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.