simulans, Chromis Smith [J. L. B.] 1960:326, Fig. 4 [Ichthyological Bulletin, Department of Ichthyology, Rhodes University No. 19; ref. 11949] Mozambique, western Indian Ocean. Holotype: SAIAB [formerly RUSI] 60. Paratypes: not researched. •Synonym of Chromis weberi Fowler & Bean 1928 -- (Allen 1986:675 [ref. 5631], Allen 1991:241 [ref. 19344]). •Valid as Chromis simulans Smith 1960 -- (Winterbottom et al. 1989:46 [ref. 13251], Parenti 2021:58 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Synonym of Chromis weberi Fowler & Bean 1928. Pomacentridae: Chrominae. Habitat: marine.