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.