kennensis, Chromis Whitley [G. P.] 1964:182, Fig. 12 [Records of the Australian Museum v. 26 (no. 5); ref. 3772] Kenn Reef, Coral Sea. Holotype: AMS IB.4973. •Synonym of Chromis flavomaculata Kamohara 1960 -- (Randall et al. 1990:258 [ref. 15987], Randall 2005:357 [ref. 28239], Fricke & Kulbicki 2006:339 [ref. 28867], Allen et al. 2006:1449 [ref. 29090]). •Valid as Chromis kennensis Whitley 1964 -- (Iwatsubo & Motomura 2013:194 [ref. 33092], Iwatsubo & Motomura 2018:28 [ref. 35995], Parenti 2021:53 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Valid as Chromis kennensis Whitley 1964. Pomacentridae: Chrominae. Distribution: Southwest Pacific Ocean: Coral Sea, Lord Howe Island, eastern Australia, New Caledonia and Tonga. Habitat: marine.