melanochir, Pomacentrus Bleeker [P.] 1876:384 [Verslagen en Mededeelingen der Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen. Afdeeling Natuurkunde (Ser. 2) v. 10; ref. 452] Bali, Flores, Timor, and Ambon Island, Molucca Islands, Indonesia. Syntypes: RMNH 6473 (11). •Valid as Pomacentrus melanochir Bleeker 1876 [often seen as 1877] -- (Allen 1991:250 [ref. 19344], Allen 2001:3345 [ref. 26132], Allen & Adrim 2003:47 [ref. 26830], Allen & Wright 2003:136 [ref. 27247], Allen et al. 2011:41 [ref. 31134], Allen & Erdmann 2009:125 [ref. 30681], Allen et al. 2011:41 [ref. 31134], Allen & Erdmann 2012:619 [ref. 31980], Allen et al. 2017:73 [ref. 35154], Parenti 2021:76 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Valid as Pomacentrus melanochir Bleeker 1876. Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean, western Pacific: Indonesia and Philippines. Habitat: marine.