earina, Chromis Pyle [R. L.], Earle [J. L.] & Greene [B. D.] 2008:21, Figs.5a-5c [Zootaxa No. 1671; ref. 29463] Off western coast of Tutuba Island, 15°32'39.28"N, 167°16'29.82"E, Espiritu Santo, Vanuatu. Holotype: MNHN 2007-1921. Paratypes: BMNH 2007.10.31.5 (1); BPBM 37674 (1), 37714 (4), 40720 (2); CAS 225759 (1); MNHN 2007-1926 (1); USNM 391140 (1); WAM P.32902-001 (1). •Valid as Chromis earina Pyle, Earle & Greene 2008 -- (Nishiyama et al. 2012:61 [ref. 32088], Allen & Erdmann 2012:1202 [ref. 31980], Arango et al. 2019:13 [ref. 36621], Parenti 2021:52 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Valid as Chromis earina Pyle, Earle & Greene 2008. Pomacentridae: Chrominae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Palau; Raja Ampat Islands (West Papua, Indonesia) and Papua New Guinea east to Fiji, south to Vanuatu. Habitat: marine.