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.