margaritifer, Chromis dimidiatus Fowler [H. W.] 1946:140, Figs. 9-10 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 98; ref. 1456] Aguni Shima, Ryukyu Islands, Japan. Holotype (unique): ANSP 72008. Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:146 [ref. 13621]. •Valid as Chromis margaritifer Fowler 1946 -- (Ida in Masuda et al. 1984:193 [ref. 6441], Allen & Swainston 1988:104 [ref. 25477], Randall et al. 1990:259 [ref. 15987], Allen 1991:240 [ref. 19344], Kuiter 1993:236 [ref. 23929], Francis 1993:163 [ref. 25479], Senou et al. 1994:4 [ref. 24348], Allen 1997:166 [ref. 23977], Kuiter 1997:258 [ref. 25488], Randall et al. 1997:259 [ref. 25919], Myers 1999:178 [ref. 23965], Johnson 1999:741 [ref. 25471], Allen 2000:108 [ref. 25868], Allen 2000:90 [ref. 37268], Allen in Randall & Lim 2000:626 [ref. 25122], Nakabo 2000:926 [ref. 25182], Allen 2001:3343 [ref. 26132], Hutchins 2001:266 [ref. 25841], Hutchins 2001:37 [ref. 25847], Randall 2001:96 [ref. 25124], Nakabo 2002:926 [ref. 26193], Allen & Adrim 2003:45 [ref. 26830], Myers & Donaldson 2003:632 [ref. 27495], Randall et al. 2004:20 [ref. 27624], Randall 2005:359 [ref. 28239], Allen et al. 2006:1450 [ref. 29090], Motomura et al. 2010:149 [ref. 31256], Allen & Erdmann 2012:582 [ref. 31980], Fricke et al. 2014:116 [ref. 33932], Myoung et al. 2014:21 [ref. 36302], Koeda et al. 2016:67 [ref. 35333], Fricke et al. 2019:211 [ref. 36673], Allen & Erdmann 2020:112 [ref. 37716], Kim et al. 2020:149 [ref. 39118], Parenti 2021:54 [ref. 38418]). •Valid as Pycnochromis margaritifer (Fowler 1946) -- (Tang et al. 2021:271 [ref. 38308], Allen & Erdmann 2024:612 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Pycnochromis margaritifer (Fowler 1946). Pomacentridae: Chrominae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean, western Pacific: Cocos-Keeling Island and Christmas Island (Australia) east to Line Islands and Tuamotu Archipelago, north to southern Korea and Japan, south to northern Australia. Habitat: marine.