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Species in the genus Dascyllus: [ 31 ] records


abudafur, Chaetodon Fabricius [J. C.] in Niebuhr (ex Forsskål) 1775:65, xiii [Descriptiones animalium (Forsskål); ref. 1351] Djiddae [Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Red Sea]. No types known. Originally as abu dafur, correction mandatory. Authorship according to Fricke 2008:47 [ref. 30182]. •Synonym of Dascyllus aruanus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Dor 1984:183 [ref. 29757]). •Valid as Dascyllus abudafur (Forsskål 1775) -- (Borsa et al. 2014:709 [ref. 34706], Fricke et al. 2018:267 [ref. 35805], Golani & Fricke 2018:115 [ref. 36273], Parenti 2021:63 [ref. 38418]). •Valid as Dascyllus abudafur (Fabricius 1775) -- (Parmentier et al. 2021:967 [ref. 40700]). Current status: Valid as Dascyllus abudafur (Fabricius 1775). Pomacentridae: Chrominae. Distribution: Red Sea; Indian Ocean: East and South Africa, Seychelles, Comoros, Madagascar and Mascarenes east to Sunda Islands (Indonesia). Habitat: marine.

albisella, Dascyllus Gill [T. N.] 1862:149 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 14 (nos 3-4); ref. 1662] Honolulu, Oahu Island, Hawaiian Islands. Holotype: USNM 6274. Paratypes: MCZ 35982 [ex USNM 6274] (1). •Valid as Dascyllus albisella Gill 1862 -- (Allen 1991:243 [ref. 19344], Randall 1995:263 [ref. 22896], Randall & Randall 2001:66 [ref. 25280], Randall 2005:370 [ref. 28239], Mundy 2005:428 [ref. 28379], Randall 2007:308 [ref. 30952], Parenti 2021:63 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Valid as Dascyllus albisella Gill 1862. Pomacentridae: Chrominae. Distribution: Central Pacific: Johnston Atoll and Hawaiian Islands (U.S.A.). Habitat: marine.

araneus, Chaetodon Bennett [J. W.] 1830:unnum. p., Pl. 17 [A selection from the most remarkable and interesting fishes found on the coast of Ceylon First Edition; ref. 16785] Not available; misspelling of aruanus Linnaeus 1758 -- (Pethiyagoda et al. 1994:44 [ref. 21456], Eschmeyer & Pethiyagoda 1996:143 [ref. 22472]). •In the synonymy of Dascyllus aruanus (Linnaeus 1758). Misspelling. Current status: Synonym of Dascyllus aruanus (Linnaeus 1758). Pomacentridae: Chrominae.

arcuanus, Chaetodon Gmelin [J. F.] 1789:1250 [Caroli a Linné ... Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae v. 1 (pt 3); ref. 18139] Incorrect subsequent spelling of Chaetodon aruanus Linnaeus 1758. •Synonym of Dascyllus aruanus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Allen 1991:243 [ref. 19344], Parenti 2021:63 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Synonym of Dascyllus aruanus (Linnaeus 1758). Pomacentridae: Chrominae. Habitat: marine.

aruanus, Chaetodon Linnaeus [C.] 1758:275 [Systema Naturae, Ed. X v. 1; ref. 2787] "Habitat in Indiis" [Aru Islands, Molucca Islands, Indonesia]. No types known. Neotype designation by Fricke 1999:378 [ref. 24106] is invalid; see Fricke 2000:639 [ref. 24537]. •Valid as Dascyllus aruanus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Dor 1984:183 [ref. 29757], Ida in Masuda et al. 1984:191 [ref. 6441], Allen 1986:677 [ref. 5631], Allen & Swainston 1988:104 [ref. 25477], Winterbottom et al. 1989:47 [ref. 13251], Randall et al. 1990:267 [ref. 15987], Allen 1991:243 [ref. 19344], Kuiter 1993:241 [ref. 23929], Francis 1993:163 [ref. 25479], Goren & Dor 1994:50 [ref. 25356], Allen 1997:166 [ref. 23977], Kuiter 1997:262 [ref. 25488], Randall et al. 1997:267 [ref. 25919], Myers 1999:179 [ref. 23965], Fricke 1999:378 [ref. 24106], Johnson 1999:741 [ref. 25471], Allen in Randall & Lim 2000:626 [ref. 25122], Nakabo 2000:930 [ref. 25182], Laboute & Grandperrin 2000:321 [ref. 25191], Randall & Earle 2000:16 [ref. 25806], Allen 2000:109 [ref. 25868], Hutchins 2001:266 [ref. 25841], Hutchins 2001:37 [ref. 25847], Allen 2001:3354 [ref. 26132], Nakabo 2002:930 [ref. 26193], Allen & Adrim 2003:46 [ref. 26830], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S113 [ref. 27377], Myers & Donaldson 2003:632 [ref. 27495], Shibukawa et al. in Kimura & Matsuura 2003:134 [ref. 27510], Lobel & Lobel 2004:73 [ref. 27576], Randall et al. 2004:20 [ref. 27624], Heemstra et al. 2004:3324 [ref. 27945], Randall 2005:367 [ref. 28239], Mundy 2005:429 [ref. 28379], Fricke et al. 2009:80 [ref. 30213], Shibukawa 2009:208 [ref. 30449], Motomura et al. 2010:153 [ref. 31256], Caratini & Soriano 2011:29 [ref. 39915], Allen & Erdmann 2012:596 [ref. 31980], Fricke et al. 2013:264 [ref. 32706], Fricke et al. 2014:118 [ref. 33932], Borsa et al. 2014:709 [ref. 34706], Delrieu-Trottin et al. 2015:7 [ref. 33988], Koeda et al. 2016:69 [ref. 35333], Koeda et al. 2016:10 [ref. 35354], Dalleau-Coudert et al. 2019:135 [ref. 40104], Fricke et al. 2019:215 [ref. 36673], Parenti 2021:63 [ref. 38418], Parmentier et al. 2021:967 [ref. 40700], Allen 2022:143 [ref. 39911], Noushad K. et al. 2024:45 [ref. 40947]). Current status: Valid as Dascyllus aruanus (Linnaeus 1758). Pomacentridae: Chrominae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean, western Pacific: Indonesia east to Wake Atoll, Marquesas Islands and Gambier Islands (French Polynesia), north to southern Japan, south to Western Australia, Lord Howe Island (Australia), New Caledonia and Rapa (French Polynesia). Red Sea and Indian Ocean records are based on Dascyllus abudafur (Fabricius 1775). Habitat: marine.

auripinnis, Dascyllus Randall [J. E.] & Randall [H. A.] 2001:62, Figs. 3-4 [Zoological Studies v. 40 (no. 1); ref. 25280] Lagoon side of English Harbor, Tabuaeran [= Fanning Island], Line Islands, central Pacific. Holotype: BPBM 7537. Paratypes: AMS I.39964-001 (1); ASIZT 60474 (1); BMNH 2000.3.1.1 (1); BPBM 7703 (3), 16260 (2), 19575 (1), 19941 (2); CAS 211523 (1); LACM 54140-1 (1); MNHN 2000-0515 (1); NSMT-P 59286 (1); ROM 72216 (1); USNM 360267 (1). •Valid as Dascyllus auripinnis Randall & Randall 2001 -- (Randall 2005:368 [ref. 28239], Mundy et al. 2010:60 [ref. 31155], Parenti 2021:64 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Valid as Dascyllus auripinnis Randall & Randall 2001. Pomacentridae: Chrominae. Distribution: Central Pacific: Line Islands; Phoenix Islands (Kiribati); northern Cook Islands. Habitat: marine.

axillaris, Dascyllus Smith [J. L. B.] 1935:205, Pl. 22 (fig. D) [Records of the Albany Museum Grahamstown v. 4; ref. 4066] Great Fish Point, South Africa, western Indian Ocean. Holotype (unique): SAIAB [formerly RUSI] [ex AMG] 284. •Synonym of Dascyllus trimaculatus (Rüppell 1829) -- (Allen 1986:677 [ref. 5631], Allen 1991:244 [ref. 19344], Parenti 2021:64 [ref. 38418], Allen 2022:145 [ref. 39911]). Current status: Synonym of Dascyllus trimaculatus (Rüppell 1829). Pomacentridae: Chrominae. Habitat: marine.

bimaculatus, Dascyllus niger var. Bleeker [P.] 1847:10 [Verhandelingen van het Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen. v. 21 (art. 3); ref. 16878] No types known. Pomacentridae: Chrominae. Habitat: marine.

blochii, Dascyllus Castelnau [F. L.] 1875:34 [Official Record, containing Introduction, Catalogues, Official Awards of the Commissioners, Report and Recommendations of the Experts, and Essays and Statistics on the Social and Economic Resources of the Colony of Victoria.; ref. 768] Queensland, Australia. •Synonym of Dascyllus aruanus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Allen 1991:243 [ref. 19344], Allen et al. 2006:1455 [ref. 29090], Parenti 2021:63 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Synonym of Dascyllus aruanus (Linnaeus 1758). Pomacentridae: Chrominae. Habitat: marine.

carneus, Dascyllus Fischer [J. G.] 1885:71, Pl. 2 (fig. 5) [Jahrbuch der Hamburgischen Wissenschaftlichen Anstalten v. 2; ref. 18083] Mozambique, western Indian Ocean. Lectotype: ZMH H62 [ex ZMH 3827]. Paralectotypes: ZMH H184 [ex ZMH 3827] (2). Type catalog: Ladiges et al. 1958:164 [ref. 19181], Wilkens & Dohse 1993:406 [ref. 21161] as syntypes. Lectotype selected by Ladiges et al. 1958:164 [ref. 19181]. •Valid as Dascyllus carneus Fischer 1885 -- (Allen 1986:677 [ref. 5631], Winterbottom et al. 1989:47 [ref. 13251], Allen 1991:243 [ref. 19344], Manilo 1992:23 [132] [ref. 39140], Myers 1999:179 [ref. 23965], Fricke 1999:378 [ref. 24106], Allen 2001:3343 [ref. 26132], Allen & Adrim 2003:46 [ref. 26830], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S113 [ref. 27377], Randall 2005:369 [ref. 28239], Fricke et al. 2009:80 [ref. 30213], Shibukawa 2009:208 [ref. 30449], Allen & Erdmann 2012:597 [ref. 31980], Fricke et al. 2013:264 [ref. 32706], Fricke et al. 2018:268 [ref. 35805], Arndt & Fricke 2019:26 [ref. 36883], Dalleau-Coudert et al. 2019:135 [ref. 40104], Zajonz et al. 2019:86 [ref. 36871], Parenti 2021:64 [ref. 38418], Allen 2022:144 [ref. 39911], Noushad K. et al. 2024:45 [ref. 40947]). Current status: Valid as Dascyllus carneus Fischer 1885. Pomacentridae: Chrominae. Distribution: Indian Ocean: KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa), East Africa (Mozambique, Tanzania, Kenya), Socotra (Yemen), Seychelles, Comoros, Madagascar and Mascarenes (La Réunion, Mauritius, Rodrigues) east to Andaman Sea and Java (western Indonesia). Habitat: marine.

caroli, Abudefduf Curtiss [A.] 1938:117 [A short zoology of Tahiti in the Society islands; ref. 18057] Lagoon near Tautira, Tahiti, Society Islands. No types known. •Synonym of Dascyllus aruanus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Allen 1991:243 [ref. 19344], Parenti 2021:64 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Synonym of Dascyllus aruanus (Linnaeus 1758). Pomacentridae: Chrominae. Habitat: marine.

devisi, Pomacentrus Jordan [D. S.] & Seale [A.] 1906:284 [Bulletin of the Bureau of Fisheries v. 25 (for 1905); ref. 2497] Replacement name for Pomacentrus trifasciatus De Vis 1884, preoccupied. •Synonym of Dascyllus aruanus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Allen 1991:243 [ref. 19344], Parenti 2021:64 [ref. 38418]). Replacement Name. Current status: Synonym of Dascyllus aruanus (Linnaeus 1758). Pomacentridae: Chrominae. Habitat: marine.

edmondsoni, Dascyllus Pietschmann [V.] 1934:100 [1] [Anzeiger der Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Klasse v. 71 (no. 9) (for 8 Mar. 1934); ref. 16452] In corals at Kaaawa, Oahu Island, Hawaiian Islands (U.S.A.). Holotype: BPBM 5312. On p. 1 of separate (probably published first). •Synonym of Dascyllus albisella Gill 1862 -- (Allen 1991:243 [ref. 19344], Mundy 2005:428 [ref. 28379], Parenti 2021:63 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Synonym of Dascyllus albisella Gill 1862. Pomacentridae: Chrominae. Habitat: marine.

emamo, Pomacentrus Lesson [R. P.] 1831:190 [Voyage autour du monde Zool. v. 2 (pt 1); ref. 2776] Bora Bora Island, Society Islands. Syntypes: whereabouts unknown. Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1978:35 [ref. 20862]. •Synonym of Dascyllus aruanus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Allen 1991:243 [ref. 19344], Parenti 2021:63 [ref. 38418], Parmentier et al. 2021:967 [ref. 40700]). Current status: Synonym of Dascyllus aruanus (Linnaeus 1758). Pomacentridae: Chrominae. Habitat: marine.

flavicaudus, Dascyllus Randall [H. A.] & Allen [G. R.] 1977:375, Fig. 11 [Records of the Australian Museum v. 31 (no. 9); ref. 6482] Reef of Haurei Bay, Rapa, about 27°45'S, 144°30'W, southern Pacific, depth 90 feet. Holotype: BPBM 13031. Paratypes: AMS I.19109-001 (2); BPBM 6886 (2), 7192 (4), 13102 (5), 16568 (6), 16646 (5), 16926 (1); CAS 38525-33 (2, 1, 2, 3, 1, 1, 23, 1, 5); MNHN 1976-0101 (2); USNM 216381 (3); WAM P.25578-001 (2). Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1978:7 [ref. 20862], Hutchins & Smith 1991:29 [ref. 19335], Moore et al. 2008:32 [ref. 30117]. •Valid as Dascyllus flavicaudus Randall & Allen 1977 -- (Allen 1991:243 [ref. 19344], Randall 1999:19 [ref. 25829], Allen 2001:3343 [ref. 26132] dated 1974, Randall 2005:368 [ref. 28239], Fricke & Kulbicki 2006:340 [ref. 28867], Parenti 2021:64 [ref. 38418], Parmentier et al. 2021:967 [ref. 40700]). Current status: Valid as Dascyllus flavicaudus Randall & Allen 1977. Pomacentridae: Chrominae. Distribution: South Pacific: Society Islands, Rapa (Austral Islands) and Tuamotu Archipelago east to Pitcairn Group. Habitat: marine.

marginatus, Pomacentrus Rüppell [W. P. E. S.] 1829:38, Pl. 8 (fig. 2) [Atlas zu der Reise im nördlichen Africa. Fische des Rothen Meeres; ref. 3843] Massawa, Eritrea, Red Sea. Syntypes and/or Rüppell specimens: ?BMNH 1845.10.29.94-95 (2); SMF 1498 (1), 2751 (1), 27043 (6); MNHN 0000-8130 (2); NMW 70324 (2). Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1978:25 [ref. 20862]. •Valid as Dascyllus marginatus (Rüppell 1829) -- (Dor 1984:183 [ref. 29757], Allen 1991:243 [ref. 19344], Goren & Dor 1994:50 [ref. 25356], Randall 1995:263 [ref. 22896], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S113 [ref. 27377], Golani & Fricke 2018:115 [ref. 36273], Zajonz et al. 2019:86 [ref. 36871], Habib & Islam 2020:Supplementary table p. 23 [ref. 38321] misidentified, Parenti 2021:64 [ref. 38418], Allen 2022:144 [ref. 39911]). Current status: Valid as Dascyllus marginatus (Rüppell 1829). Pomacentridae: Chrominae. Distribution: Red Sea; northwestern Indian Ocean: Socotra (Yemen), Gulf of Oman. Habitat: marine.

megalops, Pomacentrus Liénard [F.] in Sauvage 1891:427 [Histoire physique, naturelle et politique de Madagascar; ref. 14503] Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean. Holotype (unique): NHMI (not found). Based on 'Pomacentre gros yeux' of Liénard 1839:34 [ref. 17536] and Liénard 1840:297 [ref. 30337]; description quoted from Liénard. •Status uncertain -- (Allen 1991:254 [ref. 19344]). •Synonym of Dascyllus carneus Fischer 1885 -- (Fricke 1999:378 [ref. 24106], Parenti 2021:64 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Synonym of Dascyllus carneus Fischer 1885. Pomacentridae: Chrominae. Habitat: marine.

melanurus, Dascyllus Bleeker [P.] 1854:109 [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 6 (no. 1); ref. 16924] Banda Neira, Banda Island; Sumbawa Island; Priaman, Ulakan, western Sumatra, Indonesia. Syntypes: (8) RMNH 6452 (2, very poor condition, in pieces). •Valid as Dascyllus melanurus Bleeker 1854 -- (Ida in Masuda et al. 1984:191 [ref. 6441], Allen 1991:244 [ref. 19344], Allen 1997:164 [ref. 23977], Kuiter 1997:264 [ref. 25488], Randall et al. 1997:267 [ref. 25919], Myers 1999:179 [ref. 23965], Johnson 1999:741 [ref. 25471], Allen in Randall & Lim 2000:626 [ref. 25122], Nakabo 2000:930 [ref. 25182], Allen 2000:109 [ref. 25868], Hutchins 2001:266 [ref. 25841], Hutchins 2001:37 [ref. 25847], Allen 2001:3343 [ref. 26132], Nakabo 2002:930 [ref. 26193], Choi et al. 2003:364, 633 [ref. 26218], Allen & Adrim 2003:46 [ref. 26830], Shibukawa et al. in Kimura & Matsuura 2003:135 [ref. 27510], Randall et al. 2004:20 [ref. 27624], Adrim et al. 2004:123 [ref. 27715], Randall 2005:369 [ref. 28239], Randall et al. 2005:131 [ref. 28745], Allen et al. 2006:1455 [ref. 29090], Allen & Erdmann 2012:597 [ref. 31980], Fricke et al. 2014:119 [ref. 33932], Fricke et al. 2019:215 [ref. 36673], Parenti 2021:64 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Valid as Dascyllus melanurus Bleeker 1854. Pomacentridae: Chrominae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean, western Pacific: Central Indonesia east to Marshall Islands and Vanuatu, north to Philippines, south to Western Australia, Great Barrier Reef (Queensland, Australia) and New Caledonia. Habitat: marine.

niger, Dascyllus Bleeker [P.] 1847:10 [Verhandelingen van het Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen. v. 21 (art. 3); ref. 16878] Jakarta, Java, Indonesia. Holotype (unique): RMNH 6453 (largest of 38). •Synonym of Dascyllus trimaculatus (Rüppell 1829) -- (Allen 1991:244 [ref. 19344], Parenti 2021:64 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Synonym of Dascyllus trimaculatus (Rüppell 1829). Pomacentridae: Chrominae. Habitat: marine.

nigricans, Sparus Gronow [L. T.] in Gray 1854:61 [Catalogue of fish collected and described by Laurence Theodore Gronow; ref. 1911] India. Holotype: BMNH 1853.11.12.103 [Gronovius coll.] (skin). Type catalog: Wheeler 1958:227 [ref. 13434]. •Synonym of Dascyllus trimaculatus (Rüppell 1829) -- (Wheeler 1958:227 [ref. 13434], Allen 1991:244 [ref. 19344], Parenti 2021:64 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Synonym of Dascyllus trimaculatus (Rüppell 1829). Pomacentridae: Chrominae. Habitat: marine.

nigripinnis, Dascyllus Regan [C. T.] 1908:228, Pl. 24 (fig. 5) [The Transactions of the Linnean Society of London. Second Series. Zoology v. 12 (pt 3); ref. 3634] Maldives, Indian Ocean. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1908.3.23.98. •Synonym of Dascyllus carneus Fischer 1885 -- (Allen 1991:243 [ref. 19344], Parenti 2021:64 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Synonym of Dascyllus carneus Fischer 1885. Pomacentridae: Chrominae. Habitat: marine.

nigrus, Dascyllus aruanus var. Borodin [N. A.] 1932:93 [Bulletin Vanderbilt Marine Museum v. 1 (art. 3); ref. 16361] Described as "Color variety nigrus." Perhaps can be regarded as infrasubspecific and not available; subsequent use (that might make the name available) not researched. For specimens from Bali, VMM 1164 (5), now at AMNH. Infrasubspecific. Pomacentridae: Chrominae.

nuchalis, Pomacentrus Anonymous [Bennett [E. T.]] 1830:688 [Memoir of the life and public services of Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles; ref. 259] Sumatra, Indonesia. Possible type: BMNH 1861.6.4.3. On Code recommendation 51D, the anonymous author is listed in square brackets. •Synonym of Dascyllus trimaculatus (Rüppell 1829) -- (Allen 1991:244 [ref. 19344], Parenti 2021:64 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Synonym of Dascyllus trimaculatus (Rüppell 1829). Pomacentridae: Chrominae. Habitat: marine.

onyx, Pomacentrus De Vis [C. W.] 1884:451 [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 8 (pt 4); ref. 1089] South Seas. Syntypes: QM I.99 (1), I.10126-31 (1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1). •Synonym of Dascyllus melanurus Bleeker 1854 -- (Allen 1991:244 [ref. 19344], Parenti 2021:64 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Synonym of Dascyllus melanurus Bleeker 1854. Pomacentridae: Chrominae. Habitat: marine.

reticulatus, Heliases Richardson [J.] 1846:254 [Report of the British Association for the Advancement of Science 15th meeting [1845]; ref. 3742] China Seas. Holotype (unique): BMNH. •Valid as Dascyllus reticulatus (Richardson 1846) -- (Ida in Masuda et al. 1984:191 [ref. 6441], Allen & Swainston 1988:104 [ref. 25477], Randall et al. 1990:268 [ref. 15987], Allen 1991:244 [ref. 19344], Francis 1993:163 [ref. 25479], Allen 1997:166 [ref. 23977], Kuiter 1997:264 [ref. 25488], Randall et al. 1997:268 [ref. 25919], Myers 1999:179 [ref. 23965], Randall 1999:20 [ref. 25829], Allen in Randall & Lim 2000:626 [ref. 25122], Nakabo 2000:930 [ref. 25182], Laboute & Grandperrin 2000:321 [ref. 25191], Sadovy & Cornish 2000:195 [ref. 25480], Allen 2000:109 [ref. 25868], Allen 2000:90 [ref. 37268], Hutchins 2001:266 [ref. 25841], Hutchins 2001:37 [ref. 25847], Allen 2001:3343 [ref. 26132], Nakabo 2002:930 [ref. 26193], Allen & Adrim 2003:46 [ref. 26830], Shibukawa et al. in Kimura & Matsuura 2003135 [ref. 27510], Randall et al. 2004:20 [ref. 27624], Adrim et al. 2004:123 [ref. 27715], Randall 2005:369 [ref. 28239], Allen et al. 2006:1456 [ref. 29090], Motomura et al. 2010:153 [ref. 31256], Allen & Erdmann 2012:597 [ref. 31980], Fricke et al. 2014:119 [ref. 33932], Koeda et al. 2016:69 [ref. 35333], Fricke et al. 2019:215 [ref. 36673], Arshad in Motomura et al. 2021:45 [ref. 38121], Parenti 2021:64 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Valid as Dascyllus reticulatus (Richardson 1846). Pomacentridae: Chrominae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean, western Pacific: Christmas Islands and Cocos-Keeling Islands (eastern Indian Ocean), Malaysia and Indonesia east to Marshall Islands and Samoa, north to southern Japan and Ogasawara Islands, south to northern Australia and New Caledonia. Habitat: marine.

strasburgi, Dascyllus Klausewitz [W.] 1960:45, Fig. 1 [Bulletin of Aquatic Biology v. 2 (no. 15); ref. 11924] Haka Puuae Bay, Taipi Bay, Nuku Hiva, Marquesas Islands, Pacific. Holotype: USNM 190596. Paratypes: SMF 5111-12 (1, 1); Inst. Oceanogr. uncat. (5). •Valid as Dascyllus strasburgi Klausewitz 1960 -- (Allen 1991:244 [ref. 19344], Randall 1995:263 [ref. 22896], Randall & Earle 2000:16 [ref. 25806], Randall & Randall 2001:66 [ref. 25280], Allen 2001:3343 [ref. 26132], Randall 2005:370 [ref. 28239], Delrieu-Trottin et al. 2015:7 [ref. 33988], Parenti 2021:64 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Valid as Dascyllus strasburgi Klausewitz 1960. Pomacentridae: Chrominae. Distribution: South Pacific: Marquesas Islands. Habitat: marine.

trifasciatus, Pomacentrus De Vis [C. W.] 1884:452 [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 8 (pt 4); ref. 1089] Probably South Seas. •Synonym of Dascyllus aruanus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Allen 1991:243 [ref. 19344], Parenti 2021:63 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Synonym of Dascyllus aruanus (Linnaeus 1758). Pomacentridae: Chrominae. Habitat: marine.

trimaculatus, Pomacentrus Rüppell [W. P. E. S.] 1829:39, Pl. 8 (fig. 3) [Atlas zu der Reise im nördlichen Africa. Fische des Rothen Meeres; ref. 3843] Massawa, Eritrea, Red Sea. Lectotype: SMF 1445. Paralectotypes: BMNH 1860.11.9.95, Ruppell specimen; ? Paralectotypes: SMF 2750 (1) and SMF 5113 (1) Massawa, MNHN 0000-8128 (1) Red Sea. Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1978:28 [ref. 20862]. Lectotype established by Dor 1984:184 [ref. 29757] if not designated earlier. •Valid as Dascyllus trimaculatus (Rüppell 1829) -- (Dor 1984:184 [ref. 29757], Ida in Masuda et al. 1984:191 [ref. 6441], Allen 1986:677 [ref. 5631], Allen & Swainston 1988:104 [ref. 25477], Winterbottom et al. 1989:48 [ref. 13251], Randall et al. 1990:268 [ref. 15987], Allen 1991:244 [ref. 19344], Kuiter 1993:242 [ref. 23929], Francis 1993:163 [ref. 25479], Goren & Dor 1994:50 [ref. 25356], Randall 1995:263 [ref. 22896], Mohsin & Ambak 1996:469 [ref. 27969], Allen 1997:166 [ref. 23977], Carpenter et al. 1997:196 [ref. 23922], Chen et al. 1997:144 [ref. 26476] dated 1828, Kuiter 1997:264 [ref. 25488], Randall et al. 1997:268 [ref. 25919], Myers 1999:179 [ref. 23965], Fricke 1999:378 [ref. 24106], Johnson 1999:741 [ref. 25471], Randall 1999:20 [ref. 25829], Allen 2000:90 [ref. 37268], Allen in Randall & Lim 2000:626 [ref. 25122], Nakabo 2000:929 [ref. 25182], Laboute & Grandperrin 2000:322 [ref. 25191], Allen 2000:109 [ref. 25868], Randall & Randall 2001:61 [ref. 25280], Sadovy & Cornish 2000:195 [ref. 25480], Hutchins 2001:266 [ref. 25841], Hutchins 2001:37 [ref. 25847], Allen 2001:3354 [ref. 26132] dated 1928, Nakabo 2002:929 [ref. 26193], Choi et al. 2003:364, 633 [ref. 26218], Allen & Adrim 2003:46 [ref. 26830] dated to 1828, Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S113 [ref. 27377], Myers & Donaldson 2003:632 [ref. 27495], Shibukawa et al. in Kimura & Matsuura 2003:135 [ref. 27510], Randall et al. 2004:20 [ref. 27624], Adrim et al. 2004:123 [ref. 27715], Heemstra et al. 2004:3324 [ref. 27945], Heemstra & Heemstra 2004:333 [ref. 28072], Randall 2005:370 [ref. 28239], Allen et al. 2006:1456 [ref. 29090], Randall 2007:308 [ref. 30952], Fricke et al. 2009:80 [ref. 30213], Shibukawa 2009:209 [ref. 30449], Motomura et al. 2010:153 [ref. 31256], Allen & Erdmann 2012:598 [ref. 31980], Fricke et al. 2013:264 [ref. 32706], Larson et al. 2013:171 [ref. 32988], Fricke et al. 2014:119 [ref. 33932], Koeda et al. 2016:69 [ref. 35333], Koeda et al. 2016:10 [ref. 35354], Fowler et al. 2017:[4] 2252 [ref. 36358], Fricke et al. 2018:268 [ref. 35805], Golani & Fricke 2018:115 [ref. 36273], Jawad et al. 2018:118 [ref. 36262], Arndt & Fricke 2019:26 [ref. 36883], Dalleau-Coudert et al. 2019:135 [ref. 40104], Eagderi et al. 2019:96 [ref. 37020], Fricke et al. 2019:215 [ref. 36673], Hoschke et al. 2019:157 [ref. 36626], Zajonz et al. 2019:86 [ref. 36871], Kim et al. 2020:149 [ref. 39118], Arshad in Motomura et al. 2021:46 [ref. 38121], Durville et al. 2021:313 [ref. 38802], Parenti 2021:64 [ref. 38418], Allen 2022:145 [ref. 39911], Noushad K. et al. 2024:45 [ref. 40947]). Current status: Valid as Dascyllus trimaculatus (Rüppell 1829). Pomacentridae: Chrominae. Distribution: Red Sea; Indo-West Pacific: Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa), East Africa (Mozambique, Tanzania, Kenya, Somalia, Djibouti), Persian Gulf, Socotra (Yemen), Seychelles, Comoros, Madagascar and Mascarenes (La Réunion, Mauritius, Rodrigues) east to Marshall Islands and Pitcairn Group, north to southern Korea and southern Japan, south to Rottnest Island (Western Australia), Wollongong (New South Wales, Australia), Lord Howe Island (Australia), New Caledonia and Austral Islands (French Polynesia). Habitat: marine.

unicolor, Dascyllus Bennett [E. T.] 1831:127 [Proceedings of the Committee of Science and Correspondence of the Zoological Society of London 1830-31 (pt 1); ref. 16794] Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean. Holotype: BMNH 1855.12.26.474. Type listed in Günther's Catalogue of Fishes (vol. 4, p. 13) as "type of Dascyllus unicolor". •Synonym of Dascyllus trimaculatus (Rüppell 1829) -- (Allen 1991:244 [ref. 19344], Fricke 1999:378 [ref. 24106], Parenti 2021:64 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Synonym of Dascyllus trimaculatus (Rüppell 1829). Pomacentridae: Chrominae. Habitat: marine.

unifasciatus, Pomacentrus Kner [R.] 1868:31 [Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 58 (nos 1-2); ref. 6074] Kandavu Island, Fiji Islands. Appeared in more detail in Kner 1868:348 [56 of separate], Pl. 8 (fig. 24) [ref. 2646]. Objectively invalid; preoccupied by Pomacentrus unifasciatus Steindachner 1867. •Synonym of Dascyllus reticulatus (Richardson 1846) -- (Allen 1991:244 [ref. 19344], Parenti 2021:64 [ref. 38418]). 1°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Dascyllus reticulatus (Richardson 1846). Pomacentridae: Chrominae. Habitat: marine.

xanthosoma, Dascyllus Bleeker [P.] 1851:247 [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 2 (no. 2); ref. 331] Banda Neira, Banda Islands, Indonesia. Holotype (unique): RMNH 6455 (1 of 47). •Synonym of Dascyllus reticulatus (Richardson 1846) -- (Allen 1991:244 [ref. 19344], Parenti 2021:64 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Synonym of Dascyllus reticulatus (Richardson 1846). Pomacentridae: Chrominae. Habitat: marine.


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