vanicolensis, Pomacentrus Cuvier [G.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1830:421 [Histoire naturelle des poissons; ref. 999] Vanikoro Island, Santa Cruz Islands, southwestern Pacific. Syntypes: MNHN 0000-8270 (4). Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1978:28-29 [ref. 20862]. •Synonym of Pomacentrus trilineatus Cuvier 1830 -- (Dor 1984:187 [ref. 29757]). •Synonym of Pomacentrus tripunctatus Cuvier 1830 -- (Allen 1991:251 [ref. 19344], Kottelat 2013:378 [ref. 32989], Parenti 2021:78 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Synonym of Pomacentrus tripunctatus Cuvier 1830. Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae. Habitat: marine.