Species that contain: Chromis and elerae [ 1 ] records elerae, Chromis Fowler [H. W.] & Bean [B. A.] 1928:52, Pl. 4 [Bulletin of the United States National Museum No. 100, v. 7; ref. 1475] Pasacao, Ragay Gulf, Philippines. Holotype: USNM 89955. Paratypes: (16) ANSP 85281 (1); USNM 98716-20 (1, 2, 1, 1, 1). Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:145 [ref. 13621]. •Valid as Chromis elerae Fowler & Bean 1928 -- (Ida in Masuda et al. 1984:193 [ref. 6441], Randall et al. 1990:258 [ref. 15987], Allen 1991:239 [ref. 19344], Allen 1997:168 [ref. 23977], Randall et al. 1997:258 [ref. 25919], Myers 1999:178 [ref. 23965], Nakabo 2000:922 [ref. 25182], Allen 2000:108 [ref. 25868], Allen 2000:90 [ref. 37268], Hutchins 2001:266 [ref. 25841], Hutchins 2001:37 [ref. 25847], Allen 2001:3343 [ref. 26132], Nakabo 2002:922 [ref. 26193], Allen & Adrim 2003:45 [ref. 26830], Myers & Donaldson 2003:632 [ref. 27495], Randall et al. 2004:20 [ref. 27624], Randall 2005:356 [ref. 28239], Allen et al. 2006:1448 [ref. 29090], Allen & Erdmann 2012:580 [ref. 31980], Fricke et al. 2014:115 [ref. 33932], Fricke et al. 2019:211 [ref. 36673], Parenti 2021:52 [ref. 38418], Allen 2022:134 [ref. 39911]). •Valid as Azurina elerae (Fowler & Bean 1928) -- (Tang et al. 2021:271 [ref. 38308], Allen & Erdmann 2024:597 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Azurina elerae (Fowler & Bean 1928). Pomacentridae: Chrominae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Maldives, Christmas Islands and Cocos-Keeling Islands (Australia) east to Marshall Islands and Fiji, north to Taiwan, south to northern Australia. Habitat: marine.
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