adelus, Pomacentrus Allen [G. R.] 1991:136, 222, Fig. [Damselfishes of the world; ref. 19344] Ashmore Reef, Timor Sea, depth 0-4 meters. Holotype: WAM P.29042-009. Paratypes: BPBM 31804 (5); USNM 288343 (24), 288349 (19); WAM P.26505-002 (8), P.27658-029 (17), P.28194-016 (1), P.29042-032 (15). Type catalog: Hutchins & Smith 1991:30 [ref. 19335], Moore et al. 2008:33 [ref. 30117]. •Valid as Pomacentrus adelus Allen 1991 -- (Allen 1997:172 [ref. 23977], Myers 1999:184 [ref. 23965], Allen in Randall & Lim 2000:627 [ref. 25122], Allen 2000:110 [ref. 25868], Hutchins 2001:267 [ref. 25841], Hutchins 2001:37 [ref. 25847], Allen 2001:3344 [ref. 26132], Allen & Adrim 2003:46 [ref. 26830], Allen & Wright 2003:136 [ref. 27247], Randall et al. 2004:20 [ref. 27624], Randall 2005:377 [ref. 28239], Allen et al. 2006:1464 [ref. 29090], Shibukawa 2009:211 [ref. 30449], Allen et al. 2011:41 [ref. 31134], Allen & Erdmann 2012:610 [ref. 31980], Fricke et al. 2014:121 [ref. 33932], Motomura et al. 2017:174 [ref. 35490], Fricke et al. 2019:218 [ref. 36673], Habib & Islam 2020:Supplementary table p. 23 [ref. 38321], Islam & Habib 2020:61 [ref. 38117], Parenti 2021:72 [ref. 38418], Allen & Erdmann 2024:662 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Pomacentrus adelus Allen 1991. Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean, western Pacific: Bangladesh, Andaman Sea and Indonesia east to Philippines, south to northern Australia and New Caledonia. Habitat: marine.