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Genera in the family or subfamily Pomacentridae: [ 85 ] records

Abudefduf (subgenus of Chaetodon) Fabricius [J. C.] in Niebuhr (ex Forsskål) 1775:xiii, 59 Masc. Chaetodon sordidus Forsskål 1775. Type by subsequent designation. Authorship according to Fricke 2008:46 [ref. 30182]. Type usually stated as determined through vernacular abu-defduf on p. xiii as Chaetodon sordidus, but Code does not provide for this; Fowler (MS) says Bleeker 1877:91 [ref. 452] designated saxatilis as type, but Bleeker was listing the type for Glyphidodon. Earliest technical designation of sordidus as type not researched. •Valid as Abudefduf Forsskål 1775 -- (Allen 1975:110 [ref. 97], Shen & Chan 1979:37 [ref. 6944], Yoshino in Masuda et al. 1984:196 [ref. 6441], Quignard & Pras in Whitehead et al. 1986:916 [ref. 13676], Allen 1986:671 [ref. 5631], Castro-Aguirre et al. 1999:395 [ref. 24550], Tang 2001:596 [ref. 25446], Allen 2001:3341 [ref. 26132], Carter & Kaufman 2003:1695 [ref. 27102], Allen et al. 2006:1440 [ref. 29090], Kottelat 2013:375 [ref. 32989], Cooper et al. 2014:473 [ref. 35444], Stewart et al. 2015:1409 [ref. 34288], Cooper & Santini 2016:18 [ref. 34704] in subfamily Glyphisodontinae, Wibowo et al. 2017:[1] [ref. 35515], Motomura et al. 2017:172 [ref. 35490], Fricke et al. 2018:260 [ref. 35805], Golani & Fricke 2018:112 [ref. 36273], Wibowo et al. 2018:[1] [ref. 35945], Brown et al. 2019:164 [ref. 36444], Fricke et al. 2019:203 [ref. 36673], Tang et al. 2021:280 [ref. 38308], Parenti 2021:39 [ref. 38418]). •Valid as Abudefduf Fabricius 1775 -- (Fricke 2008: 46 [ref. 30182]) Current status: Valid as Abudefduf Fabricius 1775. Pomacentridae: Glyphisodontinae.

Acanthochromis Gill [T. N.] 1863:214 Masc. Dascyllus polyacanthus Bleeker 1855. Type by original designation (also monotypic). See also Actinochromis Bleeker 1877. •Valid as Acanthochromis Gill 1863 -- (Allen 1975:66 [ref. 97], Richards & Leis 1984:544 [ref. 13668], Allen 2001:3339 [ref. 26132], Allen et al. 2006:1442 [ref. 29090], Fricke et al. 2019:205 [ref. 36673], Parenti 2021:42 [ref. 38418], Tang et al. 2021:293 [ref. 38308]). Current status: Valid as Acanthochromis Gill 1863. Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae.

Actinicola (subgenus of Amphiprion) Fowler [H. W.] 1904:533 Masc. Lutjanus percula Lacepède 1802. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Amphiprion Bloch & Schneider 1801 -- (Parenti 2021:44 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Synonym of Amphiprion Bloch & Schneider 1801. Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae.

Actinochromis Bleeker [P.] 1877:5, 6, 142, 166 Masc. Heliastes lividus Klunzinger 1872. Type by original designation (also monotypic). Spelled Acanthochromis on pp. 5-6 (not of Gill, see p. 151), corrected to Actinochromis in "Corrigenda et Addenda" on p. 166. •Synonym of Parma Günther 1862 -- (Allen & Hoese 1975:263 [ref. 7097], Parenti 2021:70 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Synonym of Parma Günther 1862. Pomacentridae: Microspathodontinae.

Agripopa Whitley [G. P.] 1928:296 Fem. Onychognathus cautus Troschel 1866. Type by being a replacement name. Replacement for Onychognathus Troschel 1866, preoccupied by Onychognathus Hartlaub 1859 in Aves. •Synonym of Azurina Jordan & McGregor 1898. Current status: Synonym of Azurina Jordan & McGregor 1898. Pomacentridae: Chrominae.

Altrichthys Allen [G. R.] 1999:23 Masc. Chromis azurelineatus Fowler & Bean 1928. Type by original designation. •Valid as Altrichthys Allen 1999 -- (Allen 2001:3339 [ref. 26132], Bernardi et al. 2017:48 [ref. 35314], Tang et al. 2021:294 [ref. 38308], Parenti 2021:43 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Valid as Altrichthys Allen 1999. Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae.

Amblyglyphidodon (subgenus of Glyphidodon) Bleeker [P.] 1877:92, 94 Masc. Glyphisodon aureus Cuvier 1830. Type by original designation. Also appeared in Bleeker 1877:40 [ref. 453] [earliest of two publications not researched]. •Valid as Amblyglyphidodon Bleeker 1877 -- (Shen & Chan 1979:62 [ref. 6944], Yoshino et al. 1983 [ref. 5730], Yoshino in Masuda et al. 1984:197 [ref. 6441], Tang 2001:596 [ref. 25446], Allen 2001:3341 [ref. 26132], Allen & Randall 2002:139 [ref. 26191], Allen et al. 2006:1442 [ref. 29090], Fricke et al. 2018:262 [ref. 35805], Golani & Fricke 2018:113 [ref. 36273], Fricke et al. 2019:205 [ref. 36673], Parenti 2021:43 [ref. 38418], Tang et al. 2021:294 [ref. 38308]). Current status: Valid as Amblyglyphidodon Bleeker 1877. Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae.

Amblypomacentrus Bleeker [P.] 1877:68 Masc. Glyphisodon breviceps Schlegel & Müller 1840. Type by subsequent designation. Type designated by Jordan & Evermann 1898:1569 [ref. 2444]. Also appeared in Bleeker 1877:39 [ref. 453], and if this predates ref. 454 then type is by monotypy. •Valid as Amblypomacentrus Bleeker 1877 -- (Allen 1975:123 [ref. 97], Allen & Adrim 2000:51 [ref. 25052], Allen 2001:3340 [ref. 26132], Prokofiev 2004:121 [ref. 28088], Allen et al. 2006:1443 [ref. 29090], Fricke et al. 2019:206 [ref. 36673], Parenti 2021:44 [ref. 38418], Tang et al. 2021:295 [ref. 38308]). Current status: Valid as Amblypomacentrus Bleeker 1877. Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae.

Amphiprion Bloch [M. E.] & Schneider [J. G.] 1801:200 Masc. Lutjanus ephippium Bloch 1790. Type by subsequent designation. Type designated by Griffith 1834:160 [ref. 1908]. Spelled Amphiprionum by Bosc 1816:469 [ref. 5126]. •Valid as Amphiprion Bloch & Schneider 1801 -- (Allen 1975:50 [ref. 97], Richards & Leis 1984:544 [ref. 13668], Ida in Masuda et al. 1984:191 [ref. 6441], Allen 1986:672 [ref. 5631], Tang 2001:596 [ref. 25446], Allen 2001:3338 [ref. 26132], Allen et al. 2006:1443 [ref. 29090], Ogihara et alo. 2009:197 [ref. 30934], Allen et al. 2010: 129 [ref. 30899], Motomura et al. 2017:172 [ref. 35490], Fricke et al. 2018:262 [ref. 35805], Golani & Fricke 2018:113 [ref. 36273], Fricke et al. 2019:206 [ref. 36673], Parenti 2021:44 [ref. 38418]Tang et al. 2021:288 [ref. 38308]). Current status: Valid as Amphiprion Bloch & Schneider 1801. Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae.

Ayresia Cooper [J. G.] 1863:73 Fem. Ayresia punctipinnis Cooper 1863. Type by monotypy. •Synonym of Chromis Cuvier 1814 -- (Parenti 2021:48 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Synonym of Chromis Cuvier 1814. Pomacentridae: Chrominae.

Azurella Jordan [D. S.] 1919:341 Fem. Pomacentrus bairdii Gill 1862. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Microspathodon Günther 1862 -- (Parenti 2021:66 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Synonym of Microspathodon Günther 1862. Pomacentridae: Microspathodontinae.

Azurina Jordan [D. S.] & McGregor [E. A.] in Jordan & Evermann 1898:1544 Fem. Azurina hirundo Jordan & McGregor 1898. Type by original designation (also monotypic). Also appeared in Jordan & McGregor 1899:281 [ref. 2488]. •Valid as Azurina Jordan & McGregor 1898 -- (Cooper & Santini 2016:18 [ref. 34704] in subfamily Chrominae, Tang et al. 2021:272 [ref. 38308], Parenti 2021:48 [ref. 38418], Prokofiev & Astakhov 2023:369 [ref. 40186]). Current status: Valid as Azurina Jordan & McGregor 1898. Pomacentridae: Chrominae.

Belochromis Fowler [H. W.] 1944:333 Masc. Azurina eupalama Heller & Snodgrass 1903. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Azurina Jordan & McGregor 1898 -- (Parenti 2021:48 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Synonym of Azurina Jordan & McGregor 1898. Pomacentridae: Chrominae.

Brachypomacentrus (subgenus of Eupomacentrus) Bleeker [P.] 1877:73 Masc. Pomacentrus albifasciatus Schlegel & Müller 1840. Type by monotypy in subgenus. Also appeared in Bleeker 1877:40 [ref. 453]. •Synonym of Stegastes Jenyns 1840 -- (Shen & Chan 1978:220 [ref. 6945], Parenti 2021:81 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Synonym of Stegastes Jenyns 1840. Pomacentridae: Microspathodontinae.

Centrochromis Norman [J. R.] 1922:534 Masc. Glyphidodon rudis Poey 1860. Type by original designation (also monotypic). Correct spelling for genus of type species is Gliphisodon. •Synonym of Microspathodon Günther 1862 -- (Parenti 2021:66 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Synonym of Microspathodon Günther 1862. Pomacentridae: Microspathodontinae.

Cheiloprion Weber [M.] 1913:342 Masc. Pomacentrus labiatus Day 1877. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Cheiloprion Weber 1913 -- (Allen 1975:126 [ref. 97], Yoshino in Masuda et al. 1984:194 [ref. 6441], Allen 2001:3339 [ref. 26132], Allen et al. 2006:1446 [ref. 29090], Parenti 2021:58 [ref. 38418], Tang et al. 2021:290 [ref. 38308]). Current status: Valid as Cheiloprion Weber 1913. Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae.

Chromanthias Whitley [G. P.] 1935:233 Masc. Chromanthias exilis Whitley 1935. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Lepidozygus Günther 1862 -- (Emery 1983:1327 [ref. 5437], Parenti 2021:66 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Synonym of Lepidozygus Günther 1862. Pomacentridae: Microspathodontinae.

Chromis Cuvier [G.] 1814:88 Fem. Sparus chromis Linnaeus 1758. Type by original designation. Type designated in subtitle (also by absolute tautonymy). Gender ruled feminine by ICZN and name placed on Official List (Opinion 1417). Not Chromis Plumier in Lacepède 1801. Spelled Chromys in some early literature. •Valid as Chromis Cuvier 1814 -- (Monod 1973:424 [ref. 7193], Bailey et al. 1980 [ref. 6875], Greenfield & Woods 1980 [ref. 5581], Randall et al. 1981 [ref. 5449], Ida in Masuda et al. 1984:192 [ref. 6441], Quignard & Pras in Whitehead et al. 1986:917 [ref. 13676], Allen 1986:673 [ref. 5631], Randall 1988 [ref. 14250], Randall 1988:202 [ref. 14252], Gomon et al. 1994:668 [ref. 22532], Tang 2001:596 [ref. 25446], Allen 2001:3339 [ref. 26132], Carter & Kaufman 2003:1695 [ref. 27102], Parin 2003:S17 [ref. 28536], Allen et al. 2006:1446 [ref. 29090], Pyle et al. 2008:3 [ref. 29463], Allen & Gomon 2008:634 [ref. 30653], Allen & Erdmann 2008:203 [ref. 29960], Allen & Erdmann 2009:122 [ref. 30466], Lipej & Dulčić 2010:52 [ref. 36649], Quéro et al. 2010:321 [ref. 30746], Nishiyama et al. 2012:61 [ref. 32088], Iwatsubo & Motomura 2013:193 [ref. 33092], Allen & Erdmann 2014:13 [ref. 33350], Myoung et al. 2014:21 [ref. 36302], Parin et al. 2014:377 [ref. 33547], Stewart et al. 2015:1411 [ref. 34288], Cooper & Santini 2016:18 [ref. 34704] in subfamily Chrominae, Motomura et al. 2017:173 [ref. 35490], Motomura et al. 2017:[1] [ref. 35661], Fricke et al. 2018:263 [ref. 35805], Allen 2018:15 [ref. 35994], Golani & Fricke 2018:113 [ref. 36273], Iwatsubo & Motomura 2018:27 [ref. 35995], Brown et al. 2019:164 [ref. 36444], Arango et al. 2019:1 [ref. 36621], Fricke et al. 2019:208 [ref. 36673], Tea et al. 2019:249 [ref. 36651], Shepherd et al. 2020:326 [ref. 37520], Allen & Erdmann 2020:102 [ref. 37716], McFarland et al. 2020:107 [ref. 38036], Parenti 2021:48 [ref. 38418], Tang et al. 2021:273 [ref. 38308], Allen & Allen 2021:78 [ref. 38731], Prokofiev & Astakhov 2023:365 [ref. 40186]). Current status: Valid as Chromis Cuvier 1814. Pomacentridae: Chrominae.

Chromis Oken [L.] (ex Cuvier) 1817:1182 Fem. Sparus chromis Linnaeus 1758. Type by absolute tautonymy. Based on "Les Chromes" of Cuvier 1816:266. Objectively invalid; preoccupied by Chromis Cuvier 1814 in fishes. •Synonym of Chromis Cuvier 1814 -- (Monod 1973:424 [ref. 7193], Parenti 2021:48 [ref. 38418]). 1°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Chromis Cuvier 1814. Pomacentridae: Chrominae.

Chrysiptera (subgenus of Glyphisodon) Swainson [W.] 1839:171, 216 Fem. Glyphisodon azureus Cuvier 1830. Type by monotypy. Also designated by Swain 1883:273 [ref. 5966]. Chrysoptera Agassiz 1846:84 [ref. 64] is an unjustified emendation. Not preoccupied by Chrysoptera Latreille in Coleoptera; Iredaleichthys Whitley 1928 is an unneeded replacement. Chrypsoptera Agassiz 1846:84, 84 is an unjustified emendation or a misspelling. •Valid as Chrysiptera Swainson 1839 -- (Yoshino in Masuda et al. 1984:198 [ref. 6441], Allen 1986:676 [ref. 5631], Allen 1987:107 [ref. 5995], Allen 2001:3341 [ref. 26132], Manica et al. 2002:311 [ref. 28222], Allen et al. 2006:1452 [ref. 29090], Allen & Erdmann 2008:172 [ref. 29484], Allen et al. 2010:62 [ref. 30801], Kottelat 2013:376 [ref. 32989], Allen et al. 2015:16 [ref. 33797], Allen et al. 2015:56 [ref. 34110], Stewart et al. 2015:1417 [ref. 34288], Allen et al. 2017:10 [ref. 35595], Fricke et al. 2018:265 [ref. 35805], Allen et al. 2018:74 [ref. 36316], Golani & Fricke 2018:114 [ref. 36273], Fricke et al. 2019:212 [ref. 36673], Parenti 2021:59 [ref. 38418], Tang et al. 2021:290 [ref. 38308]). Current status: Valid as Chrysiptera Swainson 1839. Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae.

Ctenoglyphidodon (subgenus of Abudefduf) Fowler [H. W.] 1918:58 Masc. Abudefduf melanopselion Fowler 1918. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Hemiglyphidodon Bleeker 1877 -- (see Böhlke 1984:146 [ref. 13621], Kottelat 2013:377 [ref. 32989], Parenti 2021:66 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Synonym of Hemiglyphidodon Bleeker 1877. Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae.

Dascyllus Cuvier [G.] 1829:179 Masc. Chaetodon aruanus Linnaeus 1758. Type by monotypy. Spelled Dascylus, Dascilus and Dascillus in early literature. •Valid as Dascyllus Cuvier 1829 -- (Randall & Allen 1977 [ref. 6482], Ida in Masuda et al. 1984:191 [ref. 6441], Allen 1986:677 [ref. 5631], Tang 2001:596 [ref. 25446], Allen 2001:3339 [ref. 26132], Allen et al. 2006:1455 [ref. 29090], Borsa et al. 2014:709 [ref. 34706], Cooper & Santini 2016:18 [ref. 34704] in subfamily Chrominae, Fricke et al. 2018:267 [ref. 35805], Golani & Fricke 2018:115 [ref. 36273], Fricke et al. 2019:215 [ref. 36673], Parenti 2021:63 [ref. 38418], Tang et al. 2021:277 [ref. 38308]). Current status: Valid as Dascyllus Cuvier 1829. Pomacentridae: Chrominae.

Daya Bleeker [P.] 1877:71 Fem. Pomacentrus jerdoni Day 1873. Type by monotypy. •Synonym of Pristotis Rüppell 1838 -- (Allen 1975:227 [ref. 97], Shen & Chan 1978:211 [ref. 6945], Parenti 2021:80 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Synonym of Pristotis Rüppell 1838. Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae.

Demoisellea Whitley [G. P.] 1928:295 Fem. Furcaria puncta Poey 1860. Type by being a replacement name. Replacement for Furcaria Poey 1860, preoccupied by Furcaria Lesson 1838 in Aves. •Synonym of Chromis Cuvier 1814 -- (Parenti 2021:48 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Synonym of Chromis Cuvier 1814. Pomacentridae: Chrominae.

Dischistodus Gill [T. N.] 1863:214 Masc. Pomacentrus fasciatus Cuvier 1830. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Dischistodus Gill 1863 -- (Allen 1975:127 [ref. 97], Shen & Chan 1978:235 [ref. 6945], Yoshino 1982 [ref. 5402], Yoshino in Masuda et al. 1984:195 [ref. 6441], Allen 2001:3340 [ref. 26132], Allen et al. 2006:1456 [ref. 29090], Mamonekene & Vreven 2008:97 [ref. 29866], Kottelat 2013:377 [ref. 32989], Fricke et al. 2019:216 [ref. 36673], Parenti 2021:65 [ref. 38418], Tang et al. 2021:293 [ref. 38308]). Current status: Valid as Dischistodus Gill 1863. Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae.

Dorychromis (subgenus of Heliases) Fowler [H. W.] & Bean [B. A.] 1928:31, 60 Masc. Heliases analis Cuvier 1830. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Chromis Cuvier 1814 -- (Parenti 2021:48 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Synonym of Chromis Cuvier 1814. Pomacentridae: Chrominae.

Eupomacentrus Bleeker [P.] 1877:73 Masc. Pomacentrus lividus Forster in Bloch & Schneider 1801. Type by monotypy in subgenus. Also appeared in Bleeker 1877:40 [ref. 453]. •Synonym of Pomacentrus Lacepède 1802 -- (Robins et al. 1980:48, 87 [ref. 7111]). •Synonym of Stegastes Jenyns 1840 -- (Shen & Chan 1978:220 [ref. 6945], Emery & Allen 1980 [ref. 6917], Allen & Emery 1985:8 [ref. 5236], Castro-Aguirre et al. 1999:394 [ref. 24550], Parenti 2021:81 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Synonym of Stegastes Jenyns 1840. Pomacentridae: Microspathodontinae.

Euschistodus Gill [T. N.] 1862:145 Masc. Euschistodus declivifrons Gill 1862. Type by subsequent designation. Type designated by Jordan & Evermann 1898:1560 [ref. 2444]. •Synonym of Abudefduf Forsskål 1775 -- (Kottelat 2013:375 [ref. 32989], Parenti 2021:39 [ref. 38418]). •Synonym of Abudefduf Fabricius 1775, but a valid subgenus -- (Tang et al. 2021:280 [ref. 38308]). •Synonym of Abudefduf Fabricius 1775. Current status: Synonym of Abudefduf Fabricius 1775. Pomacentridae: Glyphisodontinae.

Furcaria Poey [F.] 1860:194 Fem. Furcaria puncta Poey 1860. Type by subsequent designation. Earliest type designation located that of Jordan & Evermann 1898:1545 [ref. 2444]. Objectively invalid; preoccupied by Furcaria Lesson 1838 in Aves, replaced by Demoisellea Whitley 1928. •In the synonymy of Azurina Jordan & McGregor 1898. 1°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Azurina Jordan & McGregor 1898. Pomacentridae: Chrominae.

Glyphidodontops Bleeker [P.] 1877:128 Masc. Glyphidodon azureus Cuvier 1830 (= Glyphidodon cyaneus Quoy & Gaimard 1825). Type by being a replacement name (see text). Not usually regarded as a replacement name, but from text it is clearly an unneeded replacement for Chrysiptera Swainson 1839 (with same type), Chrysiptera not preoccupied as thought by Bleeker. Also appeared in Bleeker 1877:41 [ref. 453]. Correct spelling for genus of type species is Glyphisodon. •Incorrectly regarded as valid as Glyphidodontops Bleeker 1877 -- (Shen & Chan 1979:72 [ref. 6944]). •Objective synonym of Chrysiptera Swainson 1839-- (Allen et al. 2010:62 [ref. 30801], Kottelat 2013:376 [ref. 32989], Parenti 2021:59 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Synonym of Chrysiptera Swainson 1839. Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae.

Glyphisodon Lacepède [B. G. E.] 1802:542 Masc. Glyphisodon moucharra Lacepède 1802. Type by subsequent designation. Earliest designation possibly by Jordan 1917:64 [ref. 2407]; not by Bleeker 1877:91 [ref. 454] as saxatilis. Glyphidodon Agassiz 1846:164 [ref. 64] is an unjustified emendation; also as Gliphysodon and Glyphidon in literature. •Synonym of Abudefduf Forsskål 1775 -- (Shen & Chan 1979:37 [ref. 6944], Hensley 1986:857 [ref. 5734], Castro-Aguirre et al. 1999:395 [ref. 24550], Kottelat 2013:375 [ref. 32989], Parenti 2021:39 [ref. 38418]). •Synonym of Abudefduf Fabricius 1775, but a valid subgenus -- (Tang et al. 2021:280 [ref. 38308]). •Synonym of Abudefduf Fabricius 1775. Current status: Synonym of Abudefduf Fabricius 1775. Pomacentridae: Glyphisodontinae.

Heliases Cuvier [G.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1830:493 et seq. Masc. Heliases insolatus Cuvier 1830. Type by subsequent designation. Based on "Les Héliases" Cuvier 1829:160; latinized first as above, with six included species. Type apparently designated first by Valenciennes 1845:503 in Dict. Univ. Hist. Nat. v. 6 according to Fowler, MS. Variously misspelled or emended to Haliastes, Heliasus, and Heliazes in early literature (see Monod 1973:424 [ref. 7193]). •Synonym of Chromis Cuvier 1814 -- (Parin 2003:S17 [ref. 28536], Parin et al. 2014:377 [ref. 33547], Parenti 2021:48 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Synonym of Chromis Cuvier 1814. Pomacentridae: Chrominae.

Heliastes Lowe [R. T.] 1838:177 Masc. Heliases insolatus Cuvier 1830. Type by being an unjustified emendation. Unjustified emendation of Heliases Cuvier 1815. •Synonym of Chromis Cuvier 1814 -- (Monod 1973:424 [ref. 7193], Parin et al. 2014:377 [ref. 33547], Parenti 2021:48 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Synonym of Chromis Cuvier 1814. Pomacentridae: Chrominae.

Hemiglyphidodon (subgenus of Glyphidodon) Bleeker [P.] 1877:91, 93 Masc. Glyphisodon plagiometopon Bleeker 1852. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Hemiglyphidodon Beeker 1877 -- (Allen 1975:163 [ref. 97], Yoshino in Masuda et al. 1984:199 [ref. 6441], Allen 2001:3341 [ref. 26132], Allen et al. 2006:1457 [ref. 29090], Kottelat 2013:377 [ref. 32989], Fricke et al. 2019:216 [ref. 36673], Parenti 2021:66 [ref. 38418], Tang et al. 2021:294 [ref. 38308]). Current status: Valid as Hemiglyphidodon Bleeker 1877. Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae.

Heptadecanthus Alleyne [H. G.] & Macleay [W.] 1877:343 Masc. Heptadecanthus longicaudis Alleyne & Macleay 1877. Type by monotypy. Misspelled Heptadecacanthus by Jordan 1919:387 [ref. 4904]. •Synonym of Acanthochromis Gill 1863 -- (Parenti 2021:42 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Synonym of Acanthochromis Gill 1863. Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae.

Hoplochromis (subgenus of Chromis) Fowler [H. W.] 1918:66 Masc. Heliases caeruleus Cuvier 1830. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Chromis Cuvier 1814, but a valid subgenus -- (Parenti 2021:48 [ref. 38418], Tang et al. 2021:273 [ref. 38308]). Current status: Synonym of Chromis Cuvier 1814. Pomacentridae: Chrominae.

Hypsypops Gill [T. N.] 1861:165 Masc. Glyphisodon rubicundus Girard 1854. Type by monotypy. •Valid as Hypsypops Gill 1861 -- (see Hensley 1986:857 [ref. 5734], Tang 2001:596 [ref. 25446], Cooper & Santini 2016:19 [ref. 34704] in subfamily Microspathodontinae, Tang et al. 2021:282 [ref. 38308], Parenti 2021:66 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Valid as Hypsypops Gill 1861. Pomacentridae: Microspathodontinae.

Indoglyphidodon Fowler [H. W.] 1944:25 Masc. Indoglyphidodon abbotti Fowler 1944. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Abudefduf Forsskål 1775 -- (Kottelat 2013:376 [ref. 32989], Parenti 2021:39 [ref. 38418]). •Synonym of Abudefduf Fabricius 1775. Current status: Synonym of Abudefduf Fabricius 1775. Pomacentridae: Glyphisodontinae.

Iredaleichthys Whitley [G. P.] 1928:296 Masc. Glyphisodon azureus Cuvier 1830. Type by being a replacement name. Unneeded replacement for Chrysiptera Swainson 1839, not preoccupied by Chrysoptera Lincken 1817 in Lepidoptera. •Objective synonym of Chrysiptera Swainson 1839 -- (Kottelat 2013:376 [ref. 32989], Parenti 2021:59 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Synonym of Chrysiptera Swainson 1839. Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae.

Lepicephalochromis Fowler [H. W.] 1943:78 Masc. Chromis cupreus Fowler & Bean 1923. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Chromis Cuvier 1814 -- (Parenti 2021:48 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Synonym of Chromis Cuvier 1814. Pomacentridae: Chrominae.

Lepidochromis (subgenus of Chromis) Fowler [H. W.] & Bean [B. A.] 1928:31, 58 Masc. Chromis lepidolepis Bleeker 1877. Type by original designation. •Synonym of Azurina Jordan & McGregor 1898. Current status: Synonym of Azurina Jordan & McGregor 1898. Pomacentridae: Chrominae.

Lepidopomacentrus (subgenus of Pomacentrus) Allen [G. R.] 1975:39, 43 Masc. Pomacentrus lepidogenys Fowler & Bean 1928. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Pomacentrus Lacepède 1802, but a valid subgenus Lepidopomacentrus as described -- (Allen 2001:3341 [ref. 26132]). •Synonym of Pomacentrus Lacepède 1802 -- (Kottelat 2013:378 [ref. 32989], Parenti 2021:72 [ref. 38418], Tang et al. 2021:296 [ref. 38308]). Current status: Synonym of Pomacentrus Lacepède 1802. Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae.

Lepidozygus Günther [A.] 1862:15 Masc. Pomacentrus tapeinosoma Bleeker 1856. Type by monotypy. •Valid as Lepidozygus Günther 1862 -- (Emery 1980 [ref. 6928], Emery 1983 [ref. 5437], Kishimoto in Masuda et al. 1984:194 [ref. 6441], Allen 1986:678 [ref. 5631], Allen 2001:3339 [ref. 26132], Allen et al. 2006:1457 [ref. 29090], Cooper & Santini 2016:19 [ref. 34704] in subfamily Lepidozyginae, Tang et al. 2021:282 [ref. 38308], Parenti 2021:66 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Valid as Lepidozygus Günther 1862. Pomacentridae: Microspathodontinae.

Mecaenichthys Whitley [G. P.] 1929:218 Masc. Heliastes immaculatus Ogilby 1885. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Mecaenichthys Whitley 1929 -- (Tang 2001:596 [ref. 25446], Allen et al. 2006:1458 [ref. 29090], Cooper & Santini 2016:19 [ref. 34704] in subfamily Microspathodontinae, Parenti 2021:66 [ref. 38418], Tang et al. 2021:283 [ref. 38308]). Current status: Valid as Mecaenichthys Whitley 1929. Pomacentridae: Microspathodontinae.

Microspathodon Günther [A.] 1862:35, 57 Masc. Glyphisodon chrysurus Cuvier 1830. Type by monotypy. Described in key (p. 35) as "II. Teeth in the upper jaw moveable: Microspathodon, p. 57." On p. 57 Glyphidodon [sic] chrysurus is treated but without mention of Microspathodon, but is only species in Section II (with moveable teeth). Correct spelling for genus of type species is Glyphisodon. •Valid as Microspathodon Günther 1862 -- (Richards & Leis 1984:544 [ref. 13668], Tang 2001:596 [ref. 25446], Carter & Kaufman 2003:1695 [ref. 27102], Cooper & Santini 2016:19 [ref. 34704] in subfamily Microspathodontinae, Parenti 2021:66 [ref. 38418], Tang et al. 2021:283 [ref. 38308]). Current status: Valid as Microspathodon Günther 1862. Pomacentridae: Microspathodontinae.

Nannapogon Fowler [H. W.] 1938:142 Masc. Nannapogon polynesiae Fowler 1938. Type by original designation (also monotypic). Evidently based on a young pomacentrid (Randall in lit.). Current status: Uncertain. Pomacentridae.

Negostegastes Whitley [G. P.] 1929:225 Masc. Glyphisodon leucozona Bleeker 1859. Type by original designation. •Synonym of Plectroglyphidodon Fowler & Ball 1924 -- (Shen & Chan 1979:51 [ref. 6944], Parenti 2021:71 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Synonym of Plectroglyphidodon Fowler & Ball 1924. Pomacentridae: Microspathodontinae.

Neoglyphidodon Allen [G. R.] 1991:246 Masc. Glyphisodon melas Valenciennes 1830. Type by original designation. •Valid as Neoglyphidodon Allen 1991 -- (Tang 2001:596 [ref. 25446], Allen 2001:3341 [ref. 26132], Allen et al. 2006:1458 [ref. 29090], Kottelat 2013:377 [ref. 32989] as Neoglyphydodon, Fricke et al. 2018:269 [ref. 35805], Golani & Fricke 2018:115 [ref. 36273], Fricke et al. 2019:216 [ref. 36673], Parenti 2021:67 [ref. 38418], Tang et al. 2021:294 [ref. 38308]). Current status: Valid as Neoglyphidodon Allen 1991. Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae.

Neopomacentrus Allen [G. R.] 1975:39, 166 Masc. Glyphisodon anabatoides Bleeker 1847. Type by original designation. Original type species misidentified; type fixed by Randall et al. 2005:92 [ref. 28734]. •Valid as Neopomacentrus Allen 1975 -- (Shen & Chan 1978:213 [ref. 6945], Yoshino in Masuda et al. 1984:195 [ref. 6441], Allen 1986:678 [ref. 5631], Allen 1991:143 [ref. 21090], Jenkins & Allen 2002:382 [ref. 25999], Allen 2001:3340 [ref. 26132], Randall & Allen 2005:74 [ref. 28408], Randall et al. 2005:92 [ref. 28734], Allen et al. 2006:1459 [ref. 29090], Kottelat 2013:378 [ref. 32989], Allen et al. 2017:1 [ref. 35693], Fricke et al. 2018:269 [ref. 35805], Golani & Fricke 2018:115 [ref. 36273], Fricke et al. 2019:217 [ref. 36673], Tang et al. 2021:295 [ref. 38308], Fricke & Allen 2021:298 [ref. 38415], Parenti 2021:68 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Valid as Neopomacentrus Allen 1975. Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae.

Nexilaris Jordan [D. S.] & Evermann [B. W.] (ex Gilbert) 1896:512 Masc. Euschistodus concolor Gill 1862. Type by original designation (also monotypic). Misprinted initially as Nexilaris, corrected by Jordan & Evermann 1898:1559 [ref. 2444] to Nexilarius, but Kottelat states that Nexilaris is the original description, and Nexilarius is an unjustified emendation; authorship not Gilbert. •Synonym of Abudefduf Forsskål 1775 -- (Kottelat 2013:375 [ref. 32989], Parenti 2021:39 [ref. 38418]). •Synonym of Abudefduf Fabricius 1775. Current status: Synonym of Abudefduf Fabricius 1775. Pomacentridae: Glyphisodontinae.

Nexilosus Heller [E.] & Snodgrass [R. E.] 1903:204 Masc. Nexilosus albemarleus Heller & Snodgrass 1903. Type by monotypy. Misspelled Nelixosus in Zoological Record for 1903. •Valid as Nexilosus Heller & Snodgrass 1903 -- (see Hensley 1986:857 [ref. 5734], Cooper & Santini 2016:19 [ref. 34704] in subfamily Microspathodontinae, Parenti 2021:70 [ref. 38418], Tang et al. 2021:283 [ref. 38308]). Current status: Valid as Nexilosus Heller & Snodgrass 1903. Pomacentridae: Microspathodontinae.

Oliglyphisodon Fowler [H. W.] 1941:266 Masc. Glyphisodon imparipennis Vaillant & Sauvage 1875. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Plectroglyphidodon Fowler & Ball 1924 -- (Parenti 2021:71 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Synonym of Plectroglyphidodon Fowler & Ball 1924. Pomacentridae: Microspathodontinae.

Omopomacentrus (subgenus of Pomacentrus) Fowler [H. W.] 1944:363 Masc. Pomacentrus acapulcoensis Fowler 1944. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Pomacentrus Lacepède 1802 -- (Kottelat 2013:378 [ref. 32989], Parenti 2021:72 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Synonym of Pomacentrus Lacepède 1802. Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae.

Onychognathus Troschel [F. H.] 1866:231 Masc. Onychognathus cautus Troschel 1866. Type by monotypy. Objectively invalid; preoccupied by Onychognathus Hartlaub 1859 in Aves, replaced by Agripopa Whitley 1928. •In the synonymy of Azurina Jordan & McGregor 1898. 1°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Azurina Jordan & McGregor 1898. Pomacentridae: Chrominae.

Paraglyphidodon Bleeker [P.] 1876:387 Masc. Paraglyphidodon oxycephalus Bleeker 1876. Type by subsequent designation. Type designated by Jordan 1919:384 [ref. 4904]. Also appeared in Bleeker 1877:40 [ref. 453], and if this predates Bleeker 1877:116 [ref. 454] and above, then type is Glyphidodon melas Valenciennes (ex Kuhl & van Hasselt) 1830 by monotypy. Relative dates of publication not clearly established. •Valid as Paraglyphidodon Bleeker 1876 [often seen as 1877] -- (Shen & Chan 1979:64 [ref. 6944], Yoshino in Masuda et al. 1984:198 [ref. 6441], Allen 1986:679 [ref. 5631]). •Synonym of Chrysiptera Swainson 1839 -- (Kottelat 2013:376 [ref. 32989], Parenti 2021:59 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Synonym of Chrysiptera Swainson 1839. Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae.

Paramphiprion Wang [K.-F.] 1941:89 Masc. Paramphiprion hainanensis Wang 1941. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Amphiprion Bloch & Schneider 1801 -- (Parenti 2021:44 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Synonym of Amphiprion Bloch & Schneider 1801. Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae.

Parapomacentrus Bleeker [P.] 1877:65 Masc. Pomacentrus polynema Bleeker 1853. Type by subsequent designation. Also appeared in Bleeker 1877:39 [ref. 453], and if this predates 1877:65 then type is Glyphisodon bankieri Richardson by monotypy. Otherwise type designated by Jordan 1919:387 [ref. 4904]. •Synonym of Pomacentrus Lacepède 1802 -- (Shen & Chan 1978:237 [ref. 6945], Kottelat 2013:378 [ref. 32989], Parenti 2021:72 [ref. 38418], Tang et al. 2021:296 [ref. 38308]). Current status: Synonym of Pomacentrus Lacepède 1802. Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae.

Parma Günther [A.] 1862:57 Fem. Parma microlepis Günther 1862. Type by subsequent designation. Type designated by Jordan 1919:318 [ref. 4904]. •Valid as Parma Günther 1862 -- (Allen 1975:187 [ref. 97], Allen & Hoese 1975 [ref. 7097], Hensley 1986:857 [ref. 5734], Allen 1987 [ref. 6250], Gomon et al. 1994:670 [ref. 22532], Tang 2001:596 [ref. 25446], Allen 2001:3341 [ref. 26132], Allen et al. 2006:1460 [ref. 29090], Allen & Gomon 2008:636 [ref. 30653], Stewart et al. 2015:1419 [ref. 34288], Cooper & Santini 2016:19 [ref. 34704] in subfamily Microspathodontinae, Parenti 2021:70 [ref. 38418], Tang et al. 2021:283 [ref. 38308]). Current status: Valid as Parma Günther 1862. Pomacentridae: Microspathodontinae.

Pellochromis (subgenus of Pomacentrus) Fowler [H. W.] & Bean [B. A.] 1928:14 Masc. Pomacentrus trimaculatus Rüppell 1829. Type by original designation. Genus masculine or feminine; treated by Fowler & Bean as masculine. •Synonym of Dascyllus Cuvier 1829 -- (Parenti 2021:72 [ref. 38418]). •Synonym of Dascyllus Cuvier 1829 -- (Randall & Allen 1977:351 [ref. 6482], Parenti 2021:63 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Synonym of Dascyllus Cuvier 1829. Pomacentridae: Chrominae.

Phalerebus Whitley [G. P.] 1929:216 Masc. Amphiprion akallopisos Bleeker 1853. Type by original designation. •Synonym of Amphiprion Bloch & Schneider 1801 -- (Parenti 2021:44 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Synonym of Amphiprion Bloch & Schneider 1801. Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae.

Pirene Gistel [J.] 1848:IX Fem. Chaetodon aruanus Linnaeus 1758. Type by being a replacement name. Unneeded replacement for Dascyllus Cuvier, not preoccupied by Dascillus. Pirene is apparently itself preoccupied. •Objective synonym of Dascyllus Cuvier 1829 -- (Randall & Allen 1977:351 [ref. 6482], Parenti 2021:63 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Synonym of Dascyllus Cuvier 1829. Pomacentridae: Chrominae.

Plectroglyphidodon Fowler [H. W.] & Ball [S. C.] 1924:271 Masc. Plectroglyphidodon johnstonianus Fowler & Ball 1924. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Plectroglyphidodon Fowler & Ball 1924 -- (Allen 1975:191 [ref. 97], Shen & Chan 1979:51 [ref. 6944], Yoshino in Masuda et al. 1984:197 [ref. 6441], Allen 1986:679 [ref. 5631], Tang 2001:596 [ref. 25446], Allen 2001:3341 [ref. 26132], Allen et al. 2006:1462 [ref. 29090], Hubert et al. 2012:5 [ref. 31846], Cooper & Santini 2016:19 [ref. 34704] in subfamily Microspathodontinae, Fricke et al. 2018:271 [ref. 35805], Golani & Fricke 2018:116 [ref. 36273], Fricke et al. 2019:218 [ref. 36673], Parenti 2021:71 [ref. 38418], Tang et al. 2021:284 [ref. 38308]). Current status: Valid as Plectroglyphidodon Fowler & Ball 1924. Pomacentridae: Microspathodontinae.

Pomacentrus Lacepède [B. G. E.] 1802:505 Masc. Chaetodon pavo Bloch 1787. Type by subsequent designation. Type apparently designated by Guichenot 1839:503 (not researched). Spelled Pomatocentrus by Gill 1890:9 (Cent. Dict., not researched). •Valid as Pomacentrus Lacepède 1802 -- (Allen 1975:202 [ref. 97], Shen & Chan 1978:236 [ref. 6945], Yoshino in Masuda et al. 1984:195 [ref. 6441], Allen 1986:680 [ref. 5631], Tang 2001:596 [ref. 25446], Allen 2001:3340 [ref. 26132], Allen & Wright 2003:136 [ref. 27247], Allen et al. 2006:1463 [ref. 29090], Allen & Erdmann 2009:122 [ref. 30681], Allen et al. 2011:35 [ref. 31134], Kottelat 2013:378 [ref. 32989], Allen et al. 2017:47 [ref. 35154], Motomura et al. 2017:174 [ref. 35490], Allen et al. 2017:22 [ref. 35605], Fricke et al. 2018:272 [ref. 35805], Allen et al. 2018:1 [ref. 35949], Golani & Fricke 2018:116 [ref. 36273], Frable & Tea 2019:323 [ref. 36783], Fricke et al. 2019:218 [ref. 36673], Habib et al. 2020:413 [ref. 37844], Allen et al. 2020:38 [ref. 38057], Parenti 2021:72 [ref. 38418], Tang et al. 2021:296 [ref. 38308], Allen et al. 2022:1 [ref. 39104]). Current status: Valid as Pomacentrus Lacepède 1802. Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae.

Pomachromis Allen [G. R.] & Randall [J. E.] 1974:45 Masc. Abudefduf richardsoni Snyder 1909. Type by original designation. •Valid as Pomachromis Allen & Randall 1974 -- (Allen 1975:223 [ref. 97], Shen & Chan 1978:210 [ref. 6945], Yoshino in Masuda et al. 1984:195 [ref. 6441], Allen 2001:3340 [ref. 26132], Allen et al. 2006:1468 [ref. 29090], Fricke et al. 2018:274 [ref. 35805], Parenti 2021:79 [ref. 38418], Tang et al. 2021:293 [ref. 38308]). Current status: Valid as Pomachromis Allen & Randall 1974. Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae.

Pomataprion Gill [T. N.] 1863:216 Masc. Hypsypops dorsalis Gill 1862. Type by subsequent designation. Type designated by Jordan & Evermann 1898:1565 [ref. 2444]. •Synonym of Microspathodon Günther 1862 -- (Parenti 2021:66 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Synonym of Microspathodon Günther 1862. Pomacentridae: Microspathodontinae.

Premnas Cuvier [G.] 1816:345 Fem. Chaetodon biaculeatus Bloch 1790. Type by monotypy. •Valid as Premnas Cuvier 1816 -- (Allen 1975:62 [ref. 97], Tang 2001:596 [ref. 25446], Allen 2001:3338 [ref. 26132], Allen et al. 2006:1468 [ref. 29090], Fricke et al. 2019:221 [ref. 36673], Parenti 2021:79 [ref. 38418]). •Synonym of Amphiprion Bloch & Schneider 1801 -- (Tang et al. 2021:289 [ref. 38308]). Current status: Synonym of Amphiprion Bloch & Schneider 1801. Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae.

Pristotis Rüppell [W. P. E. S.] 1838:128 Fem. Pristotis cyanostigma Rüppell 1838. Type by monotypy. •Valid as Pristotis Rüppell 1838 -- (Allen 1975:227 [ref. 97], Shen & Chan 1978:211 [ref. 6945], Kawashima & Moyer 1982 [ref. 5451], Yoshino in Masuda et al. 1984:194 [ref. 6441], Allen 2001:3340 [ref. 26132], Allen et al. 2006:1469 [ref. 29090], Motomura et al. 2017:174 [ref. 35490], Golani & Fricke 2018:117 [ref. 36273], Parenti 2021:80 [ref. 38418], Tang et al. 2021:298 [ref. 38308]). Current status: Valid as Pristotis Rüppell 1838. Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae.

Prochilus Klein [J. T.] 1775:1043 Masc. Not available, published in a work that does not conform to the principle of binominal nomenclature. Validated by type designation of Jordan 1917:39 [ref. 2407], not available according to Parenti 2021:44 [ref. 38418]. •In the synonymy of Amphiprion Bloch & Schneider 1801 -- (Parenti 2021:44 [ref. 38418]). Suppressed. Current status: Synonym of Amphiprion Bloch & Schneider 1801. Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae.

Prochilus Walbaum [J. J.] (ex Klein) 1792:586 Masc. Not available, published in a part of work rejected for nomenclatural purposes in Opinion 21 (1938). Based on Klein 1749:60, Pl. 8, figs 1-6 [ref. 30141]. •In the synonymy of Amphiprion Bloch & Schneider 1801 (first species), and several labrid genera. Suppressed. Current status: Synonym of Amphiprion Bloch & Schneider 1801. Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae.

Prochilus Bleeker [P.] (ex Klein) 1864:185 Masc. Type by subsequent designation. Validates Prochilus Klein 1778, not available. Objectively invalid; preoccupied by Prochilus Illiger 1811 in Mammalia, Prochilus Cuvier 1816 in fishes, and Prochilus Brullé 1835 in Orthoptera. Earliest subsequent type designation not researched; several species included by Bleeker. •In the synonymy of Amphiprion Bloch & Schneider 1801. 1°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Amphiprion Bloch & Schneider 1801. Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae.

Pseudopomacentrus (subgenus of Pomacentrus) Bleeker [P.] 1877:39 Masc. Pomacentrus littoralis Cuvier 1830. Type by subsequent designation. Also appeared in Bleeker 1877:39 [ref. 453, same page number 39]. Type designated by Fowler & Bean 1928:65 [ref. 1475]. •Synonym of Pomacentrus Lacepède 1802 -- (Shen & Chan 1978:236 [ref. 6945], Kottelat 2013:378 [ref. 32989], Parenti 2021:72 [ref. 38418], Tang et al. 2021:296 [ref. 38308]). Current status: Synonym of Pomacentrus Lacepède 1802. Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae.

Pterocyclosoma Fowler [H. W.] 1941:264 Neut. Glyphisodon sindonis Jordan & Evermann 1903. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Plectroglyphidodon Fowler & Ball 1924 -- (Parenti 2021:71 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Synonym of Plectroglyphidodon Fowler & Ball 1924. Pomacentridae: Microspathodontinae.

Pycnochromis Fowler [H. W.] 1941:258 Masc. Pycnochromis vanderbilti Fowler 1941. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Chromis Cuvier 1814 -- (see Böhlke 1984:147 [ref. 13621]). •Valid as Pycnochromis Fowler 1941 -- (Tang et al. 2021:278 [ref. 38308], Prokofiev & Astakhov 2023:369 [ref. 40186]). Current status: Valid as Pycnochromis Fowler 1941. Pomacentridae: Chrominae.

Semadascyllus Fowler [H. W.] 1941:257 Masc. Dascyllus albisella Gill 1862. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Dascyllus Cuvier 1829 -- (Randall & Allen 1977:351 [ref. 6482], Parenti 2021:63 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Synonym of Dascyllus Cuvier 1829. Pomacentridae: Chrominae.

Serrichromis Fowler [H. W.] 1943:77 Masc. Dascyllus pomacentroides Kendall & Goldsborough 1911. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Azurina Jordan & McGregor 1898. Current status: Synonym of Azurina Jordan & McGregor 1898. Pomacentridae: Chrominae.

Similiparma Hensley [D. A.] 1986:858 Fem. Glyphidodon (Parma) hermani Steindachner 1887. Type by original designation (also monotypic). Correct spelling for genus of type species is Glyphisodon. •Synonym of Chrysiptera Swainson 1839 -- (Kottelat 2013:376 [ref. 32989]). •Valid as Similiparma Hensley 1986 -- (Cooper et al. 2014:473 [ref. 35444], Edwards in Carpenter & De Angelis 2016:2727 [ref. 34618], Cooper & Santini 2016:19 [ref. 34704] in subfamily Microspathodontinae, Parenti 2021:80 [ref. 38418], Tang et al. 2021:285 [ref. 38308]). Current status: Valid as Similiparma Hensley 1986. Pomacentridae: Microspathodontinae.

Siphonochromis Fowler [H. W.] 1946:143 Masc. Siphonochromis lepidostethicus Fowler 1946. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Chromis Cuvier 1814 -- (Böhlke 1984:146 [ref. 13621], Parenti 2021:48 [ref. 38418]). •Synonym of Chromis Cuvier 1814, subgenus Thrissochromis. Current status: Synonym of Chromis Cuvier 1814. Pomacentridae: Chrominae.

Stegastes Jenyns [L.] 1840:62 Masc. Stegastes imbricatus Jenyns 1840. Type by monotypy. •Valid as Stegastes Jenyns 1840 -- (Shen & Chan 1978:220 [ref. 6945], Emery & Allen 1980 [ref. 6917], Allen & Woods 1980 [ref. 6919], Richards & Leis 1984:544 [ref. 13668], Yoshino in Masuda et al. 1984:194 [ref. 6441], Allen & Emery 1985 [ref. 5236], Allen 1986:682 [ref. 5631], Castro-Aguirre et al. 1999:394 [ref. 24550], Tang 2001:596 [ref. 25446], Allen 2001:3340 [ref. 26132], Carter & Kaufman 2003:1695 [ref. 27102], Allen et al. 2006:1469 [ref. 29090], Fricke et al. 2015:8 [ref. 33930], Stewart et al. 2015:1422 [ref. 34288], Cooper & Santini 2016:19 [ref. 34704] in subfamily Microspathodontinae, Hernández-Velasco et al. 2016:1 [ref. 34760], Fricke et al. 2018:275 [ref. 35805], Golani & Fricke 2018:117 [ref. 36273], Brown et al. 2019:164 [ref. 36444], Fricke et al. 2019:222 [ref. 36673], Parenti 2021:81 [ref. 38418], Tang et al. 2021:285 [ref. 38308]). Current status: Valid as Stegastes Jenyns 1840. Pomacentridae: Microspathodontinae.

Teixeirichthys Smith [J. L. B.] 1953:13 Masc. Teixeirichthys mossambicus Smith 1953. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Teixeirichthys Smith 1953 -- (Shen & Chan 1978:207 [ref. 6945], Yoshino in Masuda et al. 1984:194 [ref. 6441], Allen 1986:682 [ref. 5631], Tang 2001:596 [ref. 25446], Allen 2001:3339 [ref. 26132], Fricke et al. 2018:276 [ref. 35805], Golani & Fricke 2018:117 [ref. 36273], Parenti 2021:85 [ref. 38418], Tang et al. 2021:298 [ref. 38308]). Current status: Valid as Teixeirichthys Smith 1953. Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae.

Tetrades Bleeker [P.] 1864:145 Listed by Jordan as in this reference on p. 145 as a lapsus for Tetradrachmum, but Tetrades apparently not in this reference. •Synonym of Dascyllus Cuvier 1829 -- (Parenti 2021:63 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Synonym of Dascyllus Cuvier 1829. Pomacentridae: Chrominae.

Tetradrachmum Cantor [T. E.] 1849:1223 [240] Neut. Chaetodon aruanus Linnaeus 1758. Type by being a replacement name. Unneeded replacement for Dascyllus Cuvier 1829, not preoccupied by Dascylus Latreille 1796 in Coleoptera. Pirene Gistel 1848 is an earlier unneeded replacement. On page 240 of separate. Tetrades Bleeker 1865 apparently a mistake. •Objective synonym of Dascyllus Cuvier 1829 -- (Randall & Allen 1977:351 [ref. 6482], Parenti 2021:63 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Synonym of Dascyllus Cuvier 1829. Pomacentridae: Chrominae.

Thrissochromis Fowler [H. W.] 1941:262 Masc. Chromis velox Jenkins 1901. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Chromis Cuvier 1814 -- (Parenti 2021:48 [ref. 38418]). •Synonym of Chromis Cuvier 1814, but a valid subgenus -- (Tang et al. 2021:273 [ref. 38308]). Current status: Synonym of Chromis Cuvier 1814. Pomacentridae: Chrominae.

Triaenodon Philippi [R. A.] 1876:264 Masc. Triaenodon nigricans Philippi 1876. Type by monotypy. Apparently an overlooked name based on a species from San Ambrosio and San Felix. Objectively invalid; preoccupied by Triaenodon Müller & Henle 1837. 1°Homonym. Current status: Uncertain. Pomacentridae.

Wangia Fowler [H. W.] 1954:54 Fem. Pomacentrus formosanus Fowler & Bean 1922. Type by original designation (also monotypic). Objectively invalid; preoccupied by Wangia Chen 1943 in Mollusca, replaced by Wangietta Whitley 1965. •In the synonymy of Teixeirichthys Smith 1953 -- (Parenti 2021:85 [ref. 38418]). 1°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Teixeirichthys Smith 1953. Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae.

Wangietta Whitley [G. P.] 1965:26 Fem. Pomacentrus formosanus Fowler & Bean 1922. Type by being a replacement name. Replacement for Wangia Fowler 1954, preoccupied by Wangia Chen 1943 in Mollusca. •Synonym of Teixeirichthys Smith 1953 -- (Parenti 2021:85 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Synonym of Teixeirichthys Smith 1953. Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae.