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Genera in the family or subfamily Pomacentrinae: [ 34 ] records

Acanthochromis Gill [T. N.] 1863:214 Masc. Dascyllus polyacanthus Bleeker 1855. Type by original designation (also monotypic). See also Actinochromis Bleeker 1877. •Valid as Acanthochromis Gill 1863 -- (Allen 1975:66 [ref. 97], Richards & Leis 1984:544 [ref. 13668], Allen 2001:3339 [ref. 26132], Allen et al. 2006:1442 [ref. 29090], Fricke et al. 2019:205 [ref. 36673], Parenti 2021:42 [ref. 38418], Tang et al. 2021:293 [ref. 38308]). Current status: Valid as Acanthochromis Gill 1863. Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae.

Actinicola (subgenus of Amphiprion) Fowler [H. W.] 1904:533 Masc. Lutjanus percula Lacepède 1802. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Amphiprion Bloch & Schneider 1801 -- (Parenti 2021:44 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Synonym of Amphiprion Bloch & Schneider 1801. Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae.

Altrichthys Allen [G. R.] 1999:23 Masc. Chromis azurelineatus Fowler & Bean 1928. Type by original designation. •Valid as Altrichthys Allen 1999 -- (Allen 2001:3339 [ref. 26132], Bernardi et al. 2017:48 [ref. 35314], Tang et al. 2021:294 [ref. 38308], Parenti 2021:43 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Valid as Altrichthys Allen 1999. Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae.

Amblyglyphidodon (subgenus of Glyphidodon) Bleeker [P.] 1877:92, 94 Masc. Glyphisodon aureus Cuvier 1830. Type by original designation. Also appeared in Bleeker 1877:40 [ref. 453] [earliest of two publications not researched]. •Valid as Amblyglyphidodon Bleeker 1877 -- (Shen & Chan 1979:62 [ref. 6944], Yoshino et al. 1983 [ref. 5730], Yoshino in Masuda et al. 1984:197 [ref. 6441], Tang 2001:596 [ref. 25446], Allen 2001:3341 [ref. 26132], Allen & Randall 2002:139 [ref. 26191], Allen et al. 2006:1442 [ref. 29090], Fricke et al. 2018:262 [ref. 35805], Golani & Fricke 2018:113 [ref. 36273], Fricke et al. 2019:205 [ref. 36673], Parenti 2021:43 [ref. 38418], Tang et al. 2021:294 [ref. 38308]). Current status: Valid as Amblyglyphidodon Bleeker 1877. Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae.

Amblypomacentrus Bleeker [P.] 1877:68 Masc. Glyphisodon breviceps Schlegel & Müller 1840. Type by subsequent designation. Type designated by Jordan & Evermann 1898:1569 [ref. 2444]. Also appeared in Bleeker 1877:39 [ref. 453], and if this predates ref. 454 then type is by monotypy. •Valid as Amblypomacentrus Bleeker 1877 -- (Allen 1975:123 [ref. 97], Allen & Adrim 2000:51 [ref. 25052], Allen 2001:3340 [ref. 26132], Prokofiev 2004:121 [ref. 28088], Allen et al. 2006:1443 [ref. 29090], Fricke et al. 2019:206 [ref. 36673], Parenti 2021:44 [ref. 38418], Tang et al. 2021:295 [ref. 38308]). Current status: Valid as Amblypomacentrus Bleeker 1877. Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae.

Amphiprion Bloch [M. E.] & Schneider [J. G.] 1801:200 Masc. Lutjanus ephippium Bloch 1790. Type by subsequent designation. Type designated by Griffith 1834:160 [ref. 1908]. Spelled Amphiprionum by Bosc 1816:469 [ref. 5126]. •Valid as Amphiprion Bloch & Schneider 1801 -- (Allen 1975:50 [ref. 97], Richards & Leis 1984:544 [ref. 13668], Ida in Masuda et al. 1984:191 [ref. 6441], Allen 1986:672 [ref. 5631], Tang 2001:596 [ref. 25446], Allen 2001:3338 [ref. 26132], Allen et al. 2006:1443 [ref. 29090], Ogihara et alo. 2009:197 [ref. 30934], Allen et al. 2010: 129 [ref. 30899], Motomura et al. 2017:172 [ref. 35490], Fricke et al. 2018:262 [ref. 35805], Golani & Fricke 2018:113 [ref. 36273], Fricke et al. 2019:206 [ref. 36673], Parenti 2021:44 [ref. 38418]Tang et al. 2021:288 [ref. 38308]). Current status: Valid as Amphiprion Bloch & Schneider 1801. Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae.

Cheiloprion Weber [M.] 1913:342 Masc. Pomacentrus labiatus Day 1877. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Cheiloprion Weber 1913 -- (Allen 1975:126 [ref. 97], Yoshino in Masuda et al. 1984:194 [ref. 6441], Allen 2001:3339 [ref. 26132], Allen et al. 2006:1446 [ref. 29090], Parenti 2021:58 [ref. 38418], Tang et al. 2021:290 [ref. 38308]). Current status: Valid as Cheiloprion Weber 1913. Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae.

Chrysiptera (subgenus of Glyphisodon) Swainson [W.] 1839:171, 216 Fem. Glyphisodon azureus Cuvier 1830. Type by monotypy. Also designated by Swain 1883:273 [ref. 5966]. Chrysoptera Agassiz 1846:84 [ref. 64] is an unjustified emendation. Not preoccupied by Chrysoptera Latreille in Coleoptera; Iredaleichthys Whitley 1928 is an unneeded replacement. Chrypsoptera Agassiz 1846:84, 84 is an unjustified emendation or a misspelling. •Valid as Chrysiptera Swainson 1839 -- (Yoshino in Masuda et al. 1984:198 [ref. 6441], Allen 1986:676 [ref. 5631], Allen 1987:107 [ref. 5995], Allen 2001:3341 [ref. 26132], Manica et al. 2002:311 [ref. 28222], Allen et al. 2006:1452 [ref. 29090], Allen & Erdmann 2008:172 [ref. 29484], Allen et al. 2010:62 [ref. 30801], Kottelat 2013:376 [ref. 32989], Allen et al. 2015:16 [ref. 33797], Allen et al. 2015:56 [ref. 34110], Stewart et al. 2015:1417 [ref. 34288], Allen et al. 2017:10 [ref. 35595], Fricke et al. 2018:265 [ref. 35805], Allen et al. 2018:74 [ref. 36316], Golani & Fricke 2018:114 [ref. 36273], Fricke et al. 2019:212 [ref. 36673], Parenti 2021:59 [ref. 38418], Tang et al. 2021:290 [ref. 38308]). Current status: Valid as Chrysiptera Swainson 1839. Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae.

Ctenoglyphidodon (subgenus of Abudefduf) Fowler [H. W.] 1918:58 Masc. Abudefduf melanopselion Fowler 1918. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Hemiglyphidodon Bleeker 1877 -- (see Böhlke 1984:146 [ref. 13621], Kottelat 2013:377 [ref. 32989], Parenti 2021:66 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Synonym of Hemiglyphidodon Bleeker 1877. Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae.

Daya Bleeker [P.] 1877:71 Fem. Pomacentrus jerdoni Day 1873. Type by monotypy. •Synonym of Pristotis Rüppell 1838 -- (Allen 1975:227 [ref. 97], Shen & Chan 1978:211 [ref. 6945], Parenti 2021:80 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Synonym of Pristotis Rüppell 1838. Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae.

Dischistodus Gill [T. N.] 1863:214 Masc. Pomacentrus fasciatus Cuvier 1830. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Dischistodus Gill 1863 -- (Allen 1975:127 [ref. 97], Shen & Chan 1978:235 [ref. 6945], Yoshino 1982 [ref. 5402], Yoshino in Masuda et al. 1984:195 [ref. 6441], Allen 2001:3340 [ref. 26132], Allen et al. 2006:1456 [ref. 29090], Mamonekene & Vreven 2008:97 [ref. 29866], Kottelat 2013:377 [ref. 32989], Fricke et al. 2019:216 [ref. 36673], Parenti 2021:65 [ref. 38418], Tang et al. 2021:293 [ref. 38308]). Current status: Valid as Dischistodus Gill 1863. Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae.

Glyphidodontops Bleeker [P.] 1877:128 Masc. Glyphidodon azureus Cuvier 1830 (= Glyphidodon cyaneus Quoy & Gaimard 1825). Type by being a replacement name (see text). Not usually regarded as a replacement name, but from text it is clearly an unneeded replacement for Chrysiptera Swainson 1839 (with same type), Chrysiptera not preoccupied as thought by Bleeker. Also appeared in Bleeker 1877:41 [ref. 453]. Correct spelling for genus of type species is Glyphisodon. •Incorrectly regarded as valid as Glyphidodontops Bleeker 1877 -- (Shen & Chan 1979:72 [ref. 6944]). •Objective synonym of Chrysiptera Swainson 1839-- (Allen et al. 2010:62 [ref. 30801], Kottelat 2013:376 [ref. 32989], Parenti 2021:59 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Synonym of Chrysiptera Swainson 1839. Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae.

Hemiglyphidodon (subgenus of Glyphidodon) Bleeker [P.] 1877:91, 93 Masc. Glyphisodon plagiometopon Bleeker 1852. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Hemiglyphidodon Beeker 1877 -- (Allen 1975:163 [ref. 97], Yoshino in Masuda et al. 1984:199 [ref. 6441], Allen 2001:3341 [ref. 26132], Allen et al. 2006:1457 [ref. 29090], Kottelat 2013:377 [ref. 32989], Fricke et al. 2019:216 [ref. 36673], Parenti 2021:66 [ref. 38418], Tang et al. 2021:294 [ref. 38308]). Current status: Valid as Hemiglyphidodon Bleeker 1877. Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae.

Heptadecanthus Alleyne [H. G.] & Macleay [W.] 1877:343 Masc. Heptadecanthus longicaudis Alleyne & Macleay 1877. Type by monotypy. Misspelled Heptadecacanthus by Jordan 1919:387 [ref. 4904]. •Synonym of Acanthochromis Gill 1863 -- (Parenti 2021:42 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Synonym of Acanthochromis Gill 1863. Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae.

Iredaleichthys Whitley [G. P.] 1928:296 Masc. Glyphisodon azureus Cuvier 1830. Type by being a replacement name. Unneeded replacement for Chrysiptera Swainson 1839, not preoccupied by Chrysoptera Lincken 1817 in Lepidoptera. •Objective synonym of Chrysiptera Swainson 1839 -- (Kottelat 2013:376 [ref. 32989], Parenti 2021:59 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Synonym of Chrysiptera Swainson 1839. Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae.

Lepidopomacentrus (subgenus of Pomacentrus) Allen [G. R.] 1975:39, 43 Masc. Pomacentrus lepidogenys Fowler & Bean 1928. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Pomacentrus Lacepède 1802, but a valid subgenus Lepidopomacentrus as described -- (Allen 2001:3341 [ref. 26132]). •Synonym of Pomacentrus Lacepède 1802 -- (Kottelat 2013:378 [ref. 32989], Parenti 2021:72 [ref. 38418], Tang et al. 2021:296 [ref. 38308]). Current status: Synonym of Pomacentrus Lacepède 1802. Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae.

Neoglyphidodon Allen [G. R.] 1991:246 Masc. Glyphisodon melas Valenciennes 1830. Type by original designation. •Valid as Neoglyphidodon Allen 1991 -- (Tang 2001:596 [ref. 25446], Allen 2001:3341 [ref. 26132], Allen et al. 2006:1458 [ref. 29090], Kottelat 2013:377 [ref. 32989] as Neoglyphydodon, Fricke et al. 2018:269 [ref. 35805], Golani & Fricke 2018:115 [ref. 36273], Fricke et al. 2019:216 [ref. 36673], Parenti 2021:67 [ref. 38418], Tang et al. 2021:294 [ref. 38308]). Current status: Valid as Neoglyphidodon Allen 1991. Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae.

Neopomacentrus Allen [G. R.] 1975:39, 166 Masc. Glyphisodon anabatoides Bleeker 1847. Type by original designation. Original type species misidentified; type fixed by Randall et al. 2005:92 [ref. 28734]. •Valid as Neopomacentrus Allen 1975 -- (Shen & Chan 1978:213 [ref. 6945], Yoshino in Masuda et al. 1984:195 [ref. 6441], Allen 1986:678 [ref. 5631], Allen 1991:143 [ref. 21090], Jenkins & Allen 2002:382 [ref. 25999], Allen 2001:3340 [ref. 26132], Randall & Allen 2005:74 [ref. 28408], Randall et al. 2005:92 [ref. 28734], Allen et al. 2006:1459 [ref. 29090], Kottelat 2013:378 [ref. 32989], Allen et al. 2017:1 [ref. 35693], Fricke et al. 2018:269 [ref. 35805], Golani & Fricke 2018:115 [ref. 36273], Fricke et al. 2019:217 [ref. 36673], Tang et al. 2021:295 [ref. 38308], Fricke & Allen 2021:298 [ref. 38415], Parenti 2021:68 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Valid as Neopomacentrus Allen 1975. Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae.

Omopomacentrus (subgenus of Pomacentrus) Fowler [H. W.] 1944:363 Masc. Pomacentrus acapulcoensis Fowler 1944. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Pomacentrus Lacepède 1802 -- (Kottelat 2013:378 [ref. 32989], Parenti 2021:72 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Synonym of Pomacentrus Lacepède 1802. Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae.

Paraglyphidodon Bleeker [P.] 1876:387 Masc. Paraglyphidodon oxycephalus Bleeker 1876. Type by subsequent designation. Type designated by Jordan 1919:384 [ref. 4904]. Also appeared in Bleeker 1877:40 [ref. 453], and if this predates Bleeker 1877:116 [ref. 454] and above, then type is Glyphidodon melas Valenciennes (ex Kuhl & van Hasselt) 1830 by monotypy. Relative dates of publication not clearly established. •Valid as Paraglyphidodon Bleeker 1876 [often seen as 1877] -- (Shen & Chan 1979:64 [ref. 6944], Yoshino in Masuda et al. 1984:198 [ref. 6441], Allen 1986:679 [ref. 5631]). •Synonym of Chrysiptera Swainson 1839 -- (Kottelat 2013:376 [ref. 32989], Parenti 2021:59 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Synonym of Chrysiptera Swainson 1839. Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae.

Paramphiprion Wang [K.-F.] 1941:89 Masc. Paramphiprion hainanensis Wang 1941. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Amphiprion Bloch & Schneider 1801 -- (Parenti 2021:44 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Synonym of Amphiprion Bloch & Schneider 1801. Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae.

Parapomacentrus Bleeker [P.] 1877:65 Masc. Pomacentrus polynema Bleeker 1853. Type by subsequent designation. Also appeared in Bleeker 1877:39 [ref. 453], and if this predates 1877:65 then type is Glyphisodon bankieri Richardson by monotypy. Otherwise type designated by Jordan 1919:387 [ref. 4904]. •Synonym of Pomacentrus Lacepède 1802 -- (Shen & Chan 1978:237 [ref. 6945], Kottelat 2013:378 [ref. 32989], Parenti 2021:72 [ref. 38418], Tang et al. 2021:296 [ref. 38308]). Current status: Synonym of Pomacentrus Lacepède 1802. Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae.

Phalerebus Whitley [G. P.] 1929:216 Masc. Amphiprion akallopisos Bleeker 1853. Type by original designation. •Synonym of Amphiprion Bloch & Schneider 1801 -- (Parenti 2021:44 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Synonym of Amphiprion Bloch & Schneider 1801. Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae.

Pomacentrus Lacepède [B. G. E.] 1802:505 Masc. Chaetodon pavo Bloch 1787. Type by subsequent designation. Type designated by Bleeker 1877:40 [ref. 454]. Also spelled Pomatocentrus by Gill 1890:4612 [ref. 32974]. •Valid as Pomacentrus Lacepède 1802 -- (Allen 1975:202 [ref. 97], Shen & Chan 1978:236 [ref. 6945], Yoshino in Masuda et al. 1984:195 [ref. 6441], Allen 1986:680 [ref. 5631], Tang 2001:596 [ref. 25446], Allen 2001:3340 [ref. 26132], Allen & Wright 2003:136 [ref. 27247], Allen et al. 2006:1463 [ref. 29090], Allen & Erdmann 2009:122 [ref. 30681], Allen et al. 2011:35 [ref. 31134], Kottelat 2013:378 [ref. 32989], Allen et al. 2017:47 [ref. 35154], Motomura et al. 2017:174 [ref. 35490], Allen et al. 2017:22 [ref. 35605], Fricke et al. 2018:272 [ref. 35805], Allen et al. 2018:1 [ref. 35949], Golani & Fricke 2018:116 [ref. 36273], Frable & Tea 2019:323 [ref. 36783], Fricke et al. 2019:218 [ref. 36673], Habib et al. 2020:413 [ref. 37844], Allen et al. 2020:38 [ref. 38057], Parenti 2021:72 [ref. 38418], Tang et al. 2021:296 [ref. 38308], Allen et al. 2022:1 [ref. 39104]). Current status: Valid as Pomacentrus Lacepède 1802. Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae.

Pomachromis Allen [G. R.] & Randall [J. E.] 1974:45 Masc. Abudefduf richardsoni Snyder 1909. Type by original designation. •Valid as Pomachromis Allen & Randall 1974 -- (Allen 1975:223 [ref. 97], Shen & Chan 1978:210 [ref. 6945], Yoshino in Masuda et al. 1984:195 [ref. 6441], Allen 2001:3340 [ref. 26132], Allen et al. 2006:1468 [ref. 29090], Fricke et al. 2018:274 [ref. 35805], Parenti 2021:79 [ref. 38418], Tang et al. 2021:293 [ref. 38308]). Current status: Valid as Pomachromis Allen & Randall 1974. Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae.

Premnas Cuvier [G.] 1816:345 Fem. Chaetodon biaculeatus Bloch 1790. Type by monotypy. •Valid as Premnas Cuvier 1816 -- (Allen 1975:62 [ref. 97], Tang 2001:596 [ref. 25446], Allen 2001:3338 [ref. 26132], Allen et al. 2006:1468 [ref. 29090], Fricke et al. 2019:221 [ref. 36673], Parenti 2021:79 [ref. 38418]). •Synonym of Amphiprion Bloch & Schneider 1801 -- (Tang et al. 2021:289 [ref. 38308]). Current status: Synonym of Amphiprion Bloch & Schneider 1801. Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae.

Pristotis Rüppell [W. P. E. S.] 1838:128 Fem. Pristotis cyanostigma Rüppell 1838. Type by monotypy. •Valid as Pristotis Rüppell 1838 -- (Allen 1975:227 [ref. 97], Shen & Chan 1978:211 [ref. 6945], Kawashima & Moyer 1982 [ref. 5451], Yoshino in Masuda et al. 1984:194 [ref. 6441], Allen 2001:3340 [ref. 26132], Allen et al. 2006:1469 [ref. 29090], Motomura et al. 2017:174 [ref. 35490], Golani & Fricke 2018:117 [ref. 36273], Parenti 2021:80 [ref. 38418], Tang et al. 2021:298 [ref. 38308]). Current status: Valid as Pristotis Rüppell 1838. Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae.

Prochilus Klein [J. T.] 1775:1043 Masc. Not available, published in a work that does not conform to the principle of binominal nomenclature. Validated by type designation of Jordan 1917:39 [ref. 2407], not available according to Parenti 2021:44 [ref. 38418]. •In the synonymy of Amphiprion Bloch & Schneider 1801 -- (Parenti 2021:44 [ref. 38418]). Suppressed. Current status: Synonym of Amphiprion Bloch & Schneider 1801. Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae.

Prochilus Walbaum [J. J.] (ex Klein) 1792:586 Masc. Not available, published in a part of work rejected for nomenclatural purposes in Opinion 21 (1938). Based on Klein 1749:60, Pl. 8, figs 1-6 [ref. 30141]. •In the synonymy of Amphiprion Bloch & Schneider 1801 (first species), and several labrid genera. Suppressed. Current status: Synonym of Amphiprion Bloch & Schneider 1801. Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae.

Prochilus Bleeker [P.] (ex Klein) 1864:185 Masc. Type by subsequent designation. Validates Prochilus Klein 1778, not available. Objectively invalid; preoccupied by Prochilus Illiger 1811 in Mammalia, Prochilus Cuvier 1816 in fishes, and Prochilus Brullé 1835 in Orthoptera. Earliest subsequent type designation not researched; several species included by Bleeker. •In the synonymy of Amphiprion Bloch & Schneider 1801. 1°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Amphiprion Bloch & Schneider 1801. Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae.

Pseudopomacentrus (subgenus of Pomacentrus) Bleeker [P.] 1877:39 Masc. Pomacentrus littoralis Cuvier 1830. Type by subsequent designation. Also appeared in Bleeker 1877:39 [ref. 453, same page number 39]. Type designated by Fowler & Bean 1928:65 [ref. 1475]. •Synonym of Pomacentrus Lacepède 1802 -- (Shen & Chan 1978:236 [ref. 6945], Kottelat 2013:378 [ref. 32989], Parenti 2021:72 [ref. 38418], Tang et al. 2021:296 [ref. 38308]). Current status: Synonym of Pomacentrus Lacepède 1802. Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae.

Teixeirichthys Smith [J. L. B.] 1953:13 Masc. Teixeirichthys mossambicus Smith 1953. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Teixeirichthys Smith 1953 -- (Shen & Chan 1978:207 [ref. 6945], Yoshino in Masuda et al. 1984:194 [ref. 6441], Allen 1986:682 [ref. 5631], Tang 2001:596 [ref. 25446], Allen 2001:3339 [ref. 26132], Fricke et al. 2018:276 [ref. 35805], Golani & Fricke 2018:117 [ref. 36273], Parenti 2021:85 [ref. 38418], Tang et al. 2021:298 [ref. 38308]). Current status: Valid as Teixeirichthys Smith 1953. Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae.

Wangia Fowler [H. W.] 1954:54 Fem. Pomacentrus formosanus Fowler & Bean 1922. Type by original designation (also monotypic). Objectively invalid; preoccupied by Wangia Chen 1943 in Mollusca, replaced by Wangietta Whitley 1965. •In the synonymy of Teixeirichthys Smith 1953 -- (Parenti 2021:85 [ref. 38418]). 1°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Teixeirichthys Smith 1953. Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae.

Wangietta Whitley [G. P.] 1965:26 Fem. Pomacentrus formosanus Fowler & Bean 1922. Type by being a replacement name. Replacement for Wangia Fowler 1954, preoccupied by Wangia Chen 1943 in Mollusca. •Synonym of Teixeirichthys Smith 1953 -- (Parenti 2021:85 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Synonym of Teixeirichthys Smith 1953. Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae.