:323 [ref. 25191], Randall & Earle 2000:16 [ref. 25806], Allen 2000:110 [ref. 25868], Hutchins 2001:267 [ref. 25841], Hutchins 2001:37 [ref. 25847], Allen 2001:3344 [ref. 26132] dated 1824, Nakabo 2002:932 [ref. 26193], Allen & Adrim 2003:46 [ref. 26830], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S113 [ref. 27377], Shibukawa et al. in Kimura & Matsuura 2003:138 [ref. 27510], Lobel & Lobel 2004:73 [ref. 27576], Randall et al. 2004:20 [ref. 27624] dated 1824, Adrim et al. 2004:123 [ref. 27715], Heemstra & Heemstra 2004:334 [ref. 28072], Randall 2005:375 [ref. 28239], Allen et al. 2006:1463 [ref. 29090], Fricke et al. 2009:80 [ref. 30213], Shibukawa 2009:211 [ref. 30449], Motomura et al. 2010:155 [ref. 31256], Hubert et al. 2012:5 [ref. 31846], Allen & Erdmann 2012:609 [ref. 31980], Fricke et al. 2013:265 [ref. 32706], Fricke et al. 2014:121 [ref. 33932], Delrieu-Trottin et al. 2015:7 [ref. 33988], Koeda et al. 2016:70 [ref. 35333], Koeda et al. 2016:12 [ref. 35354], Fricke et al. 2018:271 [ref. 35805], Golani & Fricke 2018:116 [ref. 36273], Dalleau-Coudert et al. 2019:137 [ref. 40104], Fricke et al. 2019:218 [ref. 36673], Hoschke et al. 2019:158 [ref. 36626], Zajonz et al. 2019:87 [ref. 36871], Parenti 2021:71 [ref. 38418], Wada et al. 2021:44 [ref. 38521], Allen 2022:151 [ref. 39911]). •Valid as Stegastes lacrymatus (Quoy & Gaimard 1825) -- (Tang et al. 2021:284 [ref. 38308], Allen & Erdmann 2024:621 [ref. 40796], Fricke et al. 2024:84 [ref. 41255]). Current status: Valid as Stegastes lacrymatus (Quoy & Gaimard 1825). Pomacentridae: Microspathodontinae. Distribution: Red Sea; Indo-West Pacific: KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa), East Africa, Socotra (Yemen), Seychelles, Comoros, Madagascar and western Mascarenes (La Réunion, Mauritius) east to Marshall Islands and Marquesas Islands (French Polynesia), north to Amami Islands (southern Japan), south to Rottnest Island (Western Australia), Sydney (New South Wales, Australia), Lord Howe Island (Australia), New Caledonia and Rapa (French Polynesia). Habitat: marine.

latezonatus, Amphiprion Waite [E. R.] 1900:201, Pl. 34 [Records of the Australian Museum v. 3 (no. 7); ref. 4558] Lord Howe Island. Holotype (unique): AMS I.4349. •Valid as Amphiprion latezonatus Waite 1900 -- (Allen 1991:236 [ref. 19344], Kuiter 1993:247 [ref. 23929], Francis 1993:163 [ref. 25479], Johnson 1999:740 [ref. 25471], Allen 2001:3348 [ref. 26132], Allen et al. 2006:1444 [ref. 29090], Parenti 2021:46 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Valid as Amphiprion latezonatus Waite 1900. Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae. Distribution: Southwestern Pacific: eastern Australia to Lored Howe Island, Norfolk Island and New Caledonia. Habitat: marine.

laticlavius, Amphiprion Cuvier [G.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1830:394, Pl. 132 (fig. 1) [Histoire naturelle des poissons; ref. 999] New Guinea. Syntypes: MNHN 0000-7959 (2), 0000-8107 (2); SMF 1594 [ex MNHN in 1830] (1). Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1978:5 [ref. 20862]. •Synonym of Amphiprion polymnus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Allen 1991:237 [ref. 19344], Parenti 2021:47 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Synonym of Amphiprion polymnus (Linnaeus 1758). Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae. Habitat: marine.

latifasciatus, Amphiprion Allen [G. R.] 1972:138, Figs. 66-67 [The Anemonefishes; ref. 15845] Ambariobe Bay, Nosy Be [Nossi-Bé], Madagascar. Holotype: USNM 204299. Paratypes: USNM 204300 (7). Type catalog: Fricke et al. 2018:262 [ref. 35805]. •Valid as Amphiprion latifasciatus Allen 1972 -- (Allen 1991:236 [ref. 19344], Fricke et al. 2013:264 [ref. 32706], Fricke et al. 2018:262 [ref. 35805], Parenti 2021:46 [ref. 38418], Allen 2022:129 [ref. 39911]). Current status: Valid as Amphiprion latifasciatus Allen 1972. Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae. Distribution: Western Indian Ocean: Mozambique Channel and Madagascar. Habitat: marine.

latifrons, Pomacentrus Tschudi [J. J. von] 1846:17 [Untersuchungen über die Fauna Peruana; ref. 4469] Huacho, Peru. Holotype: ZMB 2764. Type catalog: Kottelat 1987:51 [ref. 25858]. •Valid as Nexilosus latifrons (Tschudi 1846) -- (Pequeño 1989:63 [ref. 14125], Allen 1991:247 [ref. 19344], Allen & Robertson 1994:189 [ref. 22193], Schneider & Krupp in Fischer et al. 1995:1402 [ref. 22830], McCosker et al. 1997:26 [ref. 22816], Grove & Lavenberg 1997:478 [ref. 24023], Chirichigno F. & Vélez D. 1998:299 [ref. 24555], Pequeño 1998:90 [ref. 24567], McCosker & Rosenblatt 2010:193 [ref. 30957], Parenti 2021:70 [ref. 38418], Grove et al. 2022:19 [ref. 41326]). Current status: Valid as Nexilosus latifrons (Tschudi 1846). Pomacentridae: Microspathodontinae. Distribution: Southeastern Pacific: Peru and northern Chile, including Galapagos Islands (Ecuador). Habitat: marine.

lepidogenys, Pomacentrus Fowler [H. W.] & Bean [B. A.] 1928:98, Pl. 8 [Bulletin of the United States National Museum No. 100, v. 7; ref. 1475] Ligpo Point, Balayan Bay, Philippines. Holotype: USNM 89959. Paratypes: (2). •Valid as Pomacentrus lepidogenys Fowler & Bean 1928 -- (Yoshino in Masuda et al. 1984:195 [ref. 6441], Randall et al. 1990:278 [ref. 15987], Allen 1991:250 [ref. 19344], Allen 1997:172 [ref. 23977], Randall et al. 1997:278 [ref. 25919], Allen 1999:102 [ref. 23870], Myers 1999:185 [ref. 23965], Allen in Randall & Lim 2000:627 [ref. 25122], Nakabo 2000:944 [ref. 25182], Laboute & Grandperrin 2000:325 [ref. 25191], Allen 2000:111 [ref. 25868], Hutchins 2001:267 [ref. 25841], Hutchins 2001:37 [ref. 25847], Allen 2001:3345 [ref. 26132], Randall 2002:173 [ref. 26194], Nakabo 2002:944 [ref. 26193], Allen & Adrim 2003:47 [ref. 26830], Shibukawa et al. in Kimura & Matsuura 2003:140 [ref. 27510], Adrim et al. 2004:123 [ref. 27715], Allen et al. 2006:1465 [ref. 29090], Shibukawa 2009:213 [ref. 30449], Motomura et al. 2010:157 [ref. 31256], Allen & Erdmann 2012:618 [ref. 31980], Fricke et al. 2014:123 [ref. 33932], Allen et al. 2017:73 [ref. 35154], Fricke et al. 2019:220 [ref. 36673], Parenti 2021:75 [ref. 38418], Wada et al. 2021:44 [ref. 38521], Allen & Erdmann 2024:671 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Pomacentrus lepidogenys Fowler & Bean 1928. Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean, western Pacific: Andaman Sea and Indonesia east to Palau and Vanuatu, north to Amami Islands (southern Japan), south to northern Australia and New Caledonia. Habitat: marine.

lepidolepis, Chromis Bleeker [P.] 1876:389 [Verslagen en Mededeelingen der Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen. Afdeeling Natuurkunde (Ser. 2) v. 10; ref. 452] Timor [Kupang, western Timor, Nusa Tenggara Timur, Indonesia, Timor Sea, eastern Indian Ocean]. Holotype (unique): RMNH 6515. •Valid as Chromis lepidolepis Bleeker 1876 [often seen as 1877] -- (Ida in Masuda et al. 1984:192 [ref. 6441], Allen 1986:674 [ref. 5631], Winterbottom et al. 1989:45 [ref. 13251], Randall et al. 1990:259 [ref. 15987], Allen 1991:240 [ref. 19344], Allen 1997:168 [ref. 23977], Randall et al. 1997:259 [ref. 25919], Myers 1999:178 [ref. 23965], Fricke 1999:372 [ref. 24106], Allen 2000:90 [ref. 37268], Allen in Randall & Lim 2000:626 [ref. 25122], Nakabo 2000:921 [ref. 25182], Allen 2000:108 [ref. 25868], Hutchins 2001:266 [ref. 25841], Hutchins 2001:37 [ref. 25847], Allen 2001:3343 [ref. 26132], Nakabo 2002:921 [ref. 26193], Allen & Adrim 2003:45 [ref. 26830], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S113 [ref. 27377], Myers & Donaldson 2003:632 [ref. 27495], Randall et al. 2004:20 [ref. 27624], Heemstra et al. 2004:3324 [ref. 27945], Randall 2005:358 [ref. 28239], Allen et al. 2006:1450 [ref. 29090], Motomura et al. 2010:149 [ref. 31256], Allen & Erdmann 2012:581 [ref. 31980], Fricke et al. 2014:115 [ref. 33932], Fricke et al. 2018:263 [ref. 35805], Fricke et al. 2019:211 [ref. 36673], Parenti 2021:53 [ref. 38418], Allen 2022:135 [ref. 39911]). •Valid as Azurina lepidolepis (Bleeker 1876) -- (Tang et al. 2021:271 [ref. 38308], Allen & Erdmann 2024:597 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Azurina lepidolepis (Bleeker 1876). Pomacentridae: Chrominae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa), East Africa (Mozambique, Tanzania, Kenya), Seychelles, Aldabra (Seychelles), Comoros, Madagascar and Mascarenes (Mauritius) east to Marshall Islands, Line Islands (Kiribati), Fiji and Tonga, north to southern Japan, south to Western Australia, Queensland (Australia) and New Caledonia. Habitat: marine.

lepidostethicus, Siphonochromis Fowler [H. W.] 1946:145, Figs. 13-14 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 98; ref. 1456] Aguni Shima, Ryukyu Islands, Japan. Holotype (unique): ANSP 72010. Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:146 [ref. 13621]. •Synonym of Chromis chrysura (Bliss 1883) -- (Allen 1991:239 [ref. 19344], Parenti 2021:51 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Synonym of Chromis chrysura (Bliss 1883). Pomacentridae: Chrominae. Habitat: marine.

lepisurus, Heliases Cuvier [G.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1830:498 [Histoire naturelle des poissons; ref. 999] New Guinea. Syntypes: MNHN 0000-8254 (4). Type information: Bauchot et al. 1978:18 [ref. 20862]. Spelled lepidurus in early literature. On Official Index (Opinion 1563) for purposes of priority but not homonymy. •Synonym of Chromis caerulea (Cuvier 1830) -- (Dor 1984:181 [ref. 29757]). •Synonym of Chromis viridis (Cuvier 1830) -- (Allen 1991:241 [ref. 19344], Parenti 2021:57 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Synonym of Chromis viridis (Cuvier 1830). Pomacentridae: Chrominae. Habitat: marine.

leptus, Pomacentrus Allen [G. R.] & Randall [J. E.] 1981:(7) 74, Figs. 48-49 [Israel Journal of Zoology v. 29 (nos 1/3) (for 1980); ref. 8760] Towartit Reef complex, 19 kilometers south of Port Sudan, Sudan, Red Sea, depth 2-3 meters. Holotype: BPBM 19698. Paratypes: BMNH 1977.2.1.1-5 (5); BPBM 17893 (2); HUJ 8369 (1); MNHN 1977-0453 (7), 1977-0569 (4); SMF 4946 (1), 13716 (5); USNM 213672 (25); WAM P.25786-001 (4), P.26460-010 [not P.25998-010] (1), P.26461-010 [not P.25999-010] (2). Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1978:24 [ref. 20862], Hutchins & Smith 1991:31 [ref. 19335], Golani 2006:29 [ref. 28840], Moore et al. 2008:34 [ref. 30117]. •Valid as Pomacentrus leptus Allen & Randall 1981 -- (Dor 1984:186 [ref. 29757], Allen 1991:250 [ref. 19344], Randall et al. 1994:228 [ref. 21645], Goren & Dor 1994:50 [ref. 25356], Randall 1995:266 [ref. 22896], Carpenter et al. 1997:197 [ref. 23922], Allen & Wright 2003:136 [ref. 27247], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S113 [ref. 27377], Golani & Fricke 2018:116 [ref. 36273], Eagderi et al. 2019:97 [ref. 37020], Zajonz et al. 2019:87 [ref. 36871], Parenti 2021:76 [ref. 38418], Allen 2022:157 [ref. 39911]). Current status: Valid as Pomacentrus leptus Allen & Randall 1981. Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae. Distribution: Red Sea; western Indian Ocean: East Africa, Gulf of Aden, Socotra (Yemen) and Gulf of Oman to Persian Gulf. Habitat: marine.

leucodesmus, Premnas Cuvier [G.] (ex Kuhl & van Hasselt) in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1830:409 [Histoire naturelle des poissons; ref. 999] Java, Indonesia. •Synonym of Amphiprion polymnus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Parenti 2021:47 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Synonym of Amphiprion polymnus (Linnaeus 1758). Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae. Habitat: marine.

leucogaster, Glyphisodon Bleeker [P.] 1847:26 [Verhandelingen van het Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen. v. 21 (art. 3); ref. 16878] Jakarta, Java, Indonesia. Holotype (unique): RMNH 6849 (1 of 7). Bleeker specimens: AMS B.8238 [from Day] (1); NMV 46138 (1), BMNH 1862.2.28.92. Appeared first as name only in Bleeker 1845:523 [ref. 312]. Also in Bleeker 1847:156 [ref. 314]. •Valid as Amblyglyphidodon leucogaster (Bleeker 1846) -- (Dor 1984:180 [ref. 29757], Yoshino in Masuda et al. 1984:197 [ref. 6441], Randall et al. 1990:251 [ref. 15987], Allen 1991:235 [ref. 19344], Goren & Dor 1994:49 [ref. 25356], Kuiter 1997:252 [ref. 25488], Randall et al. 1997:251 [ref. 25919], Myers 1999:181 [ref. 23965], Allen in Randall & Lim 2000:626 [ref. 25122], Nakabo 2000:940 [ref. 25182], Allen 2000:108 [ref. 25868], Hutchins 2001:266 [ref. 25841], Hutchins 2001:37 [ref. 25847], Allen 2001:3342 [ref. 26132], Allen & Randall 2002:145 [ref. 26191], Nakabo 2002:940 [ref. 26193], Kishimoto et al. 2002:4 [ref. 26569], Allen & Adrim 2003:44 [ref. 26830], Shibukawa et al. in Kimura & Matsuura 2003:129 [ref. 27510], Adrim et al. 2004:123 [ref. 27715], Randall 2005:350 [ref. 28239], Allen et al. 2006:1443 [ref. 29090], Shibukawa 2009:202 [ref. 30449], Motomura et al. 2010:147 [ref. 31256], Allen & Erdmann 2012:568 [ref. 31980], Fricke et al. 2014:112 [ref. 33932], Fricke et al. 2019:205 [ref. 36673], Fujiwara et al. 2020:36 [ref. 38631], Parenti 2021:44 [ref. 38418], Wibowo in Motomura et al. 2021:42 [ref. 38121], Farhana-Azmi et al. 2022:10 [ref. 40448], Fujiwara et al. 2022:91 [ref. 39094], Allen & Erdmann 2024:627 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Amblyglyphidodon leucogaster (Bleeker 1847). Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: East Africa east to Marshall Islands and Samoa, north to Kagoshima Prefecture (southern Japan), south to Western Australia and Queensland (Australia). Habitat: marine.

leucokranos, Amphiprion Allen [G. R.] 1973:319, Figs. 1, 2a, 3 [Pacific Science v. 27 (no. 4); ref. 59] Outer reef front off the northern end of Kranket Island, Madang, New Guinea, 5°11'24"S, 145°50'54"E, depth 7 meters. Holotype: USNM 207358. Paratypes: AMS I.16483-001 (2), I.16484-001 (1); USNM 207359 (2). Appears to be a hybrid species -- (Allen & Erdmann 2012:572 [ref. 31980]). •Valid as Amphiprion leucokranos Allen 1973 -- (Allen 1991:237 [ref. 19344], Allen 2001:3349 [ref. 26132], Allen & Erdmann 2012:572 [ref. 31980], Fricke et al. 2019:207 [ref. 36673], Parenti 2021:46 [ref. 38418], Allen & Erdmann 2024:633 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Amphiprion leucokranos Allen 1973. Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: West Papua (Indonesia) and Papua New Guinea to Solomon Islands. Habitat: marine.

leucopleura, Glyphidodon Day [F.] 1877:385, Pl. 83 (fig. 4) [The fishes of India Part 3; ref. 4886] Andaman Islands, east of Bay of Bengal. Syntypes (2) and/or Day specimens: ? AMS I.95 (1) Bay of Bengal, NMW 60982 (1), ZSI 1434 (1, figured specimen). Type catalog: Whitehead & Talwar 1976:160 [ref. 23762], Ferraris et al. 2000:298 [ref. 25110]. •Synonym of Abudefduf sordidus (Forsskål 1775) -- (Allen 1991:234 [ref. 19344], Fricke & Kulbicki 2006:339 [ref. 28867], Kottelat 2013:376 [ref. 32989], Parenti 2021:42 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Synonym of Abudefduf sordidus (Forsskål 1775). Pomacentridae: Glyphisodontinae. Habitat: marine.

leucopleura, Pomacentrus Bleeker [P.] 1854:85 [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 7 (no. 1); ref. 16939] Ulakan, Sumatra, Indonesia. Syntypes: RMNH 6458 (2 of several). •Synonym of Stegastes albifasciatus (Schlegel & Müller 1840) -- (Allen & Emery 1985:11 [ref. 5236], Allen 1991:252 [ref. 19344], Parenti 2021:81 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Synonym of Stegastes albifasciatus (Schlegel & Müller 1840). Pomacentridae: Microspathodontinae. Habitat: marine.

leucopomus, Glyphisodon Cuvier [G.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1830:480 [Histoire naturelle des poissons; ref. 999] Kosrae, Caroline Islands, western Pacific. Holotype (unique): MNHN (not found). Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1978:33 [ref. 20862] with note on authorship. •Synonym of Chrysiptera brownriggii (Bennett 1828) -- (Allen & Bailey 2002:42 [ref. 26525], Randall 2005:363 [ref. 28239], Fricke & Kulbicki 2006:340 [ref. 28867], Allen et al. 2006:1452 [ref. 29090], Motomura et al. 2010:151 [ref. 31256]). •Valid as Chrysiptera leucopoma (Cuvier 1830) -- (Yoshino in Masuda et al. 1984:198 [ref. 6441], Allen 1986:676 [ref. 5631], Winterbottom et al. 1989:47 [ref. 13251], Randall et al. 1990:264 [ref. 15987], Allen 1991:242 [ref. 19344], Kuiter 1993:240 [ref. 23929], Allen 1997:162 [ref. 23977], Kuiter 1997:260 [ref. 25488], Fricke 1999:375 [ref. 24106], Allen 2000:90 [ref. 37268], Nakabo 2000:939 [ref. 25182] with author as Lesson, Allen 2000:109 [ref. 25868], Hutchins 2001:266 [ref. 25841], Hutchins 2001:37 [ref. 25847], Nakabo 2002:939 [ref. 26193] with author as Lesson, Allen et al. 2015:18 [ref. 33797], Fricke et al. 2019:213 [ref. 36673], Parenti 2021:61 [ref. 38418], Allen & Erdmann 2024:643 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Chrysiptera leucopoma (Cuvier 1830). Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean, western Pacific: Christmas Island (Australia) and Indonesia east to Wake Islands and Marquesas Islands, north to southern Japan, south to Western Australia, New South Wales (Australia), New Caledonia and Austral Islands. Habitat: marine.

leucorus, Pomacentrus Gilbert [C. H.] 1892:554 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 14 (no. 880); ref. 1626] Socorro Island, Revillagigedo Islands, off western Mexico. Syntypes: (numerous) BMNH 1901.6.28.202-211 (13); CAS-SU 329 (3); USNM 48248-49 (1, 2), 124989 [ex USBF 447] (2). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:84 [ref. 12291]. •Valid as Stegastes leucorus (Gilbert 1892) -- (Allen & Woods 1980:179 [ref. 6919], Allen 1991:253 [ref. 19344], Allen & Robertson 1994:191 [ref. 22193], Schneider & Krupp in Fischer et al. 1995:1404 [ref. 22830], Thomson et al. 2000:158 [ref. 25640], Nelson et al. 2004:154 [ref. 27807], Love et al. 2005:135 [ref. 37547], Page et al. 2013:159 [ref. 32708], Galván-Villa et al. 2016:148 [ref. 34871], Fourriére et al. 2016:448 [ref. 34668], Hernández-Velasco et al. 2016:1 [ref. 34760], Del Moral-Flores et al. 2016:610 [ref. 34923], Walker et al. 2020:4 [ref. 37499], Love et al. 2021:175 [ref. 39279], Parenti 2021:83 [ref. 38418], Page et al. 2023:161 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Stegastes leucorus (Gilbert 1892). Pomacentridae: Microspathodontinae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific: Pacific coast of central Baja California south to Guerrero (Mexico), including Revillagigedo Islands (Mexico) and southern Gulf of California (Mexico); straying to southern California (U.S.A.). IUCN (2010): Vulnerable. Habitat: marine.

leucosphyrus, Pomacentrus Fowler [H. W.] 1904:533, Pl. 19 (lower left fig.) [Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia. Second series. v. 12 (pt 4); ref. 1367] Padang, Sumatra, Indonesia. Holotype (unique): ANSP 27673. Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:146 [ref. 13621]. •Synonym of Neopomacentrus cyanomos (Bleeker 1856) -- (Allen 1991:247 [ref. 19344], Parenti 2021:68 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Synonym of Neopomacentrus cyanomos (Bleeker 1856). Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae. Habitat: marine.

leucostictus, Pomacentrus Müller [J.] & Troschel [F. H.] in Schomburgk 1848:674 [18] [The history of Barbados; comprising a geographical description of the island and an account of its geology and natural productions.; ref. 17812] Barbados, West Indies. Syntypes: ZMB 2760-61 (1, 1), 5730 (2). Appeared first as above; reprinted in Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. 1848:18. •Valid as Pomacentrus leucostictus Müller & Troschel 1848 -- (Robins & Ray 1986:199 [ref. 23100], Lloris & Rucabado 1990:849 [ref. 15959], Cervigón 1992:385 [ref. 23827], Cervigón 1993:362 [ref. 24474]). •Valid as Stegastes leucostictus (Müller & Troschel 1848) -- (Allen 1991:253 [ref. 19344], Boschung 1992:151 [ref. 23239], Castro-Aguirre et al. 1999:395 [ref. 24550], Smith-Vaniz et al. 1999:287 [ref. 25013], Schmitter-Soto et al. 2000:163 [ref. 27754], Carter & Kaufman 2003:1696 [ref. 27102], Smith et al. 2003:41 [ref. 27621], Nelson et al. 2004:154 [ref. 27807], McEachran & Fechhelm 2005:500 [ref. 28815], García-Hernández et al. 2009:93 [ref. 37265], Page et al. 2013:159 [ref. 32708], Smith-Vaniz & Jelks 2014:61 [ref. 33341], Robertson et al. 2016:146 [ref. 34961], Robertson et al. 2020:161 [ref. 38098], Escobar-Sierra et al. 2021:81 [ref. 38844], Parenti 2021:83 [ref. 38418], Carvalho-Filho 2023:196 [ref. 40480], Page et al. 2023:161 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Stegastes leucostictus (Müller & Troschel 1848). Pomacentridae: Microspathodontinae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: southern Florida (U.S.A.) and Bahamas south to Trinidad and Tobago, including Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea. Habitat: marine.

leucozona, Glyphisodon Bleeker [P.] 1859:338 [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 19; ref. 368] Karangbollong [Karang-Bollong Bay, on northeastern tip of Nusa Kambangan Island, 4.5 kilometers southeast to Cilacap, Jawa Tengah Province, Java, Indonesia, eastern Indian Ocean, ca. 7°45'34''S, 109°02'32''E]. Syntypes: (5) BMNH 1862.2.28.23 and 26 (2, smaller possible type), ?NMV 46437 (1), RMNH 6495 (probably 4 of 6). The species epithet is treated as a noun in apposition. •Valid as Abudefdufn leucozonus (Bleeker 1859) -- (Yu & Chung 1975:3 [ref. 41103]). •Valid as Plectroglyphidodon leucozonus (Bleeker 1859) -- (Yoshino in Masuda et al. 1984:197 [ref. 6441], Allen 1986:680 [ref. 5631], Winterbottom et al. 1989:48 [ref. 13251], Randall et al. 1990:275 [ref. 15987], Kuiter 1993:243 [ref. 23929], Francis 1993:164 [ref. 25479], Goren & Dor 1994:50 [ref. 25356], Randall 1995:265 [ref. 22896], Allen 1997:170 [ref. 23977], Randall et al. 1997:275 [ref. 25919], Myers 1999:184 [ref. 23965], Johnson 1999:741 [ref. 25471], Allen 2000:90 [ref. 37268], Allen in Randall & Lim 2000:627 [ref. 25122], Nakabo 2000:932 [ref. 25182], Randall & Earle 2000:16 [ref. 25806], Allen 2000:110 [ref. 25868], Hutchins 2001:267 [ref. 25841], Hutchins 2001:37 [ref. 25847], Allen 2001:3344 [ref. 26132], Nakabo 2002:932 [ref. 26193], Allen & Adrim 2003:46 [ref. 26830], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S113 [ref. 27377], Myers & Donaldson 2003:633 [ref. 27495], Shibukawa et al. in Kimura & Matsuura 2003:139 [ref. 27510], Randall et al. 2004:20 [ref. 27624], Heemstra & Heemstra 2004:334 [ref. 28072], Randall 2005:376 [ref. 28239], Allen et al. 2006:1463 [ref. 29090], Motomura et al. 2010:155 [ref. 31256], Allen & Erdmann 2012:610 [ref. 31980], Fricke et al. 2014:121 [ref. 33932], Delrieu-Trottin et al. 2015:7 [ref. 33988], Koeda et al. 2016:70 [ref. 35333], Fricke et al. 2018:271 [ref. 35805], Golani & Fricke 2018:116 [ref. 36273], Arndt & Fricke 2019:27 [ref. 36883], Fricke et al. 2019:218 [ref. 36673], Hoschke et al. 2019:158 [ref. 36626], Zajonz et al. 2019:87 [ref. 36871], Parenti 2021:71 [ref. 38418], Allen 2022:152 [ref. 39911], Noushad K. et al. 2024:45 [ref. 40947]). •Valid as Plectroglyphidodon leucozona (Bleeker 1859) -- (Dor 1984:186 [ref. 29757], Allen & Swainston 1988:106 [ref. 25477], Allen 1991:248 [ref. 19344], Randall 1999:20 [ref. 25829], Allen & Erdmann 2024:619 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Plectroglyphidodon leucozona (Bleeker 1859). Pomacentridae: Microspathodontinae. Distribution: Red Sea; Indo-West Pacific: Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa), East Africa, Socotra (Yemen), Seychelles, Comoros, Madagascar and Mascarenes (Mauritius) east to Marquesas Islands (French Polynesia) and Pitcairn Group, north to southern Japan, south to Rottnest Island (Western Australia), Seal Rocks (New South Wales, Australia), Lord Howe Island (Australia), Tonga and Austral Islands (French Polynesia). Habitat: marine.

leucurus, Amphiprion Cuvier [G.] (ex Renard) 1829:179 [Le Règne Animal (Edition 2) v. 2; ref. 995] No locality stated [Maluku, Indonesia]. No types known. Appeared in footnote based on Renard 1719: 'VI. 49' [ref. 30377]. Also in Cuvier 1831:131 [ref. ?]. Pomacentridae. Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine.

leucurus, Chromis Gilbert [C. H.] 1905:620, Pl. 77 (fig. 2) [Bulletin of the U. S. Fish Commission v. 23 (pt 2) [for 1903]; ref. 1631] Avau Channel, between Maui Island and Lanai Island, Hawaiian Islands, Albatross station 3875, depth 34-65 fathoms. Holotype: USNM 51587. Paratypes: CAS-SU 8623 (1), USNM 51660 (1). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:82 [ref. 12291]. •Valid as Chromis leucura Gilbert 1905 -- (Ida in Masuda et al. 1984:193 [ref. 6441] as leucurus, Allen 1991:240 [ref. 19344], Fricke 1999:372 [ref. 24106], Randall 2001:96 [ref. 25124], Nakabo 2000:927 [ref. 25182], Randall & Earle 2000:16 [ref. 25806], Allen 2001:3343 [ref. 26132], Nakabo 2002:927 [ref. 26193], Allen & Adrim 2003:45 [ref. 26830] dated 1903, Myers & Donaldson 2003:632 [ref. 27495], Heemstra et al. 2004:3324 [ref. 27945], Randall 2005:359 [ref. 28239], Mundy 2005:426 [ref. 28379], Randall 2007:305 [ref. 30952], Fricke et al. 2009:78 [ref. 30213], Quéro et al. 2010:326 [ref. 30746], Motomura et al. 2010:149 [ref. 31256], Allen & Erdmann 2012:582 [ref. 31980], Delrieu-Trottin et al. 2015:7 [ref. 33988], Fricke et al. 2018:264 [ref. 35805], Tea et al. 2020:3 [ref. 37258], Parenti 2021:54 [ref. 38418], Allen 2022:136 [ref. 39911]). •Valid as Pycnochromis leucurus (Gilbert 1905) -- (Tang et al. 2021:271 [ref. 38308], Abe et al. 2024:7 [ref. 41435], Allen & Erdmann 2024:611 [ref. 40796], Galbraith et al. 2024:7 [ref. 40930] as leucura). Current status: Valid as Pycnochromis leucurus (Gilbert 1905). Pomacentridae: Chrominae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa), Madagascar and Mascarenes (La Réunion, Mauritius, Rodrigues) east to Hawaiian Islands (U.S.A.), Marquesas Islands and Gambier Islands (French Polynesia), north to southern Japan, south to New Caledonia. Habitat: marine.

limbatus, Glyphisodon Cuvier [G.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1830:477 [Histoire naturelle des poissons; ref. 999] Réunion, western Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean. Holotype (unique): MNHN 0000-8487. Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1978:12 [ref. 20862]. •Valid as Stegastes limbatus (Cuvier 1830) -- (Allen & Emery 1985:21 [ref. 5236], Allen 1991:253 [ref. 19344], Fricke 1999:386 [ref. 24106], Heemstra et al. 2004:3325 [ref. 27945], Fricke et al. 2009:81 [ref. 30213], Fricke et al. 2018:275 [ref. 35805], Arndt & Fricke 2019:27 [ref. 36883], Dalleau-Coudert et al. 2019:139 [ref. 40104], Parenti 2021:83 [ref. 38418], Allen 2022:162 [ref. 39911], Fricke et al. 2024:85 [ref. 41255]). Current status: Valid as Stegastes limbatus (Cuvier 1830). Pomacentridae: Microspathodontinae. Distribution: Southwestern Indian Ocean: Madagascar and Mascarenes (La Réunion, Mauritius, Rodrigues). Habitat: marine.

limbatus, Heliases Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1833:511 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 9; ref. 1002] Madeira. Holotype: MNHN 0000-1377. Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1978:18 [ref. 20862]. •Synonym of Chromis chromis (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Monod 1973:424 [ref. 7193], Lloris & Rucabado 1990:846 [ref. 15959]). •Valid as Chromis limbata (Valenciennes 1833) -- (Edwards 1986:194 [ref. 9152], Allen 1991:240 [ref. 19344], Arruda 1997:93 [ref. 24952], Santos et al. 1997:94 [ref. 23531], Edwards in Carpenter & De Angelis 2016:2722 [ref. 34618], Carneiro et al. 2019:279 [ref. 37250], Reiner 2019:237 [ref. 38139], Parenti 2021:54 [ref. 38418], Fermon et al. 2022:251 [ref. 39448], Carvalho-Filho 2023:193 [ref. 40480], Page et al. 2023:161 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Chromis limbata (Valenciennes 1833). Pomacentridae: Chrominae. Distribution: Eastern Atlantic: Senegal south to Democratic Republic of Congo, including Azores, Madeira, Canary Islands, and São Tomé and Principe. Invasive in southern Brazil. Habitat: marine.

limbaughi, Chromis Greenfield [D. W.] & Woods [L. P.] 1980:627, Fig. 1 [Copeia 1980 (no. 4); ref. 5581] Cabo San Lucas, Baja California, Mexico, depth 24.4-30.5 meters. Holotype: SIO 61-233. Paratypes: BMNH 1978.11.7.3-6 (4); BPBM 22427 (4); CAS 42068 (4); FMNH 83863 (6), 84730 (1), 84731-35 (5); LACM 37928-1 (3); SIO 53-178 (2), 60-147 (1), 61-233 (13), 61-272 (28), 61-277 (31 or 32), 61-280 (42); USNM 219029 (4). Type catalog: Ibarra & Stewart 1987:24 [ref. 12367] as 12 specimens from 3 localities. •Valid as Chromis limbaughi Greenfield & Woods 1980 -- (Allen 1991:240 [ref. 19344], Allen & Robertson 1994:188 [ref. 22193], Schneider & Krupp in Fischer et al. 1995:1400 [ref. 22830], De La Cruz Agüero et al. 1997:262 [ref. 24545], Thomson et al. 2000:166 [ref. 25640], Nelson et al. 2004:154 [ref. 27807], Love et al. 2005:134 [ref. 37547], Page et al. 2013:159 [ref. 32708], Fourriére et al. 2016:447 [ref. 34668], Del Moral-Flores et al. 2016:610 [ref. 34923], Love et al. 2021:174 [ref. 39279], Parenti 2021:54 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Valid as Chromis limbaughi Greenfield & Woods 1980. Pomacentridae: Chrominae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific: southern tip of Baja California Sur (Mexico), Gulf of California (Mexico), and Revillagigedo Islands (Mexico). Habitat: marine.

limosus, Pomacentrus Allen [G. R.] 1992:691, Fig. 1 [Records of the Western Australian Museum v. 15 (pt 4); ref. 20891] Churchill Reef, 15°31'S, 123°17'E, Western Australia, depth 8.9-8.5 meters. Holotype: WAM P.30317-001. Paratypes: WAM P.30317-002 (1). Type catalog: Moore et al. 2008:34 [ref. 30117]. •Valid as Pomacentrus limosus Allen 1992 -- (Hutchins 2001:37 [ref. 25847], Allen 2001:3345 [ref. 26132], Allen & Wright 2003:136 [ref. 27247], Allen et al. 2006:1466 [ref. 29090], Parenti 2021:76 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Valid as Pomacentrus limosus Allen 1992. Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean: Churchill Reef (Western Australia). Habitat: marine.

lineatus, Chromis Fowler [H. W.] & Bean [B. A.] 1928:50, Pl. 3 [Bulletin of the United States National Museum No. 100, v. 7; ref. 1475] Pangasinan Island, Philippines. Holotype: USNM 89953. Paratypes: USNM 93530 (1). •Valid as Chromis lineata Fowler & Bean 1928 -- (Allen 1991:240 [ref. 19344], Allen 1997:168 [ref. 23977], Myers 1999:178 [ref. 23965], Allen in Randall & Lim 2000:626 [ref. 25122], Allen 2000:108 [ref. 25868], Allen 2000:90 [ref. 37268], Hutchins 2001:266 [ref. 25841], Hutchins 2001:37 [ref. 25847], Allen 2001:3343 [ref. 26132], Allen & Adrim 2003:45 [ref. 26830], Allen et al. 2006:1450 [ref. 29090], Allen & Erdmann 2012:582 [ref. 31980], Fricke et al. 2014:116 [ref. 33932], Fricke et al. 2019:211 [ref. 36673], Parenti 2021:54 [ref. 38418]). •Valid as Pycnochromis lineatus (Fowler & Bean 1928) -- (Tang et al. 2021:275 [ref. 38308], Allen & Erdmann 2024:611 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Pycnochromis lineatus (Fowler & Bean 1928). Pomacentridae: Chrominae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean, western Pacific: Christmas Island (Australia) and Indonesia east to Palau and Solomon Islands, south to northern Great Barrier Reef (Australia) and Vanuatu. Habitat: marine.

lineatus, Chromis Cadenat [J.] 1950:669, Fig. [Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle (Série 2) v. 21 (no. 6); ref. 12939] Senegal. Syntypes: (19) MNHN 1950-0073 [ex IFAN] (3). Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1978:7 [ref. 20862]. Objectively invalid; preoccupied by Chromis lineatus Fowler & Bean 1928, replaced by Chromis cadenati Whitley 1951. Wrongly considered valid by Lloris & Rucabado 1990:848 [ref. 15959]. •Synonym of Chromis cadenati Whitley 1951 -- (Edwards in Carpenter & De Angelis 2016:2720 [ref. 34618]). 1°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Chromis cadenati Whitley 1951. Pomacentridae: Chrominae. Habitat: marine.

littoralis, Pomacentrus Cuvier [G.] (ex Kuhl & van Hasselt) in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1830:425 [Histoire naturelle des poissons; ref. 999] Java, Indonesia. Syntypes: MNHN 0000-9445 (1, dry, headless) Moluccas, RMNH 946 (1). Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1978:24 [ref. 20862] as holotype and paratype, Bauchot & Daget 1996:242 [ref. 22899]. Kottelat (2013) lists an inland record from the Philippines. •Valid as Pomacentrus littoralis Cuvier 1830 -- (Allen 1991:250 [ref. 19344], Larson & Williams 1997:364 [ref. 23967], Allen 1999:102, 104 [ref. 23870], Allen in Randall & Lim 2000:627 [ref. 25122], Allen 2000:111 [ref. 25868], Hutchins 2001:267 [ref. 25841], Hutchins 2001:37 [ref. 25847], Allen 2001:3345 [ref. 26132], Allen & Adrim 2003:47 [ref. 26830], Allen & Wright 2003:136 [ref. 27247], Allen et al. 2006:1466 [ref. 29090], Allen & Erdmann 2009:125 [ref. 30681], Allen et al. 2011:41 [ref. 31134], Allen & Erdmann 2012:618 [ref. 31980], Larson et al. 2013:172 [ref. 32988], Kottelat 2013:378 [ref. 32989], Parenti 2021:76 [ref. 38418], Allen & Erdmann 2024:672 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Pomacentrus littoralis Cuvier 1830. Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean, western Pacific: Singapore, Gulf of Thailand, South China Sea and Indonesia east to Philippines, south to northern Australia. Habitat: marine.

lividus, Chaetodon Forster [J. R.] in Bloch & Schneider 1801:235 [M. E. Blochii, Systema Ichthyologiae; ref. 471] Tahuata, Marquesas Is, southern Pacific. No types known. Type locality information from Randall 2004:390 [ref. 28077]. Based on description in manuscript by Forster (Johann Reinhold Forster, 1729-1798, German explorer and naturalist of Cook's second voyage). Range now considered to be the Marquesas Is.; other localities are misidentifications. •Valid as Stegastes lividus (Forster 1801) [but non-Marquesas references are punctatus] -- (Dor 1984:188 [ref. 29757], Yoshino in Masuda et al. 1984:194 [ref. 6441], Allen & Emery 1985:22 [ref. 5236], Allen & Swainston 1988:106 [ref. 25477], Randall et al. 1990:284 [ref. 15987], Allen 1991:253 [ref. 19344], Goren & Dor 1994:51 [ref. 25356], Allen 1997:170 [ref. 23977], Randall et al. 1997:284 [ref. 25919], Myers 1999:187 [ref. 23965], Fricke 1999:387 [ref. 24106], Allen in Randall & Lim 2000:627 [ref. 25122], Nakabo 2000:949 [ref. 25182], Allen 2000:111 [ref. 25868], Hutchins 2001:267 [ref. 25841], Hutchins 2001:38 [ref. 25847], Nakabo 2002:949 [ref. 26193], Allen & Adrim 2003:47 [ref. 26830] with authors as Bloch & Schneider, Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S114 [ref. 27377], Myers & Donaldson 2003:633 [ref. 27495], Myers & Donaldson 2003:633 [ref. 27495] with authors as Bloch & Schneider, Shibukawa et al. in Kimura & Matsuura 2003:143 [ref. 27510], Randall et al. 2004:21 [ref. 27624], Randall 2004:390 [ref. 28077], Randall 2005:385 [ref. 28239], Delrieu-Trottin et al. 2015:7 [ref. 33988], Habib & Islam 2020:Supplementary table p. 24 [ref. 38321] misidentified, Parenti 2021:83 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Valid as Stegastes lividus (Forster 1801). Pomacentridae: Microspathodontinae. Distribution: South Pacific: Marquesas Islands [other records are Stegastes punctatus on ref. 28077]. Habitat: marine.

lividus, Heliastes Klunzinger [C. B.] 1872:36 [Archiv für Naturgeschichte v. 38 (pt. 1); ref. 2623] Port Phillip, Victoria, Australia. Holotype (unique): SMNS 1716. Type catalog: Fricke 1992:16 [ref. 20296], Fricke 2005:55 [ref. 29864]. Original genus should have been Heliases. •Synonym of Parma victoriae (Günther 1863) -- (Allen 1991:248 [ref. 19344], Gomon et al. 1994:675 [ref. 22532], Allen et al. 2006:1462 [ref. 29090], Parenti 2021:70 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Synonym of Parma victoriae (Günther 1863). Pomacentridae: Microspathodontinae. Habitat: marine.

longicaudis, Heptadecanthus Alleyne [H. G.] & Macleay [W.] 1877:343, Pl. 15 (fig. 3) [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 1 (pts 3-4); ref. 101] Cape Grenville, Queensland, Australia. Syntypes: AMS I.16356-001 [ex MAMU F820] (3). Type catalog: Stanbury 1969:208 [ref. 19518]. •Synonym of Acanthochromis polyacanthus (Bleeker 1855) -- (Allen 1991:235 [ref. 19344], Allen et al. 2006:1442 [ref. 29090], Parenti 2021:42 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Synonym of Acanthochromis polyacanthus (Bleeker 1855). Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae. Habitat: marine.

longirostris, Pomacentrus Poey [F.] 2000:678, Pl. 386 (fig. 5) [Ictiologia Cubana. Posthumous transcription of original unpublished manuscript (1884) by M. Sánchez Roig and F. Gómez de la Maza v. 1-3; ref. 26366] Not available; not explicitly proposed as new [see Art. 16.1 of the Code]. Posthumous publication. Pomacentridae.

lorenzi, Abudefduf Hensley [D. A.] & Allen [G. R.] 1977:109, Figs. 1-2 [Records of the Western Australian Museum v. 6 (pt 1); ref. 7254] Tenibuli Bay, Isabel Island, Solomon Islands, western Pacific, about 8°25'S, 159°50'E. Holotype: FMNH 23564. Paratypes: AMS I.12069 (1), 15360-001 (1), 16694-003 (1), 16710-001 (2); BMNH 1858.4.21.289 (1), 1858.4.21.307 (1); BPBM 9501 (4), 15998 (1); CSIRO C 282 (1), C 452 (1), C 1778 (1); FMNH 23563 (1), 40675 (1); RMNH 886 (1), 11818 (1 or 2), 14932-33 (1, 1), 27463 (1), 28162 [ex RMNH 11817] (1); USNM 216250 (1); WAM P.24924-001 (1). Type catalog: Ibarra & Stewart 1987:4 [ref. 12367], Hutchins & Smith 1991:28 [ref. 19335], Moore et al. 2008:30 [ref. 30117]. •Valid as Abudefduf lorenzi Hensley & Allen 1977 -- (Allen 1991:234 [ref. 19344], Senou et al. 1995:2 [ref. 24349], Allen 1997:164 [ref. 23977], Myers 1999:180 [ref. 23965], Allen in Randall & Lim 2000:626 [ref. 25122], Nakabo 2000:935 [ref. 25182], Allen 2001:3342 [ref. 26132], Nakabo 2002:935 [ref. 26193], Allen & Adrim 2003:44 [ref. 26830], Allen & Erdmann 2012:563 [ref. 31980], Fricke et al. 2014:111 [ref. 33932], Fricke et al. 2019:203 [ref. 36673], Parenti 2021:40 [ref. 38418], Allen & Erdmann 2024:614 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Abudefduf lorenzi Hensley & Allen 1977. Pomacentridae: Glyphisodontinae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean, western Pacific: Bali (Indonesia) east to Palau and Papua New Guinea, north to Philippines, south to Solomon Islands. Habitat: marine.