simulatus, Neopomacentrus Allen [G. R.] & Erdmann [M. V.] 2024:1278, Figs. 1-4a [Reef fishes of the East Indies, second edition; ref. 40796] Off former Nawae Construction Company shipyard, Alotau, Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea, 10°18.256'S, 150°24.768'E, depth 4 - 6 meters. Holotype: WAM P.34518-001. Paratypes: WAM P.34518-002 (22) [Table 1]. Figs. 2-3 have the incorrect Neopomacentrus australicus in the caption. •Valid as Neopomacentrus simulatus Allen & Erdmann 2024. Current status: Valid as Neopomacentrus simulatus Allen & Erdmann 2024. Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea. Habitat: marine.