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.