xanthopterygia, Chromis Randall [J. E.] & McCarthy [L. J.] 1988:134, Figs. 1-3 [Revue française d'Aquariologie Herpétologie v. 14 (no. 4) [for 1987]; ref. 9099] Coral reef, northeastern side of Jana Island, Persian Gulf, Saudi Arabia, depth 12 meters. Holotype: BPBM 30436. Paratypes: BMNH 1888.12.29.174-176 (3), 1986.6.24.1 (1); BPBM 21356 (2), 30308 (2), 30407 (1), 30495 (7), 31255 (1); CAS 58492 (1); NSMT-P 41766 (1); ROM 50818 (1); SAIAB [formerly RUSI] 26038 [not 26039, ex BPBM 31255] (1); USNM 278732 (1); WAM P.25786-002 (6), P.25991-006 (1), P.26460-008 (2), P.26461-005 (1), P.28787-001 (1). Type catalog: Hutchins & Smith 1991:29 [ref. 19335], Moore et al. 2008:32 [ref. 30117]. •Valid as Chromis xanthopterygia Randall & McCarthy 1988 -- (Allen 1991:241 [ref. 19344], Randall 1995:261 [ref. 22896], Carpenter et al. 1997:196 [ref. 23922], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S113 [ref. 27377], Eagderi et al. 2019:96 [ref. 37020], Parenti 2021:58 [ref. 38418], Allen 2022:140 [ref. 39911]). Current status: Valid as Chromis xanthopterygia Randall & McCarthy 1988. Pomacentridae: Chrominae. Distribution: Northwestern Indian Ocean: Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman. Habitat: marine.