xanthochirus, Heliases Bleeker [P.] 1851:248 [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 2 (no. 2); ref. 331] Banda Neira, Banda Islands, Indonesia. Syntypes: (5) ?BMNH 1861.2.28.43 (1), ?NMV 46062 (1). •Valid as Chromis xanthochira (Bleeker 1851) -- (Randall et al. 1990:262 [ref. 15987], Allen 1991:241 [ref. 19344], Allen 1997:168 [ref. 23977], Randall et al. 1997:262 [ref. 25919], Myers 1999:179 [ref. 23965], Allen 2000:90 [ref. 37268], Allen in Randall & Lim 2000:626 [ref. 25122], Hutchins 2001:266 [ref. 25841], Hutchins 2001:37 [ref. 25847], Allen 2001:3343 [ref. 26132], Allen & Adrim 2003:45 [ref. 26830], Adrim et al. 2004:123 [ref. 27715], Allen et al. 2006:1452 [ref. 29090], Allen & Erdmann 2012:587 [ref. 31980], Fricke et al. 2014:117 [ref. 33932], Fricke et al. 2019:212 [ref. 36673], Parenti 2021:58 [ref. 38418], Allen & Erdmann 2024:605 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Chromis xanthochira (Bleeker 1851). Pomacentridae: Chrominae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean, western Pacific: Christmas Island (Australia) and Bali (Indonesia) east to Pohnpei and New Ireland (Papua New Guinea), south to Queensland (Australia). IUCN (2022): Least Concern. Habitat: marine.