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Species in the genus Stegastes: [ 69 ] records

acapulcoensis, Pomacentrus Fowler [H. W.] 1944:363, Figs. 222-223 [Monographs of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia No. 6; ref. 1448] Acapulco, Mexico. Holotype: ANSP 70281. Paratypes: ANSP 70282 (1). Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:144 [ref. 13621]. •Valid as Stegastes acapulcoensis (Fowler 1944) -- (Allen & Woods 1980:188 [ref. 6919], Allen 1991:252 [ref. 19344], Allen & Robertson 1994:190 [ref. 22193], Schneider & Krupp in Fischer et al. 1995:1402 [ref. 22830], Grove & Lavenberg 1997:480 [ref. 24023], Chirichigno F. & Vélez D. 1998:298 [ref. 24555], Thomson et al. 2000:158 [ref. 25640], Nelson et al. 2004:154 [ref. 27807], Love et al. 2005:135 [ref. 37547], McCosker & Rosenblatt 2010:193 [ref. 30957], Page et al. 2013:159 [ref. 32708], Galván-Villa et al. 2016:147 [ref. 34871], Fourriére et al. 2016:447 [ref. 34668], Hernández-Velasco et al. 2016:1 [ref. 34760], Del Moral-Flores et al. 2016:610 [ref. 34923], González-Murcia et al. 2019:305 [ref. 36544], Love et al. 2021:175 [ref. 39279], Parenti 2021:81 [ref. 38418], Vela-Espinosa et al. 2023:8 [ref. 40981]). Current status: Valid as Stegastes acapulcoensis (Fowler 1944). Pomacentridae: Microspathodontinae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific: southern tip of Baja California Sur (Mexico) south to Peru, including southern Gulf of California (Mexico) and Galapagos Islands (Ecuador). Habitat: marine.

adustus, Pomacentrus Troschel [F. H.] in Müller 1865:633 (v. 3) [Reisen in den Vereinigten Staaten, Canada und Mexico; ref. 14184] (Caribbean) Mexico. No types known. •Treated as synonym of Stegastes dorsopunicans (Poey "1863" [actual 1868]) -- (Allen 1991:253 [ref. 19344]) but Troschel's description apparently was earlier and should have been treated as valid. •Valid as Stegastes adustus (Troschel 1865) -- (Smith-Vaniz et al. 1999:286 [ref. 25013], Collette et al. 2003:114 [ref. 26784], Carter & Kaufman 2003:1696 [ref. 27102], Smith et al. 2003:41 [ref. 27621], Nelson et al. 2004:154 [ref. 27807], McEachran & Fechhelm 2005:498 [ref. 28815], Page et al. 2013:159 [ref. 32708], Smith-Vaniz & Jelks 2014:61 [ref. 33341], Robertson et al. 2016:146, 149 [ref. 34961], Robertson et al. 2020:161 [ref. 38098], Escobar-Sierra et al. 2021:81 [ref. 38844], Parenti 2021:81 [ref. 38418], Martínez-Servín et al. 2023:116 [ref. 40726]). Current status: Valid as Stegastes adustus (Troschel 1865). Pomacentridae: Microspathodontinae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: southern Florida (U.S.A.), Bahamas, and Caribbean Sea. Habitat: marine.

albifasciatus, Pomacentrus Schlegel [H.] & Müller [S.] 1840:21 [Verhandelingen over de natuurlijke geschiedenis der Nederlandsche overzeesche bezittingen / door de Leden der Natuurkundige Commissie in Indië en andere schrijvers; uitgegeven ... door C. J. Temminck Zoologie, No. 2; ref. 18698] Northeastern coast of Sulawesi, Indonesia. Syntypes: RMNH 938 (2). •Valid as Stegastes albifasciatus (Schlegel & Müller 1840) -- (Yoshino in Masuda et al. 1984:194 [ref. 6441], Allen & Emery 1985:11 [ref. 5236], Randall et al. 1990:283 [ref. 15987], Allen 1991:252 [ref. 19344], Randall et al. 1997:283 [ref. 25919], Myers 1999:187 [ref. 23965], Fricke 1999:385 [ref. 24106], Allen 2000:90 [ref. 37268], Randall 2001:107 [ref. 25124], Allen in Randall & Lim 2000:627 [ref. 25122], Nakabo 2000:950 [ref. 25182], Hutchins 2001:267 [ref. 25841], Hutchins 2001:38 [ref. 25847], Allen 2001:3345 [ref. 26132], Nakabo 2002:950 [ref. 26193], Allen & Adrim 2003:47 [ref. 26830] dating to 1844, Myers & Donaldson 2003:633 [ref. 27495], Lobel & Lobel 2004:73 [ref. 27576], Randall et al. 2004:21 [ref. 27624], Heemstra et al. 2004:3325 [ref. 27945], Randall 2005:383 [ref. 28239], Randall 2005:385 [ref. 28239], Fricke et al. 2009:81 [ref. 30213], Allen & Erdmann 2012:628 [ref. 31980], Fricke et al. 2014:125 [ref. 33932], Fricke et al. 2019:222 [ref. 36673], Parenti 2021:81 [ref. 38418], Allen 2022:162 [ref. 39911]). Current status: Valid as Stegastes albifasciatus (Schlegel & Müller 1840). Pomacentridae: Microspathodontinae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: East Africa (Mozambique, Tanzania, Kenya), Seychelles, Aldabra (Seychelles), Saint Brandon's Shoals (Cargados Carajos) and Mascarenes (La Réunion, Mauritius, Rodrigues) east to Wake Atoll, Line Islands (Kiribati) and Tuamotu Archipelago (French Polynesia), south to Western Australia, New Caledonia and Tonga. Habitat: marine.

analigutta, Pomacentrus Gill [T. N.] in Günther 1862:27 [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 4; ref. 1969] Cape San Lucas, Baja California. Syntypes: MCZ 35984 [ex USNM 3674] (1), USNM 3674 (orig. 20, now 13). Author is T. N. Gill. Other species similarly treated by Günther appeared first in Gill 1862:149 [ref. 1662] but not this one; Günther quoted directly from Gill's manuscript, so Gill is the author. •Synonym of Stegastes rectifraenum (Gill 1862) -- (Allen & Woods 1980:190 [ref. 6919], Allen 1991:254 [ref. 19344] with Günther as author, Parenti 2021:85 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Synonym of Stegastes rectifraenum (Gill 1862). Pomacentridae: Microspathodontinae. Habitat: marine.

analis, Pomacentrus Poey [F.] 1868:327 [Repertorio Fisico-Natural de la Isla de Cuba v. 2; ref. 3505] Havana, Cuba. Syntypes: MCZ 14676 (3), 14678-79 (3, 1). Type catalog: Howell Rivero 1938:208 [ref. 22926] with MCZ 14678 as holotype. •Synonym of Stegastes leucostictus (Müller & Troschel 1848) -- (Allen 1991:253 [ref. 19344], Parenti 2021:83 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Synonym of Stegastes leucostictus (Müller & Troschel 1848). Pomacentridae: Microspathodontinae. Habitat: marine.

arcifrons, Pomacentrus Heller [E.] & Snodgrass [R. E.] 1903:202, Pl. 7 [Proceedings of the Washington Academy of Sciences v. 5; ref. 2089] Barrington Island, Galápagos Islands. Holotype: CAS-SU 6356. Paratypes: BMNH 1901.6.28.212-221 [ex SU] (17); MCZ 29456 (2); CAS-SU 6419 (13), 6536 (now 3), 51109 (2), 51120 (1); ?USNM 50047-48 (4, 20), 153624 [ex MCZ 29456] (1). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:83 [ref. 12291]. •Valid as Stegastes arcifrons (Heller & Snodgrass 1903) -- (Allen & Woods 1980:193 [ref. 6919], Allen 1991:253 [ref. 19344], Allen & Robertson 1994:190 [ref. 22193], Schneider & Krupp in Fischer et al. 1995:1402 [ref. 22830], Grove & Lavenberg 1997:480 [ref. 24023], McCosker & Rosenblatt 2010:193 [ref. 30957], Parenti 2021:82 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Valid as Stegastes arcifrons (Heller & Snodgrass 1903). Pomacentridae: Microspathodontinae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific: Cocos Island (Costa Rica), Malpelo Island (Colombia) and Galapagos Islands (Ecuador). Habitat: marine.

ater, Pomacentrus Liénard [F.] in Sauvage 1891:428 [Histoire physique, naturelle et politique de Madagascar; ref. 14503] Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean. No types known. Objectively invalid; preoccupied by Pomacentrus ater Bleeker 1879. Based on 'Pomacentre noir' of Liénard 1839:34 [ref. 17536] and Liénard 1840:297 [ref. 30337]; description quoted from Liénard. •Synonym of Stegastes limbatus (Cuvier 1830) -- (Fricke 1999:386 [ref. 24106], Parenti 2021:83 [ref. 38418]). 1°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Stegastes limbatus (Cuvier 1830). Pomacentridae: Microspathodontinae. Habitat: marine.

ater, Pomacentrus (Brachypomacentrus) Bleeker [P.] (ex Liénard) 1879:5, Pl. 2 [Verhandelingen der Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen, Afdeeling Natuurkunde (Amsterdam) v. 18; ref. 17121] Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean. Lectotype: ZMH 17035. Appeared first in French vernacular as 'Pomacentre noir' in Liénard 1839:34 [ref. 17536] and Liénard 1840:297 [ref. 30337] and as name only in other references. Lectotype selected by Fricke 1999:386 [ref. 24106]. Name dates to Bleeker 1879 as above according to Fricke 1999:386 [ref. 24106] but wrongly with Liénard as author. •Appeared first in French vernacular as 'Pomacentre noir' in Liénard 1839:34 [ref. 17536] and Liénard 1840:297 [ref. 30337], Pomacentridae: Microspathodontinae. Habitat: marine.

atrocyaneus, Pomacentrus Poey [F.] 1860:190 [Memorias sobre la historia natural de la Isla de Cuba v. 2; ref. 3499] Havana, Cuba. No types known. Originally as atro-cyaneus, correction mandatory. •Synonym of Pomacentrus fuscus Cuvier 1830 -- (Lloris & Rucabado 1990:849 [ref. 15959]). •Synonym of Stegastes leucostictus (Müller & Troschel 1848) -- (Allen 1991:253 [ref. 19344], Parenti 2021:83 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Synonym of Stegastes leucostictus (Müller & Troschel 1848). Pomacentridae: Microspathodontinae. Habitat: marine.

baldwini, Stegastes Allen [G. R.] & Woods [L. P.] 1980:183, Fig. 7 [Records of the Western Australian Museum v. 8 (pt 2); ref. 6919] Clipperton Island, about 10°18'N, 109°13'W, about 0-1.5 kilometers north of wreck on east side of island, eastern Pacific. Holotype: USNM 114944. Paratypes: ANSP 75182 (181), BMNH 1957.1.21.1-10 (10), CAS 20715 (137), FMNH 61882 (54), CAS-SU 49169 [ex W56-241] (93), USNM 114945 (38 or 37), WAM P.25547-001 [ex ANSP 75182] (10). Type catalog: Ibarra & Stewart 1987:81 [ref. 12367], Hutchins & Smith 1991:31 [ref. 19335], Moore et al. 2008:34 [ref. 30117]. •Valid as Stegastes baldwini Allen & Woods 1980 -- (Allen 1991:253 [ref. 19344], Allen & Robertson 1994:190, 303 [ref. 22193], Schneider & Krupp in Fischer et al. 1995:1403 [ref. 22830], Béarez & Séret 2009:150 [ref. 36646], Parenti 2021:82 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Valid as Stegastes baldwini Allen & Woods 1980. Pomacentridae: Microspathodontinae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific: Clipperton Island (France) endemic. Habitat: marine.

beebei, Eupomacentrus Nichols [J. T.] 1924:63 [Zoologica, Scientific Contributions of the New York Zoological Society v. 5 (no. 4); ref. 15460] Eden, Indefatigable [Santa Cruz] Island, Galápagos Islands. Holotype (unique): AMNH 8270 [ex NYZS]. Type catalog: Mead 1958:132 [ref. 20648]. •Synonym of Stegastes leucorus (Gilbert 1892) -- (Allen 1991:253 [ref. 19344]). •Synonym of Stegastes leucorus (Gilbert 1892), but a valid subspecies -- (Allen & Woods 1980:182 [ref. 6919], Allen & Robertson 1994:191 [ref. 22193], Thomson et al. 2000:159 [ref. 25640]). •Valid as Stegastes beebei (Nichols 1924) -- (Schneider & Krupp in Fischer et al. 1995:1403 [ref. 22830], Grove & Lavenberg 1997:483 [ref. 24023], McCosker & Rosenblatt 2010:193 [ref. 30957], Parenti 2021:82 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Valid as Stegastes beebei (Nichols 1924). Pomacentridae: Microspathodontinae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific: Galapagos Islands (Ecuador) endemic. Habitat: marine.

caudalis, Pomacentrus Poey [F.] 1868:328 [Repertorio Fisico-Natural de la Isla de Cuba v. 2; ref. 3505] Havana, Cuba. Syntypes: MCZ 14682 (7). Type catalog: Howell Rivero 1938:208 [ref. 22926] with a holotype. •Synonym of Pomacentrus leucostictus Müller & Troschel 1848 -- (Lloris & Rucabado 1990:849 [ref. 15959]). •Synonym of Stegastes leucostictus (Müller & Troschel 1848) -- (Allen 1991:253 [ref. 19344], Parenti 2021:83 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Synonym of Stegastes leucostictus (Müller & Troschel 1848). Pomacentridae: Microspathodontinae. Habitat: marine.

chrysus, Eupomacentrus Bean [T. H.] 1906:32 [Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington v. 19; ref. 15640] White's Flat Channel, Bermuda. Holotype (unique): FMNH 5025. Type catalog: Ibarra & Stewart 1987:35 [ref. 12367]. •Synonym of Stegastes variabilis (Castelnau 1855) -- (Allen 1991:254 [ref. 19344], Smith-Vaniz et al. 1999:288 [ref. 25013], Parenti 2021:85 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Synonym of Stegastes variabilis (Castelnau 1855). Pomacentridae: Microspathodontinae. Habitat: marine.

cyanospilos, Pomacentrus Bleeker [P.] 1853:709 [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 3 (no. 5); ref. 16833] Wahai, Ceram, Indonesia. Syntypes: (9) RMNH 6470 (some of 22). •Synonym of Stegastes lividus (Forster 1801) -- (Allen & Emery 1985:22 [ref. 5236] as cyanospilus, Allen 1991:253 [ref. 19344]). •Synonym of Stegastes punctatus (Quoy & Gaimard 1825) -- (Parenti 2021:84 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Synonym of Stegastes punctatus (Quoy & Gaimard 1825). Pomacentridae: Microspathodontinae. Habitat: marine.

diencaeus, Eupomacentrus Jordan [D. S.] & Rutter [C. L.] 1897:116 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 49; ref. 10644] Kingston, Jamaica. Lectotype: CAS-SU 4969. Paralectotypes: CAS-SU 14901 [ex CAS-SU 4969] (1). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:83 [ref. 12291]. Lectotype selected by Greenfield & Woods 1974:10 [ref. 23245]. •Valid as Eupomacentrus diencaeus Jordan & Rutter 1897 -- (Greenfield & Woods 1974:9 [ref. 23245]). •Valid as Pomacentrus diencaeus (Jordan & Rutter 1897) -- (Robins & Ray 1986:199 [ref. 23100], Cervigón 1992:385 [ref. 23827]). •Valid as Stegastes diencaeus (Jordan & Rutter 1897) -- (Robertson & Allen 1981:110 [ref. 36327], Allen 1991:253 [ref. 19344], Schmitter-Soto et al. 2000:163 [ref. 27754], Collette et al. 2003:114 [ref. 26784], Carter & Kaufman 2003:1696 [ref. 27102], Smith et al. 2003:41 [ref. 27621], Nelson et al. 2004:154 [ref. 27807], McEachran & Fechhelm 2005:499 [ref. 28815], Page et al. 2013:159 [ref. 32708], Smith-Vaniz & Jelks 2014:61 [ref. 33341], Robertson et al. 2016:146, 149 [ref. 34961], Robertson et al. 2020:161 [ref. 38098], Escobar-Sierra et al. 2021:81 [ref. 38844], Parenti 2021:82 [ref. 38418], Bennema & van Moorsel 2022:70 [ref. 39585]). Current status: Valid as Stegastes diencaeus (Jordan & Rutter 1897). Pomacentridae: Microspathodontinae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: southern Florida (U.S.A.), Bahamas and Caribbean Sea. Habitat: marine.

dorsopunicans, Pomacentrus Poey [F.] 1868:328 [Repertorio Fisico-Natural de la Isla de Cuba v. 2; ref. 3505] Havana, Cuba. No types known. Original spelling was dorsopunicaus. Spelled dorso-punicans in errata (p. 465) and index (p. 473), both published later in 1868; dorsopunicans used by subsequent authors. •Synonym of Pomacentrus leucostictus Müller & Troschel 1848 -- (Lloris & Rucabado 1990:849 [ref. 15959]). •Valid as Stegastes dorsopunicans (Poey 1868) -- (Robertson & Allen 1981:110 [ref. 36327], Allen 1991:253 [ref. 19344], Gasparini et al. 1999:6 [ref. 24182], Schmitter-Soto et al. 2000:163 [ref. 27754]) but should have been treated as a synonym of Stegastes adustus (Troschel 1865). •Valid as Pomacentrus dorsopunicans Poey 1868 -- (Cervigón 1992:385 [ref. 23827]). •Synonym of Stegastes adustus (Troschel 1865) -- (Smith-Vaniz et al. 1999:286 [ref. 25013], Parenti 2021:81 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Synonym of Stegastes adustus (Troschel 1865). Pomacentridae: Microspathodontinae. Habitat: marine.

eclipticus, Pomacentrus Jordan [D. S.] & Seale [A.] 1906:282, Fig. 50 [Bulletin of the Bureau of Fisheries v. 25 (for 1905); ref. 2497] Apia, Upolu Island, Samoa. Holotype: USNM 51739 [not 51735]. Paratypes: MCZ 36012 [ex USNM 51739] (1); CAS-SU 8718 (30), 8722 (14); USNM 51739 (8), 126247 [ex USBF 1259] (4). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:84 [ref. 12291]. •Synonym of Stegastes albifasciatus (Schlegel & Müller 1840) -- (Allen & Emery 1985:11 [ref. 5236], Randall et al. 1990:283 [ref. 15987], Allen 1991:252 [ref. 19344], Randall 2001:107 [ref. 25124], Randall 2005:383 [ref. 28239], Parenti 2021:81 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Synonym of Stegastes albifasciatus (Schlegel & Müller 1840). Pomacentridae: Microspathodontinae. Habitat: marine.

elaimelas, Pomacentrus Fowler [H. W.] 1944:381, Figs. 225-227 [Monographs of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia No. 6; ref. 1448] Mazatlán, Sinaloa, western Mexico. Holotype (unique): ANSP 70261. Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:145 [ref. 13621]. •Synonym of Stegastes leucorus (Gilbert 1892) -- (Allen & Woods 1980:179 [ref. 6919], Allen 1991:253 [ref. 19344], Parenti 2021:83 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Synonym of Stegastes leucorus (Gilbert 1892). Pomacentridae: Microspathodontinae. Habitat: marine.

flavilatus, Pomacentrus Gill [T. N.] 1862:148 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 14 (nos 3-4); ref. 1662] Cape San Lucas, Baja California, Mexico. Holotype (unique): not identified. Possible unique holotype in: USNM 3671 (3). MCZ 36023 (1) is not the type. •Valid as Stegastes flavilatus (Gill 1862) -- (Allen & Woods 1980:176 [ref. 6919], Allen 1991:253 [ref. 19344], Allen & Robertson 1994:191 [ref. 22193], Schneider & Krupp in Fischer et al. 1995:1403 [ref. 22830], Grove & Lavenberg 1997:482 [ref. 24023], Novelli et al. 2000:6 [ref. 25094], Thomson et al. 2000:158 [ref. 25640], Nelson et al. 2004:154 [ref. 27807], Love et al. 2005:135 [ref. 37547], McCosker & Rosenblatt 2010:193 [ref. 30957], Page et al. 2013:159 [ref. 32708], Galván-Villa et al. 2016:147 [ref. 34871], Fourriére et al. 2016:447 [ref. 34668], Del Moral-Flores et al. 2016:610 [ref. 34923], Romero-Berny et al. 2018:92 [ref. 35859], Love et al. 2021:175 [ref. 39279], Parenti 2021:83 [ref. 38418], Vela-Espinosa et al. 2023:8 [ref. 40981]). Current status: Valid as Stegastes flavilatus (Gill 1862). Pomacentridae: Microspathodontinae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific: Pacific coast of central Baja California (Mexico) south to Peru, including southern Gulf of California (Mexico) and Galapagos Islands (Ecuador). Habitat: marine.

flaviventer, Pomacentrus Troschel [F. H.] in Müller 1865:633 (v. 3) [Reisen in den Vereinigten Staaten, Canada und Mexico; ref. 14184] Atlantic. No types known. •Synonym of Stegastes variabilis (Castelnau 1855) -- (Allen 1991:254 [ref. 19344], Parenti 2021:85 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Synonym of Stegastes variabilis (Castelnau 1855). Pomacentridae: Microspathodontinae. Habitat: marine.

florulentus, Glyphidodon Günther [A.] 1862:49 [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 4; ref. 1969] Indian Ocean. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1857.2.17.5. •Synonym of Plectroglyphidodon lacrymatus (Quoy & Gaimard 1825) -- (Allen 1991:248 [ref. 19344], Parenti 2021:71 [ref. 38418]). •Synonym of Stegastes lacrymatus (Quoy & Gaimard 1825) -- (Tang et al. 2021:284 [ref. 38308]). Current status: Synonym of Stegastes lacrymatus (Quoy & Gaimard 1825). Pomacentridae: Microspathodontinae. Habitat: marine.

freemani, Pomacentrus Beebe [W.] & Tee-Van [J.] 1928:196, Fig. [Zoologica, Scientific Contributions of the New York Zoological Society v. 10 (no. 1); ref. 15836] Sand Cay, Port-au-Prince Bay, Haiti, West Indies. Holotype: USNM 170898 [ex NYZS 7269]. Paratypes: USNM 170897 [ex NYZS 7347] (6), 170898 [ex NYZS 7269] (1). Type catalog: Mead 1958:134 [ref. 20648]. •Synonym of Stegastes partitus (Poey 1868) -- (Allen 1991:254 [ref. 19344], Parenti 2021:84 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Synonym of Stegastes partitus (Poey 1868). Pomacentridae: Microspathodontinae. Habitat: marine.

fuscus, Pomacentrus Cuvier [G.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1830:432 [Histoire naturelle des poissons; ref. 999] Brazil. Holotype (unique): MNHN 0000-8281. Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1978:23 [ref. 20862]. •Valid as Pomacentrus fuscus Cuvier 1820 -- (Robins & Ray 1986:198 [ref. 23100], Lloris & Rucabado 1990:849 [ref. 15959], Cervigón 1992:385 [ref. 23827], Cervigón 1993:360 [ref. 24474]). •Valid as Stegastes fuscus (Cuvier 1830) -- (Allen 1991:253 [ref. 19344], Boschung 1992:151 [ref. 23239], Gasparini et al. 1999:6 [ref. 24182], Smith-Vaniz et al. 1999:287 [ref. 25013], Novelli et al. 2000:5 [ref. 25094], Carter & Kaufman 2003:1696 [ref. 27102], Moura & Menezes in Menezes et al. 2003:91 [ref. 27192], Araújo et al. 2009:67 [ref. 30310], Spier et al. 2018:15 [ref. 36103], Parenti 2021:83 [ref. 38418], Carvalho-Filho 2023:195 [ref. 40480], Hoff et al. 2023:7 [ref. 40463]). Current status: Valid as Stegastes fuscus (Cuvier 1830). Pomacentridae: Microspathodontinae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: Ceará south to Santa Catarina (Brazil) endemic, including Trindade Island (Brazil). Habitat: marine.

gilli, Pomacentrus Gilbert [C. H.] & Starks [E. C.] 1904:141, Pl. 22 (fig. 44) [Memoirs of the California Academy of Sciences v. 4; ref. 1639] Panama. Holotype: CAS-SU 6803. Paratypes: (12) BMNH 1903.5.15.85 (1), MCZ 29453 (1), CAS-SU 6906 (5), USNM 50388 (1), ZMB 15993 [ex SU] (1). Holotype established in caption to Pl. 22. •Synonym of Stegastes flavilatus (Gill 1862) -- (Allen & Woods 1980:176 [ref. 6919], Allen 1991:253 [ref. 19344]). Current status: Synonym of Stegastes flavilatus (Gill 1862). Pomacentridae: Microspathodontinae. Habitat: marine.

hamyi, Pomacentrus Rochebrune [A. T. de] 1880:165 [Bulletin de la Société philomathique de Paris (7th Série) v. 4; ref. 3790] Casamance River, Senegal. Holotype (unique): lost. Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1978:35 [ref. 20862] with Sauvage as author. •Valid as Pomacentrus hamyi Rochebrune 1880 -- (Lloris & Rucabado 1990:849 [ref. 15959]). •Questionable synonym of Stegastes imbricatus Jenyns 1840 -- (Edwards 1986:203 [ref. 9152], Allen 1991:253 [ref. 19344], Parenti 2021:83 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Uncertain as Stegastes imbricatus Jenyns 1840. Pomacentridae: Microspathodontinae. Habitat: marine.

imbricatus, Stegastes Jenyns [L.] 1840:63, 165, Pl. 9 (fig. 2) [The zoology of the voyage of H. M. S. Beagle; ref. 2344] Quail Island, Porto Praya, Cape Verde Islands. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1917.7.14.45. •Synonym of Abudefduf luridus (Cuvier 1830) -- (Lloris & Rucabado 1990:843 [ref. 15959]). •Valid as Stegastes imbricatus Jenyns 1840 -- (Allen 1991:253 [ref. 19344], Afonso et al. 1999:77 [ref. 25466], Wirtz et al. 2007:37 [ref. 30263], Wirtz et al. 2013:130 [ref. 32972], Edwards in Carpenter & De Angelis 2016:2729 [ref. 34618], Reiner 2019:238 [ref. 38139], Parenti 2021:83 [ref. 38418], Fermon et al. 2022:251 [ref. 39448]). Current status: Valid as Stegastes imbricatus Jenyns 1840. Pomacentridae: Microspathodontinae. Distribution: Eastern Atlantic: Senegal south to Angola, including Canary Islands, Cape Verde Islands, and São Tomé and Principe. Habitat: marine.

kumkum, Pomacentrus Montrouzier [X.] 1857:478 [200] [Annales de la Société d'Agriculture, Histoire Naturelle et Arts Utiles de Lyon (sér. 2) v. 8 (1856); ref. 17789] On p. 200 of reprint. Not available, manuscript name mentioned in passing in synonymy under two species; Woodlark I., South Pacific. •In the synonymy of Stegastes lividus (Forster 1801) -- (Allen 1991:253 [ref. 19344]). •In the synonymy of Segastes punctatus (Quoy & Gaimard 1825) -- (Parenti 2021:84 [ref. 38418]). Nomen Nudum. Current status: Synonym of Stegastes punctatus (Quoy & Gaimard 1825). Pomacentridae: Microspathodontinae. Habitat: marine.

lacrymatus, Glyphisodon Quoy [J. R. C.] & Gaimard [J. P.] 1825:388, Pl. 62 (fig. 7) [Voyage autour du monde; ref. 3574] Guam, Mariana Islands, western Pacific. Holotype (unique): MNHN 0000-8336. Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1978:11 [ref. 20862]. •Valid as Plectroglyphidodon lacrymatus (Quoy & Gaimard 1825) -- (Dor 1984:185 [ref. 29757], Yoshino in Masuda et al. 1984:197 [ref. 6441], Allen 1986:680 [ref. 5631], Allen & Swainston 1988:106 [ref. 25477], Winterbottom et al. 1989:48 [ref. 13251], Randall et al. 1990:274 [ref. 15987], Allen 1991:248 [ref. 19344], Kuiter 1993:243 [ref. 23929], Francis 1993:164 [ref. 25479], Goren & Dor 1994:50 [ref. 25356], Allen 1997:170 [ref. 23977], Randall et al. 1997:274 [ref. 25919], Myers 1999:184 [ref. 23965], Allen 2000:90 [ref. 37268], Allen in Randall & Lim 2000:627 [ref. 25122], Nakabo 2000:932 [ref. 25182], Laboute & Grandperrin 2000:323 [ref. 25191], Randall & Earle 2000:16 [ref. 25806], Allen 2000:110 [ref. 25868], Hutchins 2001:267 [ref. 25841], Hutchins 2001:37 [ref. 25847], Allen 2001:3344 [ref. 26132] dated 1824, Nakabo 2002:932 [ref. 26193], Allen & Adrim 2003:46 [ref. 26830], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S113 [ref. 27377], Shibukawa et al. in Kimura & Matsuura 2003:138 [ref. 27510], Lobel & Lobel 2004:73 [ref. 27576], Randall et al. 2004:20 [ref. 27624] dated 1824, Adrim et al. 2004:123 [ref. 27715], Heemstra & Heemstra 2004:334 [ref. 28072], Randall 2005:375 [ref. 28239], Allen et al. 2006:1463 [ref. 29090], Fricke et al. 2009:80 [ref. 30213], Shibukawa 2009:211 [ref. 30449], Motomura et al. 2010:155 [ref. 31256], Hubert et al. 2012:5 [ref. 31846], Allen & Erdmann 2012:609 [ref. 31980], Fricke et al. 2013:265 [ref. 32706], Fricke et al. 2014:121 [ref. 33932], Delrieu-Trottin et al. 2015:7 [ref. 33988], Koeda et al. 2016:70 [ref. 35333], Koeda et al. 2016:12 [ref. 35354], Fricke et al. 2018:271 [ref. 35805], Golani & Fricke 2018:116 [ref. 36273], Dalleau-Coudert et al. 2019:137 [ref. 40104], Fricke et al. 2019:218 [ref. 36673], Hoschke et al. 2019:158 [ref. 36626], Zajonz et al. 2019:87 [ref. 36871], Parenti 2021:71 [ref. 38418], Wada et al. 2021:44 [ref. 38521], Allen 2022:151 [ref. 39911]). •Valid as Stegastes lacrymatus (Quoy & Gaimard 1825) -- (Tang et al. 2021:284 [ref. 38308]). Current status: Valid as Stegastes lacrymatus (Quoy & Gaimard 1825). Pomacentridae: Microspathodontinae. Distribution: Red Sea; Indo-West Pacific: KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa), East Africa, Socotra (Yemen), Seychelles, Comoros, Madagascar and western Mascarenes (La Réunion, Mauritius) east to Marshall Islands and Marquesas Islands (French Polynesia), north to Amami Islands (southern Japan), south to Rottnest Island (Western Australia), Sydney (New South Wales, Australia), Lord Howe Island (Australia), New Caledonia and Rapa (French Polynesia). Habitat: marine.

leucopleura, Pomacentrus Bleeker [P.] 1854:85 [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 7 (no. 1); ref. 16939] Ulakan, Sumatra, Indonesia. Syntypes: RMNH 6458 (2 of several). •Synonym of Stegastes albifasciatus (Schlegel & Müller 1840) -- (Allen & Emery 1985:11 [ref. 5236], Allen 1991:252 [ref. 19344], Parenti 2021:81 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Synonym of Stegastes albifasciatus (Schlegel & Müller 1840). Pomacentridae: Microspathodontinae. Habitat: marine.

leucorus, Pomacentrus Gilbert [C. H.] 1892:554 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 14 (no. 880); ref. 1626] Socorro Island, Revillagigedo Islands, off western Mexico. Syntypes: (numerous) BMNH 1901.6.28.202-211 (13); CAS-SU 329 (3); USNM 48248-49 (1, 2), 124989 [ex USBF 447] (2). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:84 [ref. 12291]. •Valid as Stegastes leucorus (Gilbert 1892) -- (Allen & Woods 1980:179 [ref. 6919], Allen 1991:253 [ref. 19344], Allen & Robertson 1994:191 [ref. 22193], Schneider & Krupp in Fischer et al. 1995:1404 [ref. 22830], Thomson et al. 2000:158 [ref. 25640], Nelson et al. 2004:154 [ref. 27807], Love et al. 2005:135 [ref. 37547], Page et al. 2013:159 [ref. 32708], Galván-Villa et al. 2016:148 [ref. 34871], Fourriére et al. 2016:448 [ref. 34668], Hernández-Velasco et al. 2016:1 [ref. 34760], Del Moral-Flores et al. 2016:610 [ref. 34923], Walker et al. 2020:4 [ref. 37499], Love et al. 2021:175 [ref. 39279], Parenti 2021:83 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Valid as Stegastes leucorus (Gilbert 1892). Pomacentridae: Microspathodontinae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific: Pacific coast of central Baja California south to Guerrero (Mexico), including Revillagigedo Islands (Mexico) and southern Gulf of California (Mexico); straying to southern California (U.S.A.). IUCN (2010): Vulnerable. Habitat: marine.

leucostictus, Pomacentrus Müller [J.] & Troschel [F. H.] in Schomburgk 1848:674 [18] [The history of Barbados; comprising a geographical description of the island and an account of its geology and natural productions.; ref. 17812] Barbados, West Indies. Syntypes: ZMB 2760-61 (1, 1), 5730 (2). Appeared first as above; reprinted in Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. 1848:18. •Valid as Pomacentrus leucostictus Müller & Troschel 1848 -- (Robins & Ray 1986:199 [ref. 23100], Lloris & Rucabado 1990:849 [ref. 15959], Cervigón 1992:385 [ref. 23827], Cervigón 1993:362 [ref. 24474]). •Valid as Stegastes leucostictus (Müller & Troschel 1848) -- (Allen 1991:253 [ref. 19344], Boschung 1992:151 [ref. 23239], Castro-Aguirre et al. 1999:395 [ref. 24550], Smith-Vaniz et al. 1999:287 [ref. 25013], Schmitter-Soto et al. 2000:163 [ref. 27754], Carter & Kaufman 2003:1696 [ref. 27102], Smith et al. 2003:41 [ref. 27621], Nelson et al. 2004:154 [ref. 27807], McEachran & Fechhelm 2005:500 [ref. 28815], García-Hernández et al. 2009:93 [ref. 37265], Page et al. 2013:159 [ref. 32708], Smith-Vaniz & Jelks 2014:61 [ref. 33341], Robertson et al. 2016:146 [ref. 34961], Robertson et al. 2020:161 [ref. 38098], Escobar-Sierra et al. 2021:81 [ref. 38844], Parenti 2021:83 [ref. 38418], Carvalho-Filho 2023:196 [ref. 40480]). Current status: Valid as Stegastes leucostictus (Müller & Troschel 1848). Pomacentridae: Microspathodontinae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: southern Florida (U.S.A.) and Bahamas south to Trinidad and Tobago, including Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea. Habitat: marine.

limbatus, Glyphisodon Cuvier [G.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1830:477 [Histoire naturelle des poissons; ref. 999] Réunion, western Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean. Holotype (unique): MNHN 0000-8487. Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1978:12 [ref. 20862]. •Valid as Stegastes limbatus (Cuvier 1830) -- (Allen & Emery 1985:21 [ref. 5236], Allen 1991:253 [ref. 19344], Fricke 1999:386 [ref. 24106], Heemstra et al. 2004:3325 [ref. 27945], Fricke et al. 2009:81 [ref. 30213], Fricke et al. 2018:275 [ref. 35805], Arndt & Fricke 2019:27 [ref. 36883], Dalleau-Coudert et al. 2019:139 [ref. 40104], Parenti 2021:83 [ref. 38418], Allen 2022:162 [ref. 39911]). Current status: Valid as Stegastes limbatus (Cuvier 1830). Pomacentridae: Microspathodontinae. Distribution: Southwestern Indian Ocean: Madagascar and Mascarenes (La Réunion, Mauritius, Rodrigues). Habitat: marine.

lividus, Chaetodon Forster [J. R.] in Bloch & Schneider 1801:235 [M. E. Blochii, Systema Ichthyologiae; ref. 471] Tahuata, Marquesas Is, southern Pacific. No types known. Type locality information from Randall 2004:390 [ref. 28077]. Based on description in manuscript by Forster (Johann Reinhold Forster, 1729-1798, German explorer and naturalist of Cook's second voyage). Range now considered to be the Marquesas Is.; other localities are misidentifications. •Valid as Stegastes lividus (Forster 1801) [but non-Marquesas references are punctatus] -- (Dor 1984:188 [ref. 29757], Yoshino in Masuda et al. 1984:194 [ref. 6441], Allen & Emery 1985:22 [ref. 5236], Allen & Swainston 1988:106 [ref. 25477], Randall et al. 1990:284 [ref. 15987], Allen 1991:253 [ref. 19344], Goren & Dor 1994:51 [ref. 25356], Allen 1997:170 [ref. 23977], Randall et al. 1997:284 [ref. 25919], Myers 1999:187 [ref. 23965], Fricke 1999:387 [ref. 24106], Allen in Randall & Lim 2000:627 [ref. 25122], Nakabo 2000:949 [ref. 25182], Allen 2000:111 [ref. 25868], Hutchins 2001:267 [ref. 25841], Hutchins 2001:38 [ref. 25847], Nakabo 2002:949 [ref. 26193], Allen & Adrim 2003:47 [ref. 26830] with authors as Bloch & Schneider, Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S114 [ref. 27377], Myers & Donaldson 2003:633 [ref. 27495], Myers & Donaldson 2003:633 [ref. 27495] with authors as Bloch & Schneider, Shibukawa et al. in Kimura & Matsuura 2003:143 [ref. 27510], Randall et al. 2004:21 [ref. 27624], Randall 2004:390 [ref. 28077], Randall 2005:385 [ref. 28239], Delrieu-Trottin et al. 2015:7 [ref. 33988], Habib & Islam 2020:Supplementary table p. 24 [ref. 38321] misidentified, Parenti 2021:83 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Valid as Stegastes lividus (Forster 1801). Pomacentridae: Microspathodontinae. Distribution: South Pacific: Marquesas Islands [other records are Stegastes punctatus on ref. 28077]. Habitat: marine.

lubbocki, Stegastes Allen [G. R.] & Smith [K. N.] 1992:114, Fig. 1 [Records of the Western Australian Museum v. 16 (pt 1); ref. 20889] Pratt Point, Ascension Island, eastern Atlantic, 7°57'S, 14°22'W. Holotype: WAM P.30283-001. Paratypes: BMNH 1992.4.6.1-8 (8); USNM 320806 (4); WAM P.30279-001 (7), P.30280-001 (1), P.30281-001 (1), P.30282-001 (2), P.30284-001 (16). Type catalog: Moore et al. 2008:35 [ref. 30117]. •Valid as Stegastes lubbocki Allen & Smith 1992 -- (Wirtz et al. 2014:9 [ref. 33516], Edwards in Carpenter & De Angelis 2016:2730 [ref. 34618], Parenti 2021:84 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Valid as Stegastes lubbocki Allen & Smith 1992. Pomacentridae: Microspathodontinae. Distribution: Southern-central Atlantic: Ascension Island (UK) endemic. Habitat: marine.

madagascariensis, Pomacentrus Sauvage [H.-E.] 1882:174 [Bulletin de la Société philomathique de Paris (7th Série) v. 6; ref. 3894] Madagascar. Holotype: MNHN A-1996. Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1978:24 [ref. 20862]. •Synonym of Stegastes limbatus (Cuvier 1830) -- (Allen & Emery 1985:21 [ref. 5236], Allen 1991:253 [ref. 19344], Parenti 2021:83 [ref. 38418], Allen 2022:162 [ref. 39911]). Current status: Synonym of Stegastes limbatus (Cuvier 1830). Pomacentridae: Microspathodontinae. Habitat: marine.

mellis, Eupomacentrus Emery [A. R.] & Burgess [W. E.] 1974:880, Figs. 1, 2A, 4A [Copeia 1974 (no. 4); ref. 7500] 0.2 kilometers southwest of Alligator Reef Light, Florida Keys, U.S.A., depth 7 meters. Holotype: USNM 202179. Paratypes: UF 205436 [ex UMML 5436] (1), 205607 [ex UMML 5607] (1), 207013 [ex UMML 7013] (1), 219715 [ex UMML 19715] (1), 219960 [ex UMML 19960] (2); USNM 202180 (2); plus additional material at ANSP, FMNH, ROM, UMML, UPR, USNM. •Valid as Pomacentrus mellis (Emery & Burgess 1974) -- (Cervigón 1992:385 [ref. 23827]). •Synonym of Stegastes diencaeus (Jordan & Rutter 1897) -- (Robertson & Allen 1981:110 [ref. 36327], Allen 1991:253 [ref. 19344], Parenti 2021:82 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Synonym of Stegastes diencaeus (Jordan & Rutter 1897). Pomacentridae: Microspathodontinae. Habitat: marine.

nepenthe, Eupomacentrus Nichols [J. T.] 1921:1, Fig. 1 [American Museum Novitates No. 26; ref. 15321] Berry Islands, Bahamas, in rock pools. Holotype: AMNH 7768. •Synonym of Stegastes leucostictus (Müller & Troschel 1848) -- (Allen 1991:253 [ref. 19344], Parenti 2021:83 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Synonym of Stegastes leucostictus (Müller & Troschel 1848). Pomacentridae: Microspathodontinae. Habitat: marine.

nigricans, Holocentrus Lacepède [B. G. E.] (ex Commerson) 1802:332, 367 [Histoire naturelle des poissons (Lacepède) v. 4; ref. 4929] No locality stated [probably Mauritius, southwestern Indian Ocean]. No types known. Type catalog: Bauchot 1970:49 [ref. 20740], Bauchot et al. 1978:34 [ref. 20862]. Based on description in manuscript by Commerson (Philibert Commerson, 1727-1773, French explorer and naturalist). •Valid as Stegastes nigricans (Lacepède 1802) -- (Dor 1984:188 [ref. 29757], Yoshino in Masuda et al. 1984:194 [ref. 6441], Allen & Emery 1985:22 [ref. 5236], Allen 1986:682 [ref. 5631], Allen & Swainston 1988:106 [ref. 25477], Winterbottom et al. 1989:49 [ref. 13251], Randall et al. 1990:284 [ref. 15987], Allen 1991:253 [ref. 19344], Goren & Dor 1994:51 [ref. 25356], Allen 1997:170 [ref. 23977], Randall et al. 1997:284 [ref. 25919], Myers 1999:187 [ref. 23965], Fricke 1999:388 [ref. 24106], Allen in Randall & Lim 2000:627 [ref. 25122], Nakabo 2000:950 [ref. 25182], Laboute & Grandperrin 2000:327 [ref. 25191], Hutchins 2001:267 [ref. 25841], Hutchins 2001:38 [ref. 25847], Allen 2001:3345 [ref. 26132], Nakabo 2002:950 [ref. 26193], Allen & Adrim 2003:47 [ref. 26830], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S114 [ref. 27377], dated 1803. Lobel & Lobel 2004:73 [ref. 27576] dated 1803, Shibukawa et al. in Kimura & Matsuura 2003:143 [ref. 27510], Randall et al. 2004:21 [ref. 27624], Heemstra et al. 2004:3325 [ref. 27945], Randall 2005:385 [ref. 28239], Randall 2005:386 [ref. 28239], Allen et al. 2006:1470 [ref. 29090], Fricke et al. 2009:82 [ref. 30213], Caratini & Soriano 2011:40 [ref. 39915] as nigrican, Allen & Erdmann 2012:629 [ref. 31980], Fricke et al. 2013:265 [ref. 32706], Fricke et al. 2014:125 [ref. 33932], Koeda et al. 2016:72 [ref. 35333], Koeda et al. 2016:12 [ref. 35354], Fricke et al. 2018:275 [ref. 35805], Golani & Fricke 2018:117 [ref. 36273], Arndt & Fricke 2019:27 [ref. 36883], Dalleau-Coudert et al. 2019:138 [ref. 40104], Fricke et al. 2019:222 [ref. 36673], Parenti 2021:84 [ref. 38418], Allen 2022:163 [ref. 39911]). Current status: Valid as Stegastes nigricans (Lacepède 1802). Pomacentridae: Microspathodontinae. Distribution: Red Sea; Indo-West Pacific: East Africa, Mozambique Channel, Seychelles, Comoros, Madagascar and Mascarenes (La Réunion, Mauritius, Rodrigues) east to Wake Atoll and Tuamotu Archipelago (French Polynesia), north to Ryukyu Islands (Japan), south to Western Australia, New Caledonia and Tonga. Habitat: marine.

nigripinnis, Abudefduf Borodin [N. A.] 1928:26, Pl. 3 (fig. 2) [Bulletin Vanderbilt Oceanographic Museum v. 1 (art. 1); ref. 526] Galápagos Islands. Syntypes: VMM 401 (2, disintegrated, discarded). •Synonym of Stegastes rectifraenum (Gill 1862) -- (Allen 1991:254 [ref. 19344]). •Synonym of Stegastes acapulcoensis (Fowler 1944) (Parenti 2021:81 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Synonym of Stegastes acapulcoensis (Fowler 1944). Pomacentridae: Microspathodontinae. Habitat: marine.

nigripinnis, Pomacentrus Bliss [R.] in Gudger 1929:525 [Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History v. 58 (art. 9); ref. 11187] Name on a drawing by Pike from Mauritius, not available, no description. •In the synonymy of Stegastes nigricans (Lacepède 1802) -- (Fricke 1999:388 [ref. 24106]). Nomen Nudum. Current status: Synonym of Stegastes nigricans (Lacepède 1802). Pomacentridae: Microspathodontinae.

nivosus, Glyphisodon Hombron [J. B.] & Jacquinot [H.] in Jacquinot & Guichenot 1853:50, Pl. 5 (fig. 5) [Voyage au Pôle Sud et dans l'Oceanie v. 3 (pt 2); ref. 18307] No locality. No types known. Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1978:34 [ref. 20862]. •Synonym of Plectroglyphidodon lacrymatus (Quoy & Gaimard 1825) -- (Allen 1991:248 [ref. 19344], Parenti 2021:71 [ref. 38418]). •Synonym of Stegastes lacrymatus (Quoy & Gaimard 1825). Current status: Synonym of Stegastes lacrymatus (Quoy & Gaimard 1825). Pomacentridae: Microspathodontinae. Habitat: marine.

obscuratus, Pomacentrus Poey [F.] 1876:143 [101] [Anales de la Sociedad Española de Historia Natural, Madrid v. 5 (for 5 Apr. 1876); ref. 3510] Havana, Cuba. Syntypes: MCZ 14681 (4). Type catalog: Howell Rivero 1938:208 [ref. 22926] with largest specimen in MCZ 14681 as holotype. On p. 101 of separate. •Synonym of Stegastes dorsopunicans (Poey 1868) -- (Allen 1991:253 [ref. 19344]). •Synonym of Stegastes adustus (Troschel 1865) -- (Parenti 2021:81 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Synonym of Stegastes adustus (Troschel 1865). Pomacentridae: Microspathodontinae. Habitat: marine.

obscurus, Pomacentrus Thiollière [V. J. de l'I.] in Montrouzier 1857:478 [200] [Annales de la Société d'Agriculture, Histoire Naturelle et Arts Utiles de Lyon (sér. 2) v. 8 (1856); ref. 17789] Woodlark Island, South Pacific. No types known. On p. 200 of reprint. •Synonym of Stegastes lividus (Forster 1801) -- (Allen & Emery 1985:22 [ref. 5236], Allen 1991:253 [ref. 19344]). •Synonym of Segastes punctatus (Quoy & Gaimard 1825) -- (Parenti 2021:84 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Synonym of Stegastes punctatus (Quoy & Gaimard 1825). Pomacentridae: Microspathodontinae. Habitat: marine.

otophorus, Pomacentrus Poey [F.] 1860:188 [Memorias sobre la historia natural de la Isla de Cuba v. 2; ref. 3499] Cuba. Described syntype: USNM 4710 (1). •Valid as Pomacentrus otophorus Poey 1860 -- (Cervigón 1992:385 [ref. 23827]). •Valid as Stegastes otophorus (Poey 1860) -- (Allen 1991:254 [ref. 19344], Béarez et al. 1996:311 [ref. 22782], Jenkins & Allen 2002:382 [ref. 25999], Carter & Kaufman 2003:1696 [ref. 27102], Parenti 2021:84 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Valid as Stegastes otophorus (Poey 1860). Pomacentridae: Microspathodontinae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: Caribbean Sea (Cuba, Jamaca and Panama). Habitat: brackish, marine.

partitus, Pomacentrus Poey [F.] 1868:327 [Repertorio Fisico-Natural de la Isla de Cuba v. 2; ref. 3505] Havana, Cuba. Holotype: ?MCZ 14680. Type catalog: Howell Rivero 1938:208 [ref. 22926] with MCZ 14680 as holotype. •Valid as Pomacentrus partitus Poey 1868 -- (Robins & Ray 1986:200 [ref. 23100], Cervigón 1992:385 [ref. 23827], Cervigón 1993:365 [ref. 24474], Aguilera 1998:51 [ref. 24221] as partittus). •Valid as Stegastes partitus (Poey 1868) -- (Allen 1991:254 [ref. 19344], Boschung 1992:152 [ref. 23239], Smith-Vaniz et al. 1999:288 [ref. 25013], Schmitter-Soto et al. 2000:164 [ref. 27754], Collette et al. 2003:114 [ref. 26784], Carter & Kaufman 2003:1696 [ref. 27102], Smith et al. 2003:42 [ref. 27621], Nelson et al. 2004:154 [ref. 27807], McEachran & Fechhelm 2005:501 [ref. 28815], Page et al. 2013:159 [ref. 32708], Smith-Vaniz & Jelks 2014:61 [ref. 33341], Robertson et al. 2016:146 [ref. 34961], Robertson et al. 2020:161 [ref. 38098], Escobar-Sierra et al. 2021:81 [ref. 38844], Parenti 2021:84 [ref. 38418], Bennema & van Moorsel 2022:70 [ref. 39585], Carvalho-Filho 2023:196 [ref. 40480]). Current status: Valid as Stegastes partitus (Poey 1868). Pomacentridae: Microspathodontinae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: southern Florida (U.S.A.) and Bahamas south to Santa Catarina (Brazil), including Caribbean Sea. Habitat: marine.

pelicieri, Stegastes Allen [G. R.] & Emery [A. R.] 1985:27, Pl. 3 (figs. G, H) [Indo-Pacific Fishes No. 3; ref. 5236] Off Flic en Flac village, Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean, depth 6 meters. Holotype: WAM P.26522-002. Paratypes: BMNH 1982.3.12.7 (1); BPBM 27983 (2); MNHN 1982-0126 (1); SAIAB [formerly RUSI] 1345 (2); USNM 231753 (1); WAM P.26520-002 (3), P.26522-001 (2). Type catalog: Hutchins & Smith 1991:32 [ref. 19335], Moore et al. 2008:35 [ref. 30117]. •Valid as Stegastes pelicieri Allen & Emery 1985 -- (Allen 1991:254 [ref. 19344], Fricke 1999:390 [ref. 24106], Heemstra et al. 2004:3325 [ref. 27945], Fricke et al. 2009:82 [ref. 30213], Caratini & Soriano 2011:40 [ref. 39915], Fricke et al. 2013:265 [ref. 32706], Fricke et al. 2018:275 [ref. 35805], Arndt & Fricke 2019:27 [ref. 36883], Dalleau-Coudert et al. 2019:138 [ref. 40104], Parenti 2021:84 [ref. 38418], Allen 2022:164 [ref. 39911]). Current status: Valid as Stegastes pelicieri Allen & Emery 1985. Pomacentridae: Microspathodontinae. Distribution: Southwestern Indian Ocean: Mozambique Channel, Madagascar and Mascarenes (La Réunion, Mauritius, Rodrigues). Habitat: marine.

pictus, Pomacentrus Castelnau [F. L.] 1855:9, Pl. 2 (fig. 1) [Animaux nouveaux or rares v. 2; ref. 766] Bahia, Brazil. Holotype (unique): MNHN 0000-8280. Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1978:25 [ref. 20862]. Placed in genus Pomacanthus in figure caption and list of figures; Pomacentrus in text and index. •Valid as Pomacentrus pictus Castelnau 1855 -- (Cervigón 1992:385 [ref. 23827], Carter & Kaufman 2003:1696 [ref. 27102]). •Valid as Stegastes pictus (Castelnau 1855) -- (Allen 1991:254 [ref. 19344], Gasparini et al. 1999:6 [ref. 24182], Rocha & Rosa 2001:991 [ref. 25909], Moura & Menezes in Menezes et al. 2003:91 [ref. 27192], Lins Oliveira et al. 2015:167 [ref. 37485], Pinheiro et al. 2015:24 [ref. 34324], Spier et al. 2018:15 [ref. 36103], Carvalho-Filho in Marceniuk et al. 2021:261 [ref. 38945], Parenti 2021:84 [ref. 38418], Carvalho-Filho 2023:196 [ref. 40480], Hoff et al. 2023:7 [ref. 40463]). Current status: Valid as Stegastes pictus (Castelnau 1855). Pomacentridae: Microspathodontinae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: Colombia south to Santa Catarina (Brazil), including southern Caribbean Sea. Habitat: marine.

planifrons, Pomacentrus Cuvier [G.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1830:431 [Histoire naturelle des poissons; ref. 999] Martinique Island, West Indies. Holotype (unique): MNHN 0000-0547. Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1978:25-26 [ref. 20862]. •Valid as Pomacentrus planifrons Cuvier 1830 -- (Robins & Ray 1986:199 [ref. 23100], Cervigón 1992:385 [ref. 23827], Cervigón 1993:367 [ref. 24474], Aguilera 1998:51 [ref. 24221]). •Valid as Stegastes planifrons (Cuvier 1830) -- (Allen 1991:254 [ref. 19344], Boschung 1992:152 [ref. 23239], Smith-Vaniz et al. 1999:288 [ref. 25013], Schmitter-Soto et al. 2000:164 [ref. 27754], Collette et al. 2003:114 [ref. 26784], Carter & Kaufman 2003:1696 [ref. 27102], Smith et al. 2003:42 [ref. 27621], Nelson et al. 2004:154 [ref. 27807], McEachran & Fechhelm 2005:502 [ref. 28815], Page et al. 2013:159 [ref. 32708], Smith-Vaniz & Jelks 2014:61 [ref. 33341], Robertson et al. 2016:146 [ref. 34961], Robertson et al. 2020:161 [ref. 38098], Escobar-Sierra et al. 2021:81 [ref. 38844], Parenti 2021:84 [ref. 38418], Bennema & van Moorsel 2022:70 [ref. 39585]). Current status: Valid as Stegastes planifrons (Cuvier 1830). Pomacentridae: Microspathodontinae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: southern Florida (U.S.A.) and Bahamas south to Trinidad and Tobago, including Caribbean Sea. Habitat: marine.

pristiger, Pomacentrus Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1833:506 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 9; ref. 1002] Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean. Holotype: MNHN 0000-8242 (poor condition). Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1978:26 [ref. 20862]. •Synonym of Stegastes limbatus (Cuvier 1830) -- (Allen & Emery 1985:17 [ref. 5236], Allen 1991:253 [ref. 19344], Fricke 1999:386 [ref. 24106], Parenti 2021:83 [ref. 38418], Allen 2022:162 [ref. 39911]). Current status: Synonym of Stegastes limbatus (Cuvier 1830). Pomacentridae: Microspathodontinae. Habitat: marine.

prosopotaenioides, Pomacentrus Bleeker [P.] 1852:286 [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 3 (no. 2); ref. 16825] Ambon Island, Molucca Islands, Indonesia. Syntypes: RMNH 6470 (2 of 22). Original as prosopotaenioïdes. •Synonym of Stegastes lividus (Forster 1801) -- (Allen & Emery 1985:22 [ref. 5236], Allen 1991:253 [ref. 19344]). •Synonym of Segastes punctatus (Quoy & Gaimard 1825) -- (Parenti 2021:84 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Synonym of Stegastes punctatus (Quoy & Gaimard 1825). Pomacentridae: Microspathodontinae. Habitat: marine.

punctatus, Pomacentrus Quoy [J. R. C.] & Gaimard [J. P.] 1825:395, Pl. 64 (fig. 1) [Voyage autour du monde; ref. 3574] Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean. Holotype: MNHN 0000-8505. Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1978:26 [ref. 20862]. •Synonym of Stegastes lividus (Forster 1801) -- (Dor 1984:188 [ref. 29757], Allen & Emery 1985:22 [ref. 5236], Allen 1991:253 [ref. 19344]). •Valid as Stegastes punctatus (Quoy & Gaimard 1825) -- (Randall 2004:390 [ref. 28077], Randall 2005:385 [ref. 28239], Randall 2005:386 [ref. 28239], Allen et al. 2006:1471 [ref. 29090], Fricke et al. 2009:82 [ref. 30213], Shibukawa 2009:215 [ref. 30449] with author as Bleeker 1877, Allen & Erdmann 2012:630 [ref. 31980], Fricke et al. 2014:125 [ref. 33932], Koeda et al. 2016:72 [ref. 35333], Fricke et al. 2018:275 [ref. 35805], Golani & Fricke 2018:117 [ref. 36273], Arndt & Fricke 2019:27 [ref. 36883], Dalleau-Coudert et al. 2019:139 [ref. 40104], Fricke et al. 2019:222 [ref. 36673], Matsunuma in Motomura et al. 2021:51 [ref. 38121], Parenti 2021:84 [ref. 38418], Allen 2022:165 [ref. 39911], Balisco et al. 2023:5 [ref. 39932]). Current status: Valid as Stegastes punctatus (Quoy & Gaimard 1825). Pomacentridae: Microspathodontinae. Distribution: Red Sea; Indo-West Pacific: East Africa, Seychelles, Madagascar and Mascarenes (La Réunion, Mauritius, Rodrigues) east to Tuamotu Archipelago (French Polynesia), north to southern Japan, south to Western Australia, New Caledonia and Tonga. Habitat: marine.

rectifraenum, Pomacentrus Gill [T. N.] 1862:148 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 14 (nos 3-4); ref. 1662] Cape San Lucas, Baja California, Mexico. Syntypes: (6) BMNH 1866.5.21.15 [ex USNM] (1), USNM 3670 (4). •Valid as Pomacentrus rectifraenum Gill 1862 -- (Pequeño 1989:63 [ref. 14125]). •Valid as Stegastes rectifraenum (Gill 1862) -- (Allen & Woods 1980:190 [ref. 6919], Allen 1991:254 [ref. 19344], Allen & Robertson 1994:192 [ref. 22193], Schneider & Krupp in Fischer et al. 1995:1404 [ref. 22830], Chirichigno F. & Vélez D. 1998:298 [ref. 24555], Thomson et al. 2000:156 [ref. 25640], Nelson et al. 2004:155 [ref. 27807], Love et al. 2005:135 [ref. 37547], Page et al. 2013:159 [ref. 32708], Barriga Salazar 2014:119 [ref. 35745], Del Moral-Flores et al. 2016:610 [ref. 34923], Fourriére et al. 2016:448 [ref. 34668], Galván-Villa et al. 2016:148 [ref. 34871], Love et al. 2021:175 [ref. 39279], Parenti 2021:84 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Valid as Stegastes rectifraenum (Gill 1862). Pomacentridae: Microspathodontinae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific: Pacific coast of northern Baja California (Mexico) south to Peru, including Gulf of California (Mexico) and Revillagigedo Islands (Mexico). Habitat: marine.

redemptus, Pomacentrus Heller [E.] & Snodgrass [R. E.] 1903:200, Pl. 6 [Proceedings of the Washington Academy of Sciences v. 5; ref. 2089] Clarion Island, Revilla Gigedo [Revillagigedo] Islands, off western Mexico. Holotype: CAS-SU 6358. Paratypes: CAS-SU (6, missing). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:84 [ref. 12291]. •Valid as Stegastes redemptus (Heller & Snodgrass 1903) -- (Allen & Woods 1980:195 [ref. 6919], Allen 1991:254 [ref. 19344], Allen & Robertson 1994:192 [ref. 22193], Schneider & Krupp in Fischer et al. 1995:1404 [ref. 22830], Thomson et al. 2000:158 [ref. 25640], Nelson et al. 2004:155 [ref. 27807], Love et al. 2005:135 [ref. 37547], Page et al. 2013:159 [ref. 32708], Fourriére et al. 2016:448 [ref. 34668], Del Moral-Flores et al. 2016:610 [ref. 34923], Love et al. 2021:175 [ref. 39279], Parenti 2021:85 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Valid as Stegastes redemptus (Heller & Snodgrass 1903). Pomacentridae: Microspathodontinae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific: Revillagigedo Islands (Mexico) and Pacific coast of southern Baja California Sur (Mexico). Habitat: marine.

robertsoni, Stegastes Randall [J. E.] 2001:103, Figs. 7-9 [Copeia 2001 (no. 1); ref. 25124] Taiohae Bay, west side at head of bay, Nuku Hiva, Marquesas Islands, depth 5 meters. Holotype: BPBM 38679. Paratypes: AMS I.39936 (1); BPBM 10413 (6), 12565 (11), 38685 (3); CAS 210418 (1); MNHN 2000-8 (1); NSMT-P 57706 (1); USNM 89765 (17), 359633 (1). •Synonym of Stegastes lividus (Forster 1801) -- (Randall 2004:390 [ref. 28077], Randall 2005:385 [ref. 28239], Parenti 2021:83 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Synonym of Stegastes lividus (Forster 1801). Pomacentridae: Microspathodontinae. Habitat: marine.

rocasensis, Eupomacentrus Emery [A. R.] 1972:330, Figs. 1-3 [Copeia 1972 (no. 2); ref. 815] Lagoon off Atol das Rocas, northern Brazil, 3°56'S, 33°49'W, depth 0.3 meters. Holotype: USNM 202177. Paratypes: ANSP 109422 (4); FMNH 74077 (12); UF 19286 [ex TABL 100816] (orig. 7, now 4), 223693 [ex UMML 23693] (26); USNM 202178 (4), 208561 [ex TABL 100816] (3). Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:147 [ref. 13621], Ibarra & Stewart 1987:35 [ref. 12367] as 12 specimens, 11 listed in original description. •Valid as Pomacentrus rocasensis (Emery 1972) -- (Cervigón 1992:385 [ref. 23827], Carter & Kaufman 2003:1696 [ref. 27102]). •Valid as Stegastes rocasensis (Emery 1972) -- (Allen 1991:254 [ref. 19344], Gasparini et al. 1999:7 [ref. 24182], Moura & Menezes in Menezes et al. 2003:91 [ref. 27192], Vaske et al. 2005:78 [ref. 36155], Edwards in Carpenter & De Angelis 2016:2732 [ref. 34618], Parenti 2021:85 [ref. 38418], Carvalho-Filho 2023:196 [ref. 40480]). Current status: Valid as Stegastes rocasensis (Emery 1972). Pomacentridae: Microspathodontinae. Distribution: Western-central Atlantic: Fernando de Noronha, Atol das Rocas and Saint Peter and Saint Paul Archipelago (Brazil) endemic. Habitat: marine.

rubridorsalis, Eupomacentrus Beebe [W.] & Hollister [G.] 1933:85, Fig. 16 [Zoologica, Scientific Contributions of the New York Zoological Society v. 12 (no. 9); ref. 16100] Chatham Bay, Union Island, Grenadines, British West Indies. Holotype: USNM 170922 [ex NYZS]. Paratypes: USNM 170923 (1). Type catalog: Mead 1958:132 [ref. 20648]. •Synonym of Stegastes dorsopunicans (Poey 1868) -- (Allen 1991:253 [ref. 19344]). •Synonym of Stegastes adustus (Troschel 1865) -- (Smith-Vaniz et al. 1999:287 [ref. 25013], Parenti 2021:81 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Synonym of Stegastes adustus (Troschel 1865). Pomacentridae: Microspathodontinae. Habitat: marine.

sanctaehelenae, Pomacentrus Sauvage [H.-E.] 1879:207 [Bulletin de la Société philomathique de Paris (7th Série) v. 3; ref. 13259] Lemon Valley Bay, Saint Helena Island, South Atlantic, depth 5-7 meters [original locality was St. Helena]. Neotype: MNHN 1986-0450. Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1978:36 [ref. 20862] as no type at MNHN. Neotype designated by Edwards & Glass 1987:653 [ref. 9166]. Originally as sanctae-helenae, correction mandatory. •Synonym of Pomacentrus leucostictus Müller & Troschel 1848 -- (Lloris & Rucabado 1990:849 [ref. 15959]). •Valid as Stegastes sanctaehelenae (Sauvage 1879) -- (Edwards & Glass 1987:650 [ref. 9166], Allen 1991:254 [ref. 19344], Edwards in Carpenter & De Angelis 2016:2731 [ref. 34618], Brown et al. 2019:164 [ref. 36444], Parenti 2021:85 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Valid as Stegastes sanctaehelenae (Sauvage 1879). Pomacentridae: Microspathodontinae. Distribution: Southern-central Atlantic: Saint Helena (UK) endemic. Habitat: marine.

sanctipauli, Stegastes Lubbock [R.] & Edwards [A. J.] 1981:144, Fig. 3 [Journal of Fish Biology v. 18 (no. 2); ref. 8578] North side of Belmonte Islet, St. Paul's Rocks, 0°56'N, 29°22'W, Atlantic, depth 5-10 meters. Holotype: MZUSP 14604. Paratypes: BMNH 1980.1.22.3-4 (2), 1980.1.22.5-6 (1, 1); MHNG 2014.25-30 (6); MZUSP 14605-09 (5); SMF 15679 (6). •Valid as Stegastes sanctipauli Lubbock & Edwards 1981 -- (Allen 1991:254 [ref. 19344], Gasparini et al. 1999:7 [ref. 24182], Feitoza et al. 2003:69 [ref. 26943], Moura & Menezes in Menezes et al. 2003:91 [ref. 27192], Vaske et al. 2005:78 [ref. 36155], Edwards in Carpenter & De Angelis 2016:2732 [ref. 34618]). •Synonym of Stegastes rocasensis (Emery 1972) -- (Parenti 2021:85 [ref. 38418], Tang et al. 2021:287 [ref. 38308], Carvalho-Filho 2023:196 [ref. 40480]). Current status: Synonym of Stegastes rocasensis (Emery 1972). Pomacentridae: Microspathodontinae. Habitat: marine.

scolopseus, Pomacentrus Quoy [J. R. C.] & Gaimard [J. P.] 1825:398 [Voyage autour du monde; ref. 3574] Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean. Holotype (unique): not found. Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1978:36 [ref. 20862]. Unjustifiably emended to Pomacentrus scolopsis by Günther 1862. Neotype designation by Fricke 1999:390 [ref. 24106] is invalid; see Fricke 2000:639 [ref. 24537]. •Synonym of Stegastes nigricans (Lacepède 1802) -- (Allen & Emery 1985:22 [ref. 5236], Allen 1991:254 [ref. 19344], Fricke 1999:388 [ref. 24106], Parenti 2021:84 [ref. 38418], Allen 2022:163 [ref. 39911]). Current status: Synonym of Stegastes nigricans (Lacepède 1802). Pomacentridae: Microspathodontinae. Habitat: marine.

scolopsis, Pomacentrus Günther [A.] 1862:28 [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 4; ref. 1969] Unjustified emendation of Pomacentrus scolopseus Quoy & Gaimard 1825. •In the synonymy of Stegastes nigricans (Lacepède 1802) -- (Allen & Emery 1985:22 [ref. 5236], Allen 1991:254 [ref. 19344], Fricke 1999:388 [ref. 24106], Parenti 2021:84 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Synonym of Stegastes nigricans (Lacepède 1802). Pomacentridae: Microspathodontinae. Habitat: marine.

subniger, Pomacentrus De Vis [C. W.] 1885:873 [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 9 (pt 4); ref. 1091] Cardwell, Queensland, Australia. Holotype: QM I.80. •Synonym of Stegastes nigricans (Lacepède 1802) -- (Allen & Emery 1985:22 [ref. 5236], Allen 1991:254 [ref. 19344], Fricke & Kulbicki 2006:341 [ref. 28867], Allen et al. 2006:1470 [ref. 29090], Parenti 2021:84 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Synonym of Stegastes nigricans (Lacepède 1802). Pomacentridae: Microspathodontinae. Habitat: marine.

taeniops, Pomacentrus Cuvier [G.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1830:423 [Histoire naturelle des poissons; ref. 999] Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean; Bora Bora; Guam, Mariana Islands, western Pacific. Syntypes: MNHN 0000-1378 (1), 0000-8144 (1), 0000-8244 (1), 0000-8246 (1), 0000-8247 (1). Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1978:26-27 [ref. 20862]. •Synonym of Stegastes nigricans (Lacepède 1802) (in part) -- (Allen & Emery 1985:23 [ref. 5236], Allen 1991:254 [ref. 19344], Fricke 1999:388 [ref. 24106], Parenti 2021:84 [ref. 38418], Allen 2022:163 [ref. 39911]). Current status: Synonym of Stegastes nigricans (Lacepède 1802). Pomacentridae: Microspathodontinae. Habitat: marine.

tamaii, Abudefduf Aoyagi [H.] 1941:230, Fig. 33 [Biogeographica, Tokyo v. 4 (no. 1); ref. 12997] Miyako Island, Ryukyu Islands, Japan. Holotype (unique): not at YCM, apparently lost. Type information: Hayashi 1995:7 [ref. 22717]. •Synonym of Stegastes nigricans (Lacepède 1802) -- (Allen 1991:254 [ref. 19344], Parenti 2021:84 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Synonym of Stegastes nigricans (Lacepède 1802). Pomacentridae: Microspathodontinae. Habitat: marine.

trindadensis, Stegastes Gasparini [J. L.], Moura [R. L. de] & Sazima [I.] 1999:5, Figs. 2-3 [Boletim do Museu de Biologia Mello Leitão (Nova sér.) No. 10; ref. 24182] Trindade, Martin Vaz Islands, off southeastern Brazil, South Atlantic, 20°31'S, 29°19'W. Holotype: MZUSP 51243. Paratypes: MZUSP 51245-46 (1, 1), 51429-30 (10, 1), 51432 (4); UFPB 3547 (1); ZUEC 2688-89 (1, 1), 3031 (1), 3155-56 (1, 1). •Synonym of Stegastes fuscus (Cuvier 1830), but a valid subspecies trindadensis -- (Gasparini & Floeter 2001:1645 [ref. 25634], Carter & Kaufman 2003:1696 [ref. 27102], Pinheiro et al. 2015:23 [ref. 34324], Parenti 2021:83 [ref. 38418]). •Valid as Stegastes trindadensis Gasparini, Moura & Sazima 1999 -- (Moura & Menezes in Menezes et al. 2003:91 [ref. 27192], Carvalho-Filho 2023:195 [ref. 40480]). Current status: Valid as Stegastes trindadensis Gasparini, Moura & Sazima 1999. Pomacentridae: Microspathodontinae. Distribution: Southwestern Atlantic: Trindade and Martim Vaz Archipelago, Espírito Santo (Brazil) endemic. Habitat: marine.

uenfi, Stegastes Novelli [R.], Nunan [G. W.] & Lima [N. R. W.] 2000:2, Fig. 1 [Boletim do Museu Nacional, Zoologia (N. S.) No. 413; ref. 25094] Arraial do Cabo, Prainha beach, 22°57'S, 42°10'W, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, depth 3 meters. Holotype: MNRJ 17239. Paratypes: MNRJ 17235-37 (1, 1, 2), 17241 (3). •Valid as Stegastes uenfi Novelli, Nunan & Lima 2000 -- (Moura & Menezes in Menezes et al. 2003:91 [ref. 27192], Parenti 2021:85 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Valid as Stegastes uenfi Novelli, Nunan & Lima 2000. Pomacentridae: Microspathodontinae. Distribution: Southwestern Atlantic: Brazil. Habitat: marine.

variabilis, Pomacentrus Castelnau [F. L.] 1855:9, Pl. 3 (fig. 3) [Animaux nouveaux or rares v. 2; ref. 766] Bahia, Brazil. Syntypes: MNHN 0000-8135 (2). Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1978:29 [ref. 20862]. •Valid as Pomacentrus variabilis Castelnau 1855 -- (Robins & Ray 1986:200 [ref. 23100], Cervigón 1992:385 [ref. 23827]). •Valid as Stegastes variabilis (Castelnau 1855) -- (Allen 1991:254 [ref. 19344], Boschung 1992:152 [ref. 23239], Cervigón 1993:369 [ref. 24474], Gasparini et al. 1999:6 [ref. 24182], Smith-Vaniz et al. 1999:288 [ref. 25013], Novelli et al. 2000:5 [ref. 25094], Schmitter-Soto et al. 2000:164 [ref. 27754], Rocha & Rosa 2001:991 [ref. 25909] as aff. variabilis, Carter & Kaufman 2003:1696 [ref. 27102], Moura & Menezes in Menezes et al. 2003:92 [ref. 27192], Smith et al. 2003:42 [ref. 27621], Nelson et al. 2004:155 [ref. 27807], McEachran & Fechhelm 2005:503 [ref. 28815], Page et al. 2013:159 [ref. 32708], Spier et al. 2018:15 [ref. 36103]). •Valid as Stegastes variabilis (Castelnau 1855) -- (Smith-Vaniz & Jelks 2014:62 [ref. 33341], Carvalho-Filho in Marceniuk et al. 2021:262 [ref. 38945], Kovačić et al. 2021:74 [ref. 39014], Parenti 2021:85 [ref. 38418],, Carvalho-Filho 2023:196 [ref. 40480] Hoff et al. 2023:7 [ref. 40463]). Current status: Valid as Stegastes variabilis (Castelnau 1855). Pomacentridae: Microspathodontinae. Distribution: Southwestern Atlantic: Maranhão south to Santa Catarina (Brazil) endemic. Records from northern Atlantic areas are now considered to be Stegastes xanthurus. Habitat: marine.

vitianus, Pomacentrus Sauvage [H.-E.] 1879:206 [Bulletin de la Société philomathique de Paris (7th Série) v. 3; ref. 13259] Fiji Islands. Syntypes: MNHN 0000-9897 (4). Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1978:29 [ref. 20862]. •Synonym of Stegastes lividus (Forster 1801) -- (Allen 1991:253 [ref. 19344] as virianus). Current status: Synonym of Stegastes lividus (Forster 1801). Pomacentridae: Microspathodontinae. Habitat: marine.

xanthurus, Pomacentrus Poey [F.] 1860:190 [Memorias sobre la historia natural de la Isla de Cuba v. 2; ref. 3499] Havana, Cuba. Syntypes and/or Poey specimens: MCZ 151392 [ex MCZ 14677a] (3). Type catalog: Howell Rivero 1938:207-208 [ref. 22926]. •Synonym of Pomacentrus leucostictus Müller & Troschel 1848 -- (Lloris & Rucabado 1990:849 [ref. 15959]). •Synonym of Stegastes variabilis (Castelnau 1855) -- (Allen 1991:254 [ref. 19344]). •Valid as Stegastes xanthurus (Poey 1860) -- (Smith-Vaniz & Jelks 2014:62 [ref. 33341], Robertson et al. 2016:147 [ref. 34961], Robertson et al. 2020:161 [ref. 38098], Parenti 2021:85 [ref. 38418], Escobar-Sierra et al. 2021:81 [ref. 38844]). Current status: Valid as Stegastes xanthurus (Poey 1860). Pomacentridae: Microspathodontinae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: southern Florida (U.S.A.) south to northern South America, including Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea. Habitat: marine.

xanthus, Pomacentrus analis forma Metzelaar [J.] 1919:98, Fig. 29 [Report on the fishes; ref. 2982] Antilles. Syntypes: (several) ZMA 100660 (1). Type catalog: Nijssen et al. 1982:88 [ref. 19236]. Pomacentridae: Microspathodontinae. Habitat: marine.