sororius, Neopomacentrus Randall [J. E.] & Allen [G. R.] 2005:77, Figs. 5-7 [aqua, Journal of Ichthyology and Aquatic Biology v. 10 (no. 2); ref. 28408] Lively Rocks, Trincomalee, Sri Lanka, depth 8 meters. Holotype: BPBM 18080. Paratypes: BPBM 17113 (1), 27715 (1), 28050 (1), 37801 (1); BMNH 2005.5.59 [sic] (1); USNM 301414 (11), 301447 (6), 301443 (31), 363814 (2), 363820 (151), 382249 (1); WAM P.26504-005 (1), P.26507-013 (1), P.26509-003 (2), P.26551-002 (1), P.26515-002 (1). Type catalog: Moore et al. 2008:32 [ref. 30117]. •Valid as Neopomacentrus sororius Randall & Allen 2005 -- (Shibukawa 2009:210 [ref. 30449], Allen & Erdmann 2012:607 [ref. 31980], Fricke et al. 2018:269 [ref. 35805], Parenti 2021:69 [ref. 38418], Allen 2022:149 [ref. 39911], Allen & Erdmann 2024:661 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Neopomacentrus sororius Randall & Allen 2005. Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae. Distribution: Indian Ocean: East Africa (Mozambique, Tanzania, Kenya), Comoros and Madagascar east to Sumatra (Indonesia). Habitat: marine.