abyssicola, Chromis Allen [G. R.] & Randall [J. E.] 1985:242, Fig. 1 [Records of the Western Australian Museum v. 12 (pt 2); ref. 8189] Norfolk Ridge, about 520 kilometers northwest of northern tip of North Island, New Zealand, 32°28'12"S, 167°28'06"E, depth 115-122 meters. Holotype: QM I.21398. Paratypes: AMS E.2905 (6), I.23685-007 (1), I.24987-001 (2); BMNH 1985.4.30.1 (1); BPBM 30352 (2); QM I.13415 (6), I.13418 (5); USNM 270463 (2); WAM P.28421-001 (2). Type catalog: Hutchins & Smith 1991:28 [ref. 19335], Moore et al. 2008:31 [ref. 30117]. •Valid as Chromis abyssicola Allen & Randall 1985 -- (Allen 1991:238 [ref. 19344], Allen 2001:3342 [ref. 26132], Allen et al. 2006:1447 [ref. 29090], Duffy & Ahyong 2015:116 [ref. 36167], Stewart et al. 2015:1411 [ref. 34288], Parenti 2021:49 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Valid as Chromis abyssicola Allen & Randall 1985. Pomacentridae: Chrominae. Distribution: Southwestern Pacific: Norfolk Ridge, North Island (New Zealand), Kermadec Ridge. Habitat: marine.