aureus, Pomacentrus Fowler [H. W.] 1927:22, Fig. 3 [Bulletin of the Bernice P. Bishop Museum No. 38; ref. 15785] Howland Island, central Pacific. Holotype: BPBM 3425. Paratypes: ANSP 109209 (1). Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:145 [ref. 13621]. •Valid as Stegastes aureus (Fowler 1927) -- (Allen & Emery 1985:14 [ref. 5236], Allen 1991:253 [ref. 19344], Randall & Earle 2000:17 [ref. 25806], Allen 2001:3345 [ref. 26132], Randall 2005:384 [ref. 28239], Delrieu-Trottin et al. 2015:7 [ref. 33988], Parenti 2021:82 [ref. 38418]). •Valid as Plectroglyphidodon aureus (Fowler 1927) -- (Tang et al. 2021:286 [ref. 38308]). Current status: Valid as Plectroglyphidodon aureus (Fowler 1927). Pomacentridae: Microspathodontinae. Distribution: South Pacific: New Caledonia, Phoenix Islands (Kiribati), Samoa, Tuamotu Archipelago and Marquesas Islands (French Polynesia). Habitat: marine.