azuremaculatus, Pomacentrus Allen [G. R.] 1991:141, 225, Fig. [Damselfishes of the world; ref. 19344] 5 kilometers southeast of Phuket, off Ko Hi, Phuket Island, Thailand, 7°45'N, 98°22'E, depth 5-15 meters. Holotype: PMBC 4684. Paratypes: BMNH 1987.6.30.7-8 (2), BPBM 31802 (1), USNM 288344 (14), WAM P.26506-004 (3). Type catalog: Nateewanthana 1990:71 [ref. 20165] prior to the original description, Hutchins & Smith 1991:31 [ref. 19335], Moore et al. 2008:33 [ref. 30117]. •Valid as Pomacentrus azuremaculatus Allen 1991 -- (Allen 2001:3344 [ref. 26132], Allen & Adrim 2003:46 [ref. 26830], Allen & Wright 2003:136 [ref. 27247], Shibukawa 2009:212 [ref. 30449], Allen & Erdmann 2012:613 [ref. 31980], Parenti 2021:73 [ref. 38418], Allen & Erdmann 2024:665 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Pomacentrus azuremaculatus Allen 1991. Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae. Distribution: Indian Ocean: India and Andaman Sea east to Java (Indonesia). Habitat: marine.
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