abyssus, Chromis Pyle [R. L.], Earle [J. L.] & Greene [B. D.] 2008:6, Figs. 1a-1c [Zootaxa No. 1671; ref. 29463] Off Ngemelis Island, below and slightly north of Blue Hole caverns, 7°8'16.49"N, 134°13'18.5"E, Palau Islands, depth 110 meters. Holotype: BPBM 40861. Paratypes: BMNH 2007.10.31.1 (1), BPBM 40855 (3), CAS 225755 (1), MNHN 2007-1922 (1), USNM 391136 (2), WAM P.32898-001 (1). Not treated by Moore et al. 2008 [ref. 30117]. •Valid as Chromis abyssus Pyle, Earle & Greene 2008 -- (Allen & Erdmann 2009:132 [ref. 30466], Allen & Erdmann 2012:1202 [ref. 31980], Parenti 2021:49 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Valid as Chromis abyssus Pyle, Earle & Greene 2008. Pomacentridae: Chrominae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Indonesia east to Palau, south to Vanuatu. Habitat: marine.