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CAS 5511 Abudefduf atrapinna Seale [A.], 1935 Holotype  [Collection database record]
atrapinna, Abudefduf Seale [A.] 1935:367, Pl. 22 (fig. 2) [Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences (Series 4) v. 21 (no. 27); ref. 12336] Sikaina Island, Solomon Islands. Holotype: CAS 5511. Paratypes: CAS 5512-13 (2, in one jar). Correct spelling is Plectroglyphidodon leucozonus. •Synonym of Plectroglyphidodon leucozona (Bleeker 1859) -- (Allen 1991:248 [ref. 19344], Parenti 2021:71 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Synonym of Plectroglyphidodon leucozona (Bleeker 1859). Pomacentridae: Microspathodontinae. Habitat: marine.
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SU 20207 Abudefduf sapphirus Jordan [D. S.] & Richardson [R. E.], 1908 Holotype  [Collection database record]
sapphirus, Abudefduf Jordan [D. S.] & Richardson [R. E.] 1908:264, Fig. 10 [Bulletin of the Bureau of Fisheries v. 27(Doc. 640) (for 1907); ref. 2492] Ticao Island, Philippines. Holotype: CAS-SU 20207. Paratypes: CAS-SU 20212 (2), USNM 61682 (3). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:82 [ref. 12291]. •Synonym of Chrysiptera cyanea (Quoy & Gaimard 1825) -- (Shen et al. 1986:68 [ref. 13818], Allen 1991:242 [ref. 19344], Parenti 2021:60 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Synonym of Chrysiptera cyanea (Quoy & Gaimard 1825). Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae. Habitat: marine.
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CAS 5533 Abudefduf tridentatus Clark [H. W.], 1938 Holotype  [Collection database record]
tridentatus, Abudefduf Clark [H. W.] 1938:181 [Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences (Series 4) v. 22 (no. 7); ref. 12316] Taiohae Bay, Nukuhiva Island, Marquesas Islands. Holotype: CAS 5533. Paratypes: CAS 5534 (1). •Synonym of Abudefduf sordidus (Forsskål 1775) -- (Allen 1991:234 [ref. 19344], Kottelat 2013:376 [ref. 32989], Parenti 2021:42 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Synonym of Abudefduf sordidus (Forsskål 1775). Pomacentridae: Glyphisodontinae. Habitat: marine.
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SU 9245 Abudefduf turchesius Jordan [D. S.] & Seale [A.], 1907 Holotype  [Collection database record]
turchesius, Abudefduf Jordan [D. S.] & Seale [A.] 1907:28, Fig. 10 [Bulletin of the Bureau of Fisheries v. 26 (Doc. 606) (for 1906); ref. 2498] Cavite, Luzon Island, Philippines. Holotype (unique): CAS-SU 9245. Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:82 [ref. 12291]. •Synonym of Chrysiptera cyanea (Quoy & Gaimard 1825) -- (Allen 1991:242 [ref. 19344], Parenti 2021:60 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Synonym of Chrysiptera cyanea (Quoy & Gaimard 1825). Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae. Habitat: marine.
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CAS 73147 Amphiprion omanensis Allen [G. R.] & Mee [J. K. L.], 1991 Holotype  [Collection database record]
omanensis, Amphiprion Allen [G. R.] & Mee [J. K. L.] in Allen 1991:47, 220, Fig. [Damselfishes of the world; ref. 19344] Ras Kanasa, Barr Al Hikman, Oman, Arabian Sea, depth 5 meters. Holotype: CAS 73147. Paratypes: BPBM 33955-56 (1, 1); CAS 73148 (2), 73164 (1); WAM P.30108-001 (1), P.30109-001 (2), P.30110-001 (1). Type catalog: Hutchins & Smith 1991:30 [ref. 19335], Moore et al. 2008:31 [ref. 30117]. Author is J. K. L. Mee, •Valid as Amphiprion omanensis Allen & Mee 1991 -- (Randall 1995:259 [ref. 22896], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S113 [ref. 27377], Zajonz et al. 2019:85 [ref. 36871], Parenti 2021:46 [ref. 38418], Allen 2022:129 [ref. 39911]). Current status: Valid as Amphiprion omanensis Allen & Mee 1991. Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae. Distribution: Northwestern Indian Ocean: Socotra (Yemen), Oman. Habitat: marine.
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SU 6352 Azurina eupalama Heller [E.] & Snodgrass [R. E.], 1903 Holotype  [Collection database record]
eupalama, Azurina Heller [E.] & Snodgrass [R. E.] 1903:198, Pl. 5 [Proceedings of the Washington Academy of Sciences v. 5; ref. 2089] Hood Island, Galápagos Islands. Holotype: CAS-SU 6352. Paratypes: CAS-SU 6506 (7), 6538 (9), 2299-2300 (1, 1, both missing). •Valid as Azurina eupalama Heller & Snodgrass 1903 -- (Allen 1991:237 [ref. 19344], Allen & Robertson 1994:186 [ref. 22193], Schneider & Krupp in Fischer et al. 1995:1398 [ref. 22830], Grove & Lavenberg 1997:473 [ref. 24023], McCosker & Rosenblatt 2010:193 [ref. 30957], Parenti 2021:48 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Valid as Azurina eupalama Heller & Snodgrass 1903. Pomacentridae: Chrominae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific: Galápagos Islands (Ecuador) endemic. Habitat: marine.
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SU 5706 Azurina hirundo Jordan [D. S.] & McGregor [E. A.], 1898 Lectotype  [Collection database record]
hirundo, Azurina Jordan [D. S.] & McGregor [E. A.] in Jordan & Evermann 1898:1544 [Bulletin of the United States National Museum No. 47; ref. 2444] Guadeloupe Island, off Baja California. Lectotype: CAS-SU 5706. Paralectotypes: (2) BMNH 1898.10.29.104 (1). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:82 [ref. 12291]. Also appeared in, and lectotype established in Jordan & McGregor 1899:282, Pl. 7 [ref. 2488]. •Valid as Azurina hirundo Jordan & McGregor 1898 -- (Allen 1991:237 [ref. 19344], Allen & Robertson 1994:187 [ref. 22193], Schneider & Krupp in Fischer et al. 1995:1398 [ref. 22830], Lea & Rosenblatt 2000:124 [ref. 25206], Richards & Engle 2001:180 [ref. 25759], Nelson et al. 2004:154 [ref. 27807], Love et al. 2005:134 [ref. 37547], Page et al. 2013:158 [ref. 32708], Fourriére et al. 2016:447 [ref. 34668], Del Moral-Flores et al. 2016:610 [ref. 34923], Kells et al. 2016:262 [ref. 35888], Love et al. 2021:174 [ref. 39279], Parenti 2021:48 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Valid as Azurina hirundo Jordan & McGregor 1898. Pomacentridae: Chrominae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific: southern California (U.S.A.) south to Pacific coast of Baja California (Mexico), including Guadalupe Island (Mexico) and Revillagigedo Islands (Mexico). Habitat: marine.
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CAS 75992 Chromis bami Randall [J. E.] & McCosker [J. E.], 1992 Holotype  [Collection database record]
bami, Chromis Randall [J. E.] & McCosker [J. E.] 1992:334, Figs. 3-4 [Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences v. 47 (no. 12); ref. 19766] About 1 kilometer north of Duddie's Cocknuts, Bounty Bay, Pitcairn Island, depth 30.5-36.5 meters. Holotype: CAS 75992. Paratypes: AMS I.31223-001 (2); BMNH 1991.5.20.2-3 (2); BPBM 12782 (2), 13683 (1), 13695 (2), 16524 (5), 16687 (9); CAS 63215 (7); NSMT-P 34680 (3); USNM 316515 (3). •Valid as Chromis bami Randall & McCosker 1992 -- (Randall 1999:19 [ref. 25829], Randall 2001:99 [ref. 25124], Randall et al. 2004:20 [ref. 27624], Randall 2005:355 [ref. 28239], Parenti 2021:50 [ref. 38418]). •Valid as Pycnochromis bami (Randall & McCosker 1992) -- (Tang et al. 2021:267 [ref. 38308]). Current status: Valid as Pycnochromis bami (Randall & McCosker 1992). Pomacentridae: Chrominae. Distribution: South Pacific: Tonga, Society Islands, Austral Islands and Pitcairn. Habitat: marine.
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SU 2590 Chromis enchrysurus Jordan [D. S.] & Gilbert [C. H.], 1882 Syntype  [Collection database record]
enchrysurus, Chromis Jordan [D. S.] & Gilbert [C. H.] 1882:286 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 5 (no. 282); ref. 2472] Pensacola, Florida, U.S.A. Syntypes: CAS-SU 2590 (1), USNM 30871 (now 2). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:82 [ref. 12291]. Species epithet is a noun in apposition, according to Jordan & Evermann 1898:1549 [ref. 2444]. •Valid as Chromis enchrysura Jordan & Gilbert 1882 -- (Smith-Vaniz & Emery 1980:211 [ref. 22802], Emery & Smith-Vaniz 1982:152 [ref. 37657], Smith-Vaniz et al. 1999:284 [ref. 25013], Feitoza et al. 2003:69 [ref. 26943] as aff. enchrysura, Carter & Kaufman 2003:1696 [ref. 27102], Moura & Menezes in Menezes et al. 2003:91 [ref. 27192], Nelson et al. 2004:154 [ref. 27807], McEachran & Fechhelm 2005:493 [ref. 28815], Vaske et al. 2005:78 [ref. 36155], Page et al. 2013:159 [ref. 32708], Smith-Vaniz & Jelks 2014:61 [ref. 33341], Pinheiro et al. 2015:23 [ref. 34324] as aff. enchrysura, Pimentel et al. 2020:6 [ref. 38051], Parenti 2021:52 [ref. 38418], Hoff et al. 2023:7 [ref. 40463]). •Valid as Chromis enchrysurus Jordan & Gilbert 1882 -- (Robins & Ray 1986:197 [ref. 23100], Allen 1991:239 [ref. 19344], Boschung 1992:151 [ref. 23239], Cervigón 1992:385 [ref. 23827], Cervigón 1993:355 [ref. 24474], Moura 1995:94 [ref. 21617], Schmitter-Soto et al. 2000:163 [ref. 27754], McFarland et al. 2020:127 [ref. 38036], Robertson et al. 2020:160 [ref. 38098] as cf. 'enchrysura'). Current status: Valid as Chromis enchrysurus Jordan & Gilbert 1882. Pomacentridae: Chrominae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: North Carolina (U.S.A.) south to West Indies, including Gulf of Mexico and northern Caribbean Sea; central Atlantic: Saint Paul's Rocks (Saint Peter and Saint Paul Archipelago). Habitat: marine.
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SU 23293 Chromis velox Jenkins [O. P.], 1901 Syntype  [Collection database record]
velox, Chromis Jenkins [O. P.] 1901:393, Fig. 6 [Bulletin of the U. S. Fish Commission v. 19 (1899); ref. 2340] Honolulu, Oahu Island, Hawaiian Islands. Holotype: USNM 49698. Paratypes: CAS-SU 5995 (1), 23293 (2), 23309 (3). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:82-83 [ref. 12291]. Type series apparently consists of 5 specimens (see p. 393). The figured specimen, listed as the type, can be considered as the holotype if that specimen is identifiable. •Synonym of Chromis ovalis (Steindachner 1900) -- (Randall & Follett 1989:848 [ref. 13575], Allen 1991:240 [ref. 19344], Mundy 2005:427 [ref. 28379], Parenti 2021:56 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Synonym of Chromis ovalis (Steindachner 1900). Pomacentridae: Chrominae. Habitat: marine.
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SU 23309 Chromis velox Jenkins [O. P.], 1901 Syntype  [Collection database record]
velox, Chromis Jenkins [O. P.] 1901:393, Fig. 6 [Bulletin of the U. S. Fish Commission v. 19 (1899); ref. 2340] Honolulu, Oahu Island, Hawaiian Islands. Holotype: USNM 49698. Paratypes: CAS-SU 5995 (1), 23293 (2), 23309 (3). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:82-83 [ref. 12291]. Type series apparently consists of 5 specimens (see p. 393). The figured specimen, listed as the type, can be considered as the holotype if that specimen is identifiable. •Synonym of Chromis ovalis (Steindachner 1900) -- (Randall & Follett 1989:848 [ref. 13575], Allen 1991:240 [ref. 19344], Mundy 2005:427 [ref. 28379], Parenti 2021:56 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Synonym of Chromis ovalis (Steindachner 1900). Pomacentridae: Chrominae. Habitat: marine.
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SU 5995 Chromis velox Jenkins [O. P.], 1901 Syntype  [Collection database record]
velox, Chromis Jenkins [O. P.] 1901:393, Fig. 6 [Bulletin of the U. S. Fish Commission v. 19 (1899); ref. 2340] Honolulu, Oahu Island, Hawaiian Islands. Holotype: USNM 49698. Paratypes: CAS-SU 5995 (1), 23293 (2), 23309 (3). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:82-83 [ref. 12291]. Type series apparently consists of 5 specimens (see p. 393). The figured specimen, listed as the type, can be considered as the holotype if that specimen is identifiable. •Synonym of Chromis ovalis (Steindachner 1900) -- (Randall & Follett 1989:848 [ref. 13575], Allen 1991:240 [ref. 19344], Mundy 2005:427 [ref. 28379], Parenti 2021:56 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Synonym of Chromis ovalis (Steindachner 1900). Pomacentridae: Chrominae. Habitat: marine.
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CAS 5437 Demoisellea peregrina Clark [H. W.], 1936 Holotype  [Collection database record]
peregrina, Demoisellea Clark [H. W.] 1936:389 [Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences (Series 4) v. 21 (no. 29); ref. 839] Bat Island, Costa Rica (at submerged light). Holotype: CAS 5437. Additional material or paratypes: CAS 79633 (orig. 14, now 12), 79634 (2). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine.
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SU 4969 Eupomacentrus diencaeus Jordan [D. S.] & Rutter [C. L.], 1897 Lectotype  [Collection database record]
diencaeus, Eupomacentrus Jordan [D. S.] & Rutter [C. L.] 1897:116 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 49; ref. 10644] Kingston, Jamaica. Lectotype: CAS-SU 4969. Paralectotypes: CAS-SU 14901 [ex CAS-SU 4969] (1). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:83 [ref. 12291]. Lectotype selected by Greenfield & Woods 1974:10 [ref. 23245]. •Valid as Eupomacentrus diencaeus Jordan & Rutter 1897 -- (Greenfield & Woods 1974:9 [ref. 23245]). •Valid as Pomacentrus diencaeus (Jordan & Rutter 1897) -- (Robins & Ray 1986:199 [ref. 23100], Cervigón 1992:385 [ref. 23827]). •Valid as Stegastes diencaeus (Jordan & Rutter 1897) -- (Robertson & Allen 1981:110 [ref. 36327], Allen 1991:253 [ref. 19344], Schmitter-Soto et al. 2000:163 [ref. 27754], Collette et al. 2003:114 [ref. 26784], Carter & Kaufman 2003:1696 [ref. 27102], Smith et al. 2003:41 [ref. 27621], Nelson et al. 2004:154 [ref. 27807], McEachran & Fechhelm 2005:499 [ref. 28815], Page et al. 2013:159 [ref. 32708], Smith-Vaniz & Jelks 2014:61 [ref. 33341], Robertson et al. 2016:146, 149 [ref. 34961], Robertson et al. 2020:161 [ref. 38098], Escobar-Sierra et al. 2021:81 [ref. 38844], Parenti 2021:82 [ref. 38418], Bennema & van Moorsel 2022:70 [ref. 39585]). Current status: Valid as Stegastes diencaeus (Jordan & Rutter 1897). Pomacentridae: Microspathodontinae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: southern Florida (U.S.A.), Bahamas and Caribbean Sea. Habitat: marine.
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SU 2895 Microspathodon azurissimus Jordan [D. S.] & Starks [E. C.], 1895 Syntype  [Collection database record] Synonym of M. dorsalis.
azurissimus, Microspathodon Jordan [D. S.] & Starks [E. C.] in Jordan 1895:478, Pl. 44 [Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences (Series 2) v. 5; ref. 2394] Venados Islands, near Mazatlán, Sinaloa, western Mexico. Syntypes: CAS-SU 2895 (1), 11610 (1, missing), 11636 (1, missing). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:83 [ref. 12291]. •Synonym of Microspathodon dorsalis (Gill 1862) -- (Allen 1991:245 [ref. 19344], Parenti 2021:67 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Synonym of Microspathodon dorsalis (Gill 1862). Pomacentridae: Microspathodontinae. Habitat: marine.
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SU 6359 Nexilosus albemarleus Heller [E.] & Snodgrass [R. E.], 1903 Holotype  [Collection database record]
albemarleus, Nexilosus Heller [E.] & Snodgrass [R. E.] 1903:204, Pl. 8 [Proceedings of the Washington Academy of Sciences v. 5; ref. 2089] Tagus Cove, Isabela Island [Albemarle Island], Galápagos Islands. Holotype: CAS-SU 6359. Paratypes: CAS-SU 6535 (10 young), 12290 (1, missing in 1995), 12291-92 (1, 1), 12293 (1, missing in 1995); USNM 61167 (3, not found in 1980). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:83 [ref. 12291]. Tschudi 1846 may be 1845, still researching. •Synonym of Nexilosus latifrons (Tschudi 1846) -- (Allen 1991:247 [ref. 19344], Parenti 2021:70 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Synonym of Nexilosus latifrons (Tschudi 1846). Pomacentridae: Microspathodontinae. Habitat: marine.
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SU 25571 Pomacentrus albolineatus Montalban [H. R.], 1928 Lectotype  [Collection database record] No indication that illustration is based on type.
albolineatus, Pomacentrus Montalban [H. R.] 1928:70, Pl. 14 (fig. 1) [Monographs, Bureau of Science of the Philippines No. 24 (1927); ref. 15801] Bungau Island, Sulu Archipelago, Philippines. Lectotype: CAS-SU 25571. Paralectotypes: BSMP (1, apparently destroyed). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:83 [ref. 12291]. Lectotype selected by Böhlke 1953:83 [ref. 12291]. •Status uncertain -- (Allen 1991:254 [ref. 19344], Parenti 2021:86 [ref. 38418]). Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae. Habitat: marine.
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SU 6356 Pomacentrus arcifrons Heller [E.] & Snodgrass [R. E.], 1903 Holotype  [Collection database record]
arcifrons, Pomacentrus Heller [E.] & Snodgrass [R. E.] 1903:202, Pl. 7 [Proceedings of the Washington Academy of Sciences v. 5; ref. 2089] Barrington Island, Galápagos Islands. Holotype: CAS-SU 6356. Paratypes: BMNH 1901.6.28.212-221 [ex SU] (17); MCZ 29456 (2); CAS-SU 6419 (13), 6536 (now 3), 51109 (2), 51120 (1); ?USNM 50047-48 (4, 20), 153624 [ex MCZ 29456] (1). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:83 [ref. 12291]. •Valid as Stegastes arcifrons (Heller & Snodgrass 1903) -- (Allen & Woods 1980:193 [ref. 6919], Allen 1991:253 [ref. 19344], Allen & Robertson 1994:190 [ref. 22193], Schneider & Krupp in Fischer et al. 1995:1402 [ref. 22830], Grove & Lavenberg 1997:480 [ref. 24023], McCosker & Rosenblatt 2010:193 [ref. 30957], Parenti 2021:82 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Valid as Stegastes arcifrons (Heller & Snodgrass 1903). Pomacentridae: Microspathodontinae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific: Cocos Island (Costa Rica), Malpelo Island (Colombia) and Galapagos Islands (Ecuador). Habitat: marine.
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