flavaxilla, Chromis Randall [J. E.] 1994:40, Figs. 1-3 [Revue française d'Aquariologie Herpétologie v. 21 (no. 1/2); ref. 21604] Um-aabak, Dahklak Archipelago, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Red Sea. Holotype: BPBM 36414. Paratypes: BMNH 1994.7.22.2 (1); BPBM 21459 (1), 27458 (5), 28001 (3), 33289 (1), 35700 (3), 36415 (19); HUJ 6370 (2), 12849 (3), 13126 (41), 13137 (19); USNM 275705 (67), 275710 (6), 275714 (1); WAM P.25991-008 (2), P.26461-004 (9). Type catalog: Golani 2006:28-29 [ref. 28840], Moore et al. 2008:31 [ref. 30117]. •Valid as Chromis flavaxilla Randall 1994 -- (Randall 1995:260 [ref. 22896], Carpenter et al. 1997:196 [ref. 23922], Myers 1999:178 [ref. 23965], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S113 [ref. 27377], Golani & Fricke 2018:113 [ref. 36273], Jawad et al. 2018:119 [ref. 36262], Eagderi et al. 2019:95 [ref. 37020], Zajonz et al. 2019:85 [ref. 36871], Parenti 2021:52 [ref. 38418], Allen 2022:135 [ref. 39911]). Current status: Valid as Chromis flavaxilla Randall 1994. Pomacentridae: Chrominae. Distribution: Red Sea; northwestern Indian Ocean: Gulf of Aden, Socotra (Yemen), Gulf of Oman, Persian Gulf. Habitat: marine.