FAMILY Pomacentridae Bonaparte, 1831 - clownfishes, damselfishes [=Glyphisodia, Pomacentrini, Chromidini, Cteno-Labridae, Amphiprioninae, Prochilini, Microspathodontinae, Premninae, Abudefdufidae, Parminae, Hemiglyphidodontinae, Cheiloprioninae, Lepidozyginae, Stegastinae] Notes: Name in prevailing recent practice, Article 35.5 Glyphisodia Rafinesque, 1815:83 [ref. 3584] (subfamily) Glyphisodon [corrected to Glyphisodontinae by Richardson 1844:89 [ref. 3739], confirmed by Whitley 1929b:209, 225 [ref. 4666]; stem changed to Glyphidodont- by Bleeker 1877:4 [ref. 454] on Glyphidodon, confirmed by Gill 1890a:4612 [ref. 32974]; family name sometimes seen as Glyphiodontidae] Pomacentrini Bonaparte, 1831:157, 170 [ref. 4978] (subfamily) Pomacentrus [Pomacentridae used as valid by: Jordan 1923 [ref. 2421], Schultz with Stern 1948 [ref. 31938], Bertin & Arambourg 1958, Bailey et al. 1960 [ref. 27285], Lagler, Bardach & Miller 1962, Greenwood, Rosen, Weitzman & Myers 1966 [ref. 26856], Kamohara 1967, McAllister 1968 [ref. 26854], Lindberg 1971 [ref. 27211], Nelson 1976 [ref. 32838], Shiino 1976, Lagler, Bardach, Miller & May Passino 1977, Nelson 1984 [ref. 13596], Smith & Heemstra 1986 [ref. 5715], Whitehead et al. (1986a) [ref. 13676], McAllister 1990 [ref. 14674], Quéro et al. 1990 [ref. 15946], Robins et al. 1991a [ref. 14237], Robins et al. 1991b [ref. 14238], Böhlke & Chaplin 1993, Allen & Robertson 1994 [ref. 22193], Nelson 1994 [ref. 26204], Springer & Raasch 1995:106 [ref. 25656], Eschmeyer 1998 [ref. 23416], Allen, Midgley & Allen 2002 [ref. 25930], Menezes et al. 2003 [ref. 27192], Nelson et al. 2004 [ref. 27807], Springer & Johnson 2004 [ref. 33199], Hoese et al. 2006, Nelson 2006 [ref. 32486], Kimura, Satapoomin & Matsuura 2009 [ref. 30425], Allen & Erdmann 2012 [ref. 31980]] Chromidini Bonaparte, 1831:159, 178 [ref. 4978] (subfamily) Chromis [stem changed to Chrom- by Whitley 1929b:209, 217 [ref. 4666] and ‘Whitley 1929 in’ McCulloch 1929–30:302 [ref. 2948], confirmed by Lindberg 1971:156 [ref. 27211], by Allen 1975:34 [ref. 32846] and by Nelson 2006:393 [ref. 32486]] Cteno-Labridae Owen, 1846:48 [ref. 32214] (family) Pomacentrus [no stem of the type genus, not available, Article 11.7.1.1; also seen as Labroidei ctenoidei; Gill 1889c:1384 [ref. 32847] and Gill 1890a:4612 [ref. 32974] used Ctenolabridae, not based on Ctenolabrus] Amphiprioninae Gill, 1859b:148 [ref. 1762] (subfamily) Amphiprion Prochilini Bleeker, 1878:4, 17 [ref. 454] (phalanx = tribe) Prochilus Bleeker [invalid, Article 39] Microspathodontinae Jordan & Evermann, 1898a:1544 [ref. 2444] (subfamily) Microspathodon Premninae Fowler & Bean, 1928:3 [ref. 1475] (subfamily) Premnas [stem emended to Pemnad- by Steyskal 1980:172 [ref. 14191]] Abudefdufidae Whitley, 1929b:208 [ref. 4666] (subfamily) Abudefduf Parminae Whitley, 1929b:208, 210, 228 [ref. 4666] (subfamily) Parma [also ‘Whitley 1929 in’ McCulloch 1929–30:301 [ref. 2948]] Hemiglyphidodontinae Whitley, 1929b:210 [ref. 4666] (subfamily) Hemiglyphidodon Cheiloprioninae Whitley, 1929b:210, 218 [ref. 4666] (subfamily) Cheiloprion Lepidozyginae Allen, 1975:34 [ref. 32846] (subfamily) Lepidozygus Stegastinae Cooper, Smith & Westneat, 2009:12 [ref. 32509] (subfamily) Stegastes

GENUS Abudefduf Forsskal, 1775 - sergeant-majors [=Abudefduf (subgenus of Chaetodon) Forsskål [P. S.], 1775:xiii, 59, Euschistodus Gill [T. N.], 1862:145, Glyphisodon Lacepède [B. G. E.], 1802:542, Indoglyphidodon Fowler [H. W.], 1944:25, Nexilaris Jordan [D. S.] & Evermann [B. W.] (ex Gilbert), 1896:512] Notes: [ref. 1351]. Masc. Chaetodon sordidus Forsskål, 1775. Type by subsequent designation. 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]). Current status: Valid as Abudefduf Forsskål, 1775. Pomacentridae. (Euschistodus) [ref. 1662]. 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]). Current status: Synonym of Abudefduf Forsskål, 1775. Pomacentridae. (Glyphisodon) [ref. 4929]. 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]). Current status: Synonym of Abudefduf Forsskål, 1775. Pomacentridae. (Indoglyphidodon) [ref. 6513]. Masc. Indoglyphidodon abbotti Fowler, 1944. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Abudefduf Forsskål, 1775 -- (Kottelat 2013:376 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Abudefduf Forsskål, 1775. Pomacentridae. (Nexilaris) [ref. 2442]. 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 Nexilurius is an unjustified emendation; authorship not Gilbert. •Synonym of Abudefduf Forsskål, 1775 -- (Kottelat 2013:375 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Abudefduf Forsskål, 1775. Pomacentridae.

Species Abudefduf abdominalis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825) - green damselfish [=Glyphisodon abdominalis Quoy [J. R. C.] & Gaimard [J. P.], 1825:390] Notes: [Voyage autour du monde; ref. 3574] Hawaiian Islands.

Current status: Valid as Abudefduf abdominalis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825). Pomacentridae. Distribution: Central Pacific: Johnston Atoll and Hawaiian Islands. Habitat: marine.

Species Abudefduf bengalensis (Bloch, 1787) - Bengal sergeant [=Chaetodon bengalensis Bloch [M. E.], 1787:110, Pl. 213 (fig. 2), Glyphidodon affinis Günther [A.], 1862:41, Chaetodon abudafur var. hanni Forsskål [P. S.], 1775:65, xiii, Labrus macrogaster Lacepède [B. G. E.], 1801:430, 477, Pl. 19 (fig. 3), Glyphisodon palmeri Ogilby [J. D.], 1918:87, Pl. 22 (fig. 2)] Notes: [Naturgeschichte der ausländischen Fische v. 3; ref. 468] Bengal [Bay of Bengal], India. Current status: Valid as Abudefduf bengalensis (Bloch, 1787). Pomacentridae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Pakistan and India to Andaman Sea, Papua New Guinea, Australia to Japan. Habitat: brackish, marine. (affinis) [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 4; ref. 1969] China. Current status: Synonym of Abudefduf bengalensis (Bloch, 1787). Pomacentridae. Habitat: brackish, marine. (hanni) [Descriptiones animalium (Forsskål); ref. 1351] No locality stated (Red Sea). Current status: Synonym of Abudefduf bengalensis (Bloch, 1787). Pomacentridae. Habitat: brackish, marine. (macrogaster) [Histoire naturelle des poissons (Lacepéde) v. 3; ref. 2710] Sea of Indes. Current status: Synonym of Abudefduf bengalensis (Bloch, 1787). Pomacentridae. Habitat: brackish, marine. (palmeri) [Memoirs of the Queensland Museum v. 2; ref. 14966] Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia. Current status: Synonym of Abudefduf bengalensis (Bloch, 1787). Pomacentridae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

Species Abudefduf caudobimaculatus Okada & Ikeda, 1939 - Okada's sergeant-major [=Abudefduf caudobimaculatus Okada [Y.] & Ikeda [H.], 1939:169, Fig. 6] Notes: [Transactions Biogeogaphical Society of Japan v. 3 (no. 2); ref. 17212] Ishigaki Island, Okinawa Prefecture, Ryukyu Islands, Japan. Current status: Valid as Abudefduf caudobimaculatus Okada & Ikeda, 1939. Pomacentridae. Distribution: Japan and Indonesia. Habitat: marine.

Species Abudefduf concolor (Gill, 1862) - Gill's sergeant-major [=Euchistodus concolor Gill [T. N.], 1862:145, Pomacentrus robustus Günther [A.], 1862:17] Notes: [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 14 (nos 3-4); ref. 1662] Panama. Current status: Valid as Abudefduf concolor (Gill, 1862). Pomacentridae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific. Habitat: marine. (robustus) [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 4; ref. 1969] No locality. Current status: Synonym of Abudefduf concolor (Gill, 1862). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Abudefduf conformis Randall & Earle, 1999 - Randall's sergeant-major [=Abudefduf conformis Randall [J. E.] & Earle [J. L.], 1999:335, Figs. 1-4] Notes: [Cybium v. 23 (no. 4); ref. 24306] Entrance to Taiohai Bay, Sentinelle de l'Ouest, west side, Nuku Hiva, Marquesas Islands, depth 12 meters. Current status: Valid as Abudefduf conformis Randall & Earle, 1999. Pomacentridae. Distribution: Marquesas Islands. Habitat: marine.

Species Abudefduf declivifrons (Gill, 1862) - Mexican nightsergeant [=Euschistodus declivifrons Gill [T. N.], 1862:146] Notes: [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 14 (nos 3-4); ref. 1662] Cape San Lucas, Baja California, Mexico. Current status: Valid as Abudefduf declivifrons (Gill, 1862). Pomacentridae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific. Habitat: marine.

Species Abudefduf hoefleri (Steindachner, 1881) - African sergeant [=Glyphidodon hoefleri Steindachner [F.], 1881:159] Notes: [Anzeiger der Akademy der Wissenschften in Wien, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschftliche Classe v. 18 (no. 16); ref. 20482] Gorée, Senegal. Current status: Valid as Abudefduf hoefleri (Steindachner, 1881). Pomacentridae.

Distribution: Eastern Atlantic: Senegal to Benin, including Cape Verde Islands. Habitat: marine.

Species Abudefduf lorenzi Hensley & Allen, 1977 - blacktail sergeant [=Abudefduf lorenzi Hensley [D. A.] & Allen [G. R.], 1977:109, Figs. 1-2] Notes: [Records of the Western Australian Museum v. 6 (pt 1); ref. 7254] Tenibuli Bay, Isabel Island, Solomon Islands, western Pacific, about 8°25'S, 159°50'E. Current status: Valid as Abudefduf lorenzi Hensley & Allen, 1977. Pomacentridae. Distribution: Indo-West Pcific: Indonesia, Philippines, Palau, Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands. Habitat: marine.

Species Abudefduf margariteus (Cuvier, in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1830) - pearly sergeant [=Glyphisodon margariteus Cuvier [G.], in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1830:470, Glyphidodon maculipinnis Bliss [R.], 1883:55, Glyphidodon rhyncholepis Bleeker [P.], 1869:230] Notes: [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 5; ref. 999] Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean. Current status: Valid as Abudefduf margariteus (Cuvier, 1830). Pomacentridae. Distribution: Southwestern Indian Ocean: Réunion, Mauritius and Rodrigues (Mascarenes endemic). Habitat: marine. (maculipinnis) [Transactions of the Royal Society of Arts and Sciences of Mauritius (N. S.) v. 13; ref. 16966] Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean. Current status: Synonym of Abudefduf margariteus (Cuvier, 1830). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine. (rhyncholepis) [Verslagen en Mededeelingen der Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen. Afdeeling Natuurkunde (Ser. 2) v. 3; ref. 17066] Réunion, western Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean. Current status: Synonym of Abudefduf margariteus (Cuvier, 1830). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Abudefduf natalensis Hensley & Randall, 1983 - Natal sergeant [=Abudefduf natalensis Hensley [D. A.] & Randall [J. E.], 1983:2, Figs. 1, 2, 3a] Notes: [Occasional Papers of the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum of Polynesian Ethnology and Natural History v. 25 (no. 6); ref. 8333] Reef off Sodwana Bay, Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa, southwestern Indian Ocean, depth 12 meters. Current status: Valid as Abudefduf natalensis Hensley & Randall, 1983. Pomacentridae.

Distribution: Western Indian Ocean. Habitat: marine.

Species Abudefduf nigrimargo Wiborwo et al., 2018 - Wibowo's sergeant-major [=Abudefduf nigrimargo Wibowo [K.], Koeda [K.], Muto [N.] & Motomura [H.], 2018:[2], Figs. 1-5, 6a-b] Notes: [Ichthyological Research; ref. 35945] Off Jia-le-shui, Kenting, Taiwan, 22°00'N, 120°52'E (purchased at Hengchun fish market). Current status: Valid as Abudefduf nigrimargo Wibowo, Koeda, Muto & Motomura, 2018. Pomacentridae. Distribution: Off Kenting and Penghu Islands, Taiwan. Habitat: marine.

Species Abudefduf notatus (Day, 1870) - yellowtail sergeant [=Glyphidodon notatus Day [F.], 1870:521, Indoglyphidodon abbotti Fowler [H. W.], 1944:26, Fig., Abudefduf clarki Snyder [J. O.], 1911:534, Chrysiptera paucifasciata Fowler [H. W.], 1946:152, Figs. 17-18] Notes: [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1869 (pt 3); ref. 18819] Andaman Islands. Current status: Valid as Abudefduf notatus (Day, 1870). Pomacentridae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: East Africa and islands of western Indian Ocean to Papua New Guinea, north to southern Japan. Habitat: marine. (abbotti) [The Fish Culturist v. 24 (no. 4); ref. 6513] Tropical Indian Ocean. Current status: Synonym of Abudefduf notatus (Day, 1870). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine. (clarki) [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 40 (no. 1836); ref. 4152] Pool at Tanegashima, Osumi Islands, Japan. Current status: Synonym of Abudefduf notatus (Day, 1870). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine. (paucifasciata) [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 98; ref. 1456] Aguni Shima, Ryukyu Islands, Japan. Current status: Synonym of Abudefduf notatus (Day, 1870). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Abudefduf saxatilis (Linnaeus, 1758) - sergeant-major [=Chaetodon saxatilis Linnaeus [C.], 1758:276, Abudefduf ascensionis Fowler [H. W.], 1919:217, Fig. 4, Sparus fasciatus Gronow [L. T.], in Gray, 1854:60, Chaetodon marginatus Bloch [M. E.], 1787:98, Pl. 207, Chaetodon mauritii Bloch [M. E.], 1787:109, Pl. 213 (fig. 1), Glyphisodon moucharra Lacepède [B. G. E.], 1802:542, 543,

Apogon quinquevittatus Blyth [E.], 1858:272, Chaetodon sargoides Lacepède [B. G. E.], 1802:453, 471, Pl. 10 (fig. 3)] Notes: [Systema Naturae, Ed. X v. 1; ref. 2787] India and other localities. Current status: Valid as Abudefduf saxatilis (Linnaeus, 1758). Pomacentridae. Distribution: Cosmopolitan (possibly only Atlantic). Habitat: marine. (ascensionis) [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 56 (no. 2294); ref. 15209] Ascension Island. Current status: Synonym of Abudefduf saxatilis (Linnaeus, 1758). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine. (fasciatus) [Catalogue of fish collected and described by Laurence Theodore Gronow; ref. 1911] Indian Ocean. Current status: Synonym of Abudefduf saxatilis (Linnaeus, 1758). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine. (marginatus) [Naturgeschichte der ausländischen Fische v. 3; ref. 468] Antilles. Current status: Synonym of Abudefduf saxatilis (Linnaeus, 1758). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine. (mauritii) [Naturgeschichte der ausländischen Fische v. 3; ref. 468] Brazil. Current status: Synonym of Abudefduf saxatilis (Linnaeus, 1758). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine. (moucharra) [Histoire naturelle des poissons (Lacepéde) v. 4; ref. 4929] Brazil, Arabia, East Indies. Current status: Synonym of Abudefduf saxatilis (Linnaeus, 1758). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine. (quinquevittatus) [Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal v. 27 (no. 3); ref. 476] Port Blair, Andaman Islands. Current status: Synonym of Abudefduf saxatilis (Linnaeus, 1758). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine. (sargoides) [Histoire naturelle des poissons (Lacepéde) v. 4; ref. 4929] Martinique Island, West Indies. Current status: Synonym of Abudefduf saxatilis (Linnaeus, 1758). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Abudefduf septemfasciatus (Cuvier, in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1830) - banded sergeant [=Glyphisodon septemfasciatus Cuvier [G.], in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1830:463, Abudefduf multifasciatus Seale [A.], 1906:53] Notes: [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 5; ref. 999] Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean. Current status: Valid as Abudefduf septemfasciatus (Cuvier, 1830). Pomacentridae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: East Africa, Mozambique Channel, Seychelles, Madagascar and Mascarenes east to Line Islands and Gambier Islands, north to southern Japan, south to Western Australia, New South Wales (Australia), New Caledonia and Tonga. Habitat: marine.

(multifasciatus) [Occasional Papers of the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum of Polynesian Ethnology and Natural History v. 4 (no. 1); ref. 3999] Current status: Synonym of Abudefduf septemfasciatus (Cuvier, 1830). Pomacentridae.

Species Abudefduf sexfasciatus (Lacepede, 1801) - scissortail sergeant [=Labrus sexfasciatus Lacepède [B. G. E.], 1801:430, 477, Pl. 19 (fig. 2), Glyphisodon coelestinus Cuvier [G.] (ex Solander), in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1830:464, Pl. 135, Glyphisodon melanurus Cuvier [G.], 1829:180] Notes: [Histoire naturelle des poissons (Lacepéde) v. 3; ref. 2710] Grand golfe de l'lnde [Indian Ocean]. Current status: Valid as Abudefduf sexfasciatus (Lacepède, 1801). Pomacentridae. Distribution: Red Sea, Indo-West Pacific: East Africa, Mozambique Channel, Madagascar and Mascarenes east to Marquesas and Gambier islands, north to southern Japan, south to Western Australia, New South Wales (Australia), Lord Howe Island, Tonga and Rapa. Habitat: marine. (coelestinus) [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 5; ref. 999] Current status: Synonym of Abudefduf sexfasciatus (Lacepède, 1801). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine. (melanurus) [Le Règne Animal (Edition 2) v. 2; ref. 995] Current status: Synonym of Abudefduf sexfasciatus (Lacepède, 1801). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Abudefduf sordidus (Forsskal, 1775) - blackspot sergeant [=Chaetodon sordidus Forsskål [P. S.], 1775:62, xiii, Glyphidodon leucopleura Day [F.], 1877:385, Pl. 83 (fig. 4), Abudefduf tridentatus Clark [H. W.], 1938:181] Notes: [Descriptiones animalium (Forsskål); ref. 1351] Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Red Sea. Current status: Valid as Abudefduf sordidus (Forsskål, 1775). Pomacentridae. Distribution: Red Sea, Indo-West Pacific: East Africa, Mozambique Channel, Madagascar and Mascarenes east to Hawaiian Islands, Wake Atoll and Pitcairn Group, north to southern Japan, south to Western Australia, New South Wales (Australia), Lord Howe Island,Tonga and Rapa. Habitat: marine. (leucopleura) [The fishes of India Part 3; ref. 4886] Andaman Islands, east of Bay of Bengal. Current status: Synonym of Abudefduf sordidus (Forsskål, 1775). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine.

(tridentatus) [Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences (Series 4) v. 22 (no. 7); ref. 12316] Taiohae Bay, Nukuhiva Island, Marquesas Islands. Current status: Synonym of Abudefduf sordidus (Forsskål, 1775). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Abudefduf sparoides (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825) - false-eye sergeant [=Glyphisodon sparoides Quoy [J. R. C.] & Gaimard [J. P.], 1825:394, Pomacentrus zanzibarensis von Bonde [C.], 1934:452, Pl. 23 (fig. 5)] Notes: [Voyage autour du monde; ref. 3574] Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean. Current status: Valid as Abudefduf sparoides (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825). Pomacentridae. Distribution: Western Indian Ocean: Kenya south to KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa), Mozambique Channel, Aldabra, Madagascar and Mascarenes. Habitat: marine. (zanzibarensis) [Annals of the Natal Museum. v. 7 (pt 3); ref. 16466] Shearwater Patches, north of Zanzibar, Tanzania, western Indian Ocean, depth 17 fathoms. Current status: Synonym of Abudefduf sparoides (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Abudefduf taurus (Muller & Trochel, in Schomburgk, 1848) - night sergeant [=Glyphisodon taurus Müller [J.] & Troschel [F. H.], in Schomburgk, 1848:674 [18], Euchistodus analogus Gill [T. N.], 1863:220] Notes: [The history of Barbados; comprising a geographical description of the island and an account of its geology and natural productions.; ref. 17812] Barbados, West Indies. Current status: Valid as Abudefduf taurus (Müller & Troschel, 1848). Pomacentridae. Distribution: Western Atlantic and eastern Atlantic (islands of Gulf of Guinea, Cape Verde Islands). Habitat: marine. (analogus) [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 15; ref. 1684] Aspinwall, Panama. Current status: Synonym of Abudefduf taurus (Müller & Troschel, 1848). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Abudefduf troschelii (Gill, 1862) - Panamic sergeant-major [=Glyphidodon troschelii Gill [T. N.], 1862:150] Notes: [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 14 (nos 3-4); ref. 1662] Cape San Lucas, Baja California, Mexico. Current status: Valid as Abudefduf troschelii (Gill, 1862). Pomacentridae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific. Habitat: marine.

Species Abudefduf vaigiensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825) - Indo-Pacific sergeant [=Glyphidodon vaigiensis Quoy [J. R. C.] & Gaimard [J. P.], 1825:391, Glyphisodon biniar Montrouzier [X.], 1857:477 [199], Glyphisodon quadrifasciatus Bleeker [P.], 1847:17, Abudefduf quinquilineatus von Bonde [C.], 1934:452, Pl. 23 (fig. 6), Glyphisodon rahti Cuvier [G.], in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1830:456, Chaetodon tyrwhitti Bennett [J. W.], 1830:unnum. p., Pl. 25] Notes: [Voyage autour du monde; ref. 3574] Waigiou [Pulau Waigeo, Papua Barat, Indonesia, western Pacific]. Current status: Valid as Abudefduf vaigiensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825). Pomacentridae. Distribution: Red Sea, Indo-West Pacific: South Africa and East Africa, Mozambique channel, Madagascar and Réunion (Mascarenes) east to Samoa and Tonga, north to southern Japan, south to Western Australia, New South Wales (Australia), and northern New Zealand; Mediterranean Sea (Red Sea immigrant); Hawaiian Islands introduction. Habitat: marine. (biniar) [Annales de la Société d'Agriculture, Histoire Naturelle et Arts Utiles de Lyon (sér. 2) v. 8 (1856); ref. 17789] Current status: Synonym of Abudefduf vaigiensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825). Pomacentridae. (quadrifasciatus) [Verhandelingen van het Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen. v. 21 (art. 3); ref. 16878] Jakarta, Java, Indonesia. Current status: Synonym of Abudefduf vaigiensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine. (quinquilineatus) [Annals of the Natal Museum. v. 7 (pt 3); ref. 16466] Zanzibar fish market, Tanzania, western Indian Ocean. Current status: Synonym of Abudefduf vaigiensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine. (rahti) [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 5; ref. 999] New Guinea; Red Sea; Java, Indonesia; Sulawesi, Indonesia. Current status: Synonym of Abudefduf vaigiensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine. (tyrwhitti) [A selection from the most remarkable and interesting fishes found on the coast of Ceylon First Edition; ref. 16785] South coast of Sri Lanka. Current status: Synonym of Abudefduf vaigiensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Abudefduf whitleyi Allen & Robertson, 1974 - Whitley's sergeant [=Abudefduf whitleyi Allen [G. R.] & Robertson [D. R.], 1974:154, Pl. 1] Notes: [Records of the Australian Museum v. 29 (no. 4); ref. 7488] Pixie Reef, Great Barrier Reef, off Cairns, Queensland, Australia, 16°32'S, 145°51'E, depth 3 meters. Current status: Valid as Abudefduf whitleyi Allen & Robertson, 1974. Pomacentridae.

Distribution: Southwestern Pacific. Habitat: marine.

GENUS Acanthochromis Gill, 1863 - spiny chromis damselfishes [=Acanthochromis Gill [T. N.], 1863:214, Heptadecanthus Alleyne [H. G.] & Macleay [W.], 1877:343] Notes: [ref. 1684]. 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]). Current status: Valid as Acanthochromis Gill, 1863. Pomacentridae. (Heptadecanthus) [ref. 101]. Masc. Heptadecanthus longicaudis Alleyne & Macleay, 1877. Type by monotypy. Misspelled Heptadecacanthus by Jordan 1919:387 [ref. 4904]. •Synonym of Acanthochromis Gill, 1863. Current status: Synonym of Acanthochromis Gill, 1863. Pomacentridae.

Species Acanthochromis polycanthus (Bleeker, 1855) - spiny chromis damselfishes [=Dascyllus polyacanthus Bleeker [P.], 1855:503, Heptadecanthus brevipinnis De Vis [C. W.], 1885:872, Chromis desmostigma Fowler [H. W.] & Bean [B. A.], 1928:51, Abudefduf jordani Seale [A.], 1906:53, Fig. 2, Heptadecanthus longicaudis Alleyne [H. G.] & Macleay [W.], 1877:343, Pl. 15 (fig. 3), Heptadecanthus maculosus De Vis [C. W.], 1885:873] Notes: [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 9; ref. 16851] Batjan, Molucca Islands, Indonesia. Current status: Valid as Acanthochromis polyacanthus (Bleeker, 1855). Pomacentridae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Northern Australia, eastern Indonesia, Philippines, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu. Habitat: marine. (brevipinnis) [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 9 (pt 4); ref. 1091] Queensland Coast, Australia. Current status: Synonym of Acanthochromis polyacanthus (Bleeker, 1855). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine. (desmostigma) [Bulletin of the United States National Museum No. 100, v. 7; ref. 1475] Tataan Island, Tawi Tawi Islands. Current status: Synonym of Acanthochromis polyacanthus (Bleeker, 1855). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine. (jordani) [Occasional Papers of the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum of Polynesian Ethnology and Natural History v. 4 (no. 1); ref. 3999] Shortland Island, Solomon Islands, Pacific. Current status: Synonym of Acanthochromis polyacanthus (Bleeker, 1855). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine.

(longicaudis) [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 1 (pts 3-4); ref. 101] Cape Grenville, Queensland, Australia. Current status: Synonym of Acanthochromis polyacanthus (Bleeker, 1855). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine. (maculosus) [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 9 (pt 4); ref. 1091] Cardwell, Queensland, Australia. Current status: Synonym of Acanthochromis polyacanthus (Bleeker, 1855). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine.

GENUS Altrichthys Allen, 1999 - azure damselfishes [=Altrichthys Allen [G. R.], 1999:23] Notes: [ref. 24277]. Masc. Altrichthys azurelineatus Fowler & Bean, 1928. Type by original designation. •Valid as Altrichthys Allen, 1999 -- (Allen 2001:3339 [ref. 26132]). Current status: Valid as Altrichthys Allen, 1999. Pomacentridae.

Species Altrichthys alelia Bernardi et al., 2017 - Bernardi's azure damselfish [=Altrichthys alelia Bernardi [G.], Longo [G. C.] & Quiros [T. E. A. L.], 2017:48, Figs. 1-3, 4 (left)] Notes: [ZooKeys No. 675; ref. 35314] San José, Busuanga Island, Philippines, 12.1911°N, 120.1022°E, depth 3 meters. Current status: Valid as Altrichthys alelia Bernardi, Longo & Quiros, 2017. Pomacentridae. Distribution: Busuanga Island, Philippines. Habitat: marine.

Species Altrichthys azurelineatus (Fowler & Bean, 1928) - azure damsel [=Chromis azurelineatus Fowler [H. W.] & Bean [B. A.], 1928:57, Pl. 5] Notes: [Bulletin of the United States National Museum No. 100, v. 7; ref. 1475] Port Uson, west of Pinas Island, Philippines. Current status: Valid as Altrichthys azurelineatus (Fowler & Bean, 1928). Pomacentridae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Philippines. Habitat: marine.

Species Altrichthys curatus Allen, 1999 - guardian damselfish [=Altrichthys curatus Allen [G. R.], 1999:24, Figs. 1-3A] Notes: [Revue française d'Aquariologie Herpétologie v. 26 (no. 1-2); ref. 24277] Cuyo Island, Palawan Province, Philippines, 10°51'12"N, 121°00'14"E,

depth 0.6-1.2 meters. Current status: Valid as Altrichthys curatus Allen, 1999. Pomacentridae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Philippines. Habitat: marine.

GENUS Amblyglyphidodon Bleeker, 1877 - damselfishes [=Amblyglyphidodon (subgenus of Glyphidodon) Bleeker [P.], 1877:92, 94] Notes: [ref. 454]. 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]). Current status: Valid as Amblyglyphidodon Bleeker, 1877. Pomacentridae.

Species Amblyglyphidodon aureus (Cuvier, in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1830) - golden damselfish [=Glyphisodon aureus Cuvier [G.] (ex Kuhl & Van Hasselt), in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1830:472] Notes: [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 5; ref. 999] Java, Indonesia. Current status: Valid as Amblyglyphidodon aureus (Cuvier, 1830). Pomacentridae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Andaman Sea to Micronesia and Fiji; Australia to Ryukyu Islands, throughout East Iindian Region. Habitat: marine.

Species Amblyglyphidodon batunaorum Allen, 1995 - Batuna damsel [=Amblyglyphidodon batunai Allen [G. R.], 1995:86, Fig. 1] Notes: [Revue française d'Aquariologie Herpétologie v. 21 (nos 3-4) (1994); ref. 21616] Lagoon next to shore, south side of Bunaken Island, Manado Bay, northern Sulawesi, about 1°42'N, 124°57'E, depth 5-6 meters. Current status: Valid as Amblyglyphidodon batunaorum Allen, 1995. Pomacentridae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Palau, Yap, and northwestern Australia. Habitat: marine.

Species Amblyglyphidodon curacao (Bloch, 1787) - staghorn damselfish [=Chaetodon curacao Bloch [M. E.], 1787:106, Pl. 212 (fig. 1), Amblyglyphisodon nudirostrum Fowler [H. W.], 1944:178, Fig. 32, Glyphisodon smaragdinus Brevoort [J. C.], 1856:264 [12], Pl. 6 (fig. 3), Glyphisodon trifasciatus Bleeker [P.], 1847:19] Notes: [Naturgeschichte der ausländischen Fische v. 3; ref. 468] South America, Curaçao Island [in error, probably western Pacific or East Indies]. Current status: Valid as Amblyglyphidodon curacao (Bloch, 1787). Pomacentridae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Cocos-Keeling and Christmas islands, east to Samoa and Marshall Islands, Australia to Ryukyu Islands. Habitat: marine. (nudirostrum) [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 96; ref. 1451] Vanuatu. Current status: Synonym of Amblyglyphidodon curacao (Bloch, 1787). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine. (smaragdinus) [Notes on some figures of Japanese fish taken from recent specimens by the artists of the U. S. Japan Expedition. Pp. 253-288, Pls. 3-12 (color) In: M. C. Perry, Narrative of the Expedition of an American Squadron to the China Seas and Japan.; ref. 17284] Ryukyu Islands, Japan. Current status: Synonym of Amblyglyphidodon curacao (Bloch, 1787). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine. (trifasciatus) [Verhandelingen van het Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen. v. 21 (art. 3); ref. 16878] Jakarta, Java, Indonesia. Current status: Synonym of Amblyglyphidodon curacao (Bloch, 1787). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Amblyglyphidodon flavilatus Allen & Randall, 1981 - yellowfin damsel [=Amblyglyphidodon flavilatus Allen [G. R.] & Randall [J. E.], 1981:(6) 14, Figs. 4-5] Notes: [Israel Journal of Zoology v. 29 (nos 1/3) (for 1980); ref. 8760] Taba, 3 kilometers south of H. Steinitz Marine Laboratory, Egypt, Gulf of Aqaba, Rea Sea, depth 14 meters. Current status: Valid as Amblyglyphidodon flavilatus Allen & Randall, 1981. Pomacentridae. Distribution: Gulf of Aden (northwestern Indian Ocean) and Red Sea. Habitat: marine.

Species Amblyglyphidodon flavopurpureus Allen et al., in Allen & Erdmann, 2012 - Cenderawasih damselfish [=Amblyglyphidodon flavopurpureus Allen [G. R.], Erdmann [M. V.] & Drew [J. A.], in Allen & Erdmann, 2012:1126, Figs. 1-5] Notes: [Reef fishes of the East Indies.; ref. 31980] Numamuran Strait, 2°27.178'S, 134°31.832'E, Cenderawasih Bay, West Papua Province, Indonesia, depth 8-15 meters.

Current status: Valid as Amblyglyphidodon flavopurpureus Allen, Erdmann & Drew, 2012. Pomacentridae. Distribution: Cenderawasih Bay, West Papua, Indonesia. Habitat: marine.

Species Amblyglyphidodon indicus Allen & Randall, 2002 - Maldives damselfish [=Amblyglyphidodon indicus Allen [G. R.] & Randall [J. E.], 2002:140, Figs. 1-3] Notes: [aqua, Journal of Ichthyology and Aquatic Biology v. 5 (no. 4); ref. 26191] Villinglii Island, north Malé Atoll, Maldives, Western Indian Ocean, depth 2-15 meters. Current status: Valid as Amblyglyphidodon indicus Allen & Randall, 2002. Pomacentridae. Distribution: Red Sea, East Africa to Andaman Sea (Myanmar, Thailand and Malaysia) to Sumatra. Habitat: marine.

Species Amblyglyphidodon leucogaster (Bleeker, 1847) - yellowbelly damselfish [=Glyphidodon leucogaster Bleeker [P.], 1847:26] Notes: [Verhandelingen van het Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen. v. 21 (art. 3); ref. 16878] Jakarta, Java, Indonesia. Current status: Valid as Amblyglyphidodon leucogaster (Bleeker, 1847). Pomacentridae. Distribution: Red Sea, Indo-West Pacific: East Africa to Micronesia and Samoa, north to southern Japan and Ryukyu Islands, south to Western Australia and Queensland (Australia). Habitat: marine.

Species Amblyglyphidodon melanopterus Allen & Randall, 2002 - melanopterus damselfish [=Amblyglyphidodon melanopterus Allen [G. R.] & Randall [J. E.], 2002:146, Figs. 5-7] Notes: [aqua, Journal of Ichthyology and Aquatic Biology v. 5 (no. 4); ref. 26191] East side of Monuate Island, Tongatapu, Tonga, depth 1.5 meters. Current status: Valid as Amblyglyphidodon melanopterus Allen & Randall, 2002. Pomacentridae. Distribution: Tonga. Habitat: marine.

Species Amblyglyphidodon orbicularis (Hombron & Jacquinot, in Jaquinot & Guichenot, 1853 - Hombron's damselfish

[=Glyphisodon orbicularis Hombron [J. B.] & Jacquinot [H.], in Jacquinot & Guichenot, 1853:52, Pl. 5 (fig. 6)] Notes: [Voyage au Pôle Sud et dans l'Oceanie v. 3 (pt 2); ref. 18307] No locality [probably Fiji or Samoa]. Current status: Valid as Amblyglyphidodon orbicularis (Hombron & Jacquinot, 1853). Pomacentridae. Distribution: Western Pacific. Habitat: marine.

Species Amblyglyphidodon silolona Allen et al., in Allen & Erdmann, 2012 - Silolona damselfish [=Amblyglyphidodon silolona Allen [G. R.], Erdmann [M. V.] & Drew [J. A.], in Allen & Erdmann, 2012:1130] Notes: [Reef fishes of the East Indies.; ref. 31980] North Button Island, 12°18.560'N, 93°04.070'E, Andaman Islands, depth 6 meters. Current status: Valid as Amblyglyphidodon silolona Allen, Erdmann & Drew, 2012. Pomacentridae. Distribution: Northeastern Indian Ocean: Andaman Islands. Habitat: marine.

Species Amblyglyphidodon ternatensis (Bleeker, 1853) - Ternate damsel [=Glyphisodon ternatensis Bleeker [P.], 1853:137, Glyphidodon nigrifrons Macleay [W.], 1883:271, Abudefduf philippinus Fowler [H. W.], 1918:54, Fig. 21, Glyphisodon schlegelii Bleeker [P.], 1853:138] Notes: [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 4; ref. 16899] Ternate, Molucca Islands, Indonesia. Current status: Valid as Amblyglyphidodon ternatensis (Bleeker, 1853). Pomacentridae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Indonesia, Philippines, Papua New Guinea, northern Australia, Palau, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu and New Caledonia. Habitat: marine. (nigrifrons) [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 8 (pt 2); ref. 17587] Southeastern coast of New Guinea. Current status: Synonym of Amblyglyphidodon ternatensis (Bleeker, 1853). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine. (philippinus) [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 70; ref. 1396] Philippines. Current status: Synonym of Amblyglyphidodon ternatensis (Bleeker, 1853). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine. (schlegelii) [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 4; ref. 16899] Ternate, Molucca Islands, Indonesia. Current status: Synonym of Amblyglyphidodon ternatensis (Bleeker, 1853). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine.

GENUS Amblypomacentrus Bleeker, 1877 - damselfishes, blackbanded demoiselles [=Amblypomacentrus Bleeker [P.], 1877:68] Notes: [ref. 454]. Masc. Glyphisodon breviceps Schlegel & Müller, 1844. 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]). Current status: Valid as Amblypomacentrus Bleeker, 1877. Pomacentridae.

Species Amblypomacentrus breviceps (Schlegel & Muller, 1840) - blackbanded demoiselle [=Glyphisodon breviceps Schlegel [H.] & Müller [S.], 1840:23, Pomacentrus beauforti Fowler [H. W.] & Bean [B. A.], 1928:115, Pl. 13, Pomacentrus nematopterus Bleeker [P.], 1852:285, Pristotis trifasciatus Bleeker [P.], 1848:637] Notes: [Verhandelingen over de natuurlijke geschiedenis der Nederlandsche overzeesche bezittingen / door de Leden der Natuurkundige Commissie in Indië en andere schrijvers; uitgegeven ... door C. J. Temminck Temminck. Zoologie, No. 2; ref. 18698] Sumatra, Indonesia. Current status: Valid as Amblypomacentrus breviceps (Schlegel & Müller, 1840). Pomacentridae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Maldives, Indonesia, Philippines, Papua New Guinea, nothern Australia, Solomon Islands, and Queensland (Australia). Habitat: marine. (beauforti) [Bulletin of the United States National Museum No. 100, v. 7; ref. 1475] Catbalogan, Samar Island, Philippines. Current status: Synonym of Amblypomacentrus breviceps (Schlegel & Müller, 1840). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine. (nematopterus) [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 3; ref. 16825] Ambon Island, Molucca Islands, Indonesia. Current status: Synonym of Amblypomacentrus breviceps (Schlegel & Müller, 1840). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine. (trifasciatus) [Journal of the Indian Archipelago and Eastern Asia (Singapore) v. 2 (no. 9); ref. 315] Bima, Sumbawa Island, Lesser Sunda Islands, Indonesia. Current status: Synonym of Amblypomacentrus breviceps (Schlegel & Müller, 1840). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Amblypomacentrus clarus Allen & Adrim, 2000 - Allen's demoiselle [=Amblypomacentrus clarus Allen [G. R.] & Adrim [M.], 2000:51, Fig. 1] Notes: [Records of the Western Australian Museum v. 20 (pt 1); ref. 25052] Banggai Harbour, Banggai Island, Banggai Islands, Sulawesi, Indonesia,

1°34.84'S, 123°20.01'E, depth 18 meters. Current status: Valid as Amblypomacentrus clarus Allen & Adrim, 2000. Pomacentridae. Distribution: Cambodia, Indonesia and Philippines; probably more widespread. Habitat: marine.

Species Amblypomacentrus vietnamicus Prokofiev, 2004 - Vietnamese demoiselle [=Amblypomacentrus vietnamicus Prokofiev [A. M.], 2004:121, Figs. 1-2] Notes: [Zoosystematica Rossica v. 31 (no. 1); ref. 28088] Eastward of N'achang City, Che Island, off Vietnam, South China Sea. Current status: Valid as Amblypomacentrus vietnamicus Prokofiev, 2004. Pomacentridae. Distribution: South China Sea. Habitat: marine.

GENUS Amphiprion Bloch & Schneider, 1801 - clownfishes, anemonefishes, clown anemonefishes [=Amphiprion Bloch [M. E.] & Schneider [J. G.], 1801:200, Actinicola (subgenus of Amphiprion) Fowler [H. W.], 1904:533, Paramphiprion Wang [K. F.], 1941:89, Phalerebus Whitley [G. P.], 1929:216] Notes: [ref. 471]. 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]). Current status: Valid as Amphiprion Bloch & Schneider, 1801. Pomacentridae. (Actinicola) [ref. 1367]. Masc. Lutjanus percula Lacepède, 1802. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Amphiprion Bloch & Schneider, 1801. Current status: Synonym of Amphiprion Bloch & Schneider, 1801. Pomacentridae. (Paramphiprion) [ref. 4583]. Masc. Paramphiprion hainanensis Wang, 1941. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Amphiprion Bloch & Schneider, 1801. Current status: Synonym of Amphiprion Bloch & Schneider, 1801. Pomacentridae. (Phalerebus) [ref. 4666]. Masc. Amphiprion akallopisos Bleeker, 1853. Type by original designation. •Synonym of Amphiprion Bloch & Schneider, 1801. Current status: Synonym of Amphiprion Bloch & Schneider, 1801. Pomacentridae.

Species Amphiprion akallopisos Bleeker, 1853 - skunk clownfish [=Amphiprion akallopisos Bleeker [P.], 1853:281] Notes: [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 4; ref. 12580] Priaman, Sumatra, Indonesia. Current status: Valid as Amphiprion akallopisos Bleeker, 1853. Pomacentridae. Distribution: Indian Ocean: East Africa, Mozambique Channel, Madagascar to Andaman Sea and western Indonesia. Habitat: marine.

Species Amphiprion akindynos Allen, 1972 - barrier reef clownfish [=Amphiprion akindynos Allen [G. R.], 1972:153, Figs. 76-80] Notes: [The Anemonefishes; ref. 15845] South reef face about 1 mile offshore, One Tree Island, Queensland, Australia, depth 0-15 feet. Current status: Valid as Amphiprion akindynos Allen, 1972. Pomacentridae. Distribution: Western Pacific. Habitat: marine.

Species Amphiprion allardi Klausewitz, 1970 - Allard's clownfish [=Amphiprion allardi Klausewitz [W.], 1970:182, Figs. 1-6, Amphiprion xanthurus Cuvier [G.], in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1830:402] Notes: [Senckenbergiana Biologica v. 51 (nos 3/4); ref. 7433] Bamburi near Mombasa, Kenya, western Indian Ocean. Current status: Valid as Amphiprion allardi Klausewitz, 1970. Pomacentridae. Distribution: Western Indian Ocean: East Africa south to Durban (South Africa), east to Mozambique Channel, Seychelles, Madagascar and Mascarenes. Habitat: marine. (xanthurus) [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 5; ref. 999] Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean. Current status: Synonym of Amphiprion allardi Klausewitz, 1970. Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Amphiprion barberi Allen et al., 2008 - Barber's clownfish [=Amphiprion barberi Allen [G. R.], Drew [J.] & Kaufman [L.], 2008:107, Figs. 1--4] Notes: [aqua, International Journal of Ichthyology v. 14 (3); ref. 29750] Namena Island, approximately 17°07'S, 179°04'E, Lomaiviti Group, Fiji, depth 5-12 meters. Current status: Valid as Amphiprion barberi Allen, Drew & Kaufman, 2008. Pomacentridae.

Distribution: Western Pacific: Fiji, Tonga and Samoa. Habitat: marine.

Species Amphiprion bicinctus Ruppell, 1830 - twobanded clownfish [=Amphiprion bicinctus Rüppell [W. P. E. S.], 1830:139, Pl. 35 (fig. 1)] Notes: [Atlas zu der Reise im nördlichen Africa. Fische des Rothen Meeres; ref. 3843] El-Tor, Sinai coast, Egypt, Gulf of Suez, Red Sea, or Massawa, Eritrea, Red Sea. Current status: Valid as Amphiprion bicinctus Rüppell, 1830. Pomacentridae. Distribution: Red Sea, western Indian Ocean: Chagos Archipelago. Habitat: marine.

Species Amphiprion chagosensis Allen, 1972 - Chagos clownfish [=Amphiprion chagosensis Allen [G. R.], 1972:161, Figs. 81-82] Notes: [The Anemonefishes; ref. 15845] Diego Garcia Atoll, Chagos Archipelago, Indian Ocean, depth 2-8 feet. Current status: Valid as Amphiprion chagosensis Allen, 1972. Pomacentridae. Distribution: Western Indian Ocean. Habitat: marine.

Species Amphiprion chrysogaster Cuvier, in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1830 - Mauritian clownfish [=Amphiprion chrysogaster Cuvier [G.], in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1830:400, Amphiprion fusciventer Bennett [E. T.], 1832:165, Amphiprion mauritiensis Schultz [L. P.], 1953:196, Pl. 9 (fig. I)] Notes: [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 5; ref. 999] Réunion, western Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean; Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean. Current status: Valid as Amphiprion chrysogaster Cuvier, 1830. Pomacentridae. Distribution: Southwestern Indian Ocean: Madagascar; Réunion, Mauritius and Rodrigues (Mascarenes). Habitat: marine. (fusciventer) [Proceedings of the Committee of Science and Correspondence of the Zoological Society of London 1830-31 (pt 1); ref. 4944] Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean. Current status: Synonym of Amphiprion chrysogaster Cuvier, 1830. Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine.

(mauritiensis) [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 103 (no. 3323); ref. 10153] Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean. Current status: Synonym of Amphiprion chrysogaster Cuvier, 1830. Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Amphiprion chrysopterus Cuvier, in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1830 - Orangefin clownfish [=Amphiprion chrysopterus Cuvier [G.], in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1830:401] Notes: [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 5; ref. 999] Palau [original with no locality]. Current status: Valid as Amphiprion chrysopterus Cuvier, 1830. Pomacentridae. Distribution: Western Pacific: eastern Indonesia to Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, Coral Sea east to French Polynesia and Tuamoto Islands. Habitat: marine.

Species Amphiprion clarkii (Bennett, 1830) - Clark's clownfish [=Anthias clarkii Bennett [J. W.], 1830:unnum. p., Pl. 29, Amphiprion boholensis Cartier [O.], 1874:96, Amphiprion chrysargyrus Richardson [J.], 1846:254, Amphiprion japonicus Temminck [C. J.] & Schlegel [H.], 1843:66, Amphiprion melanostolus Richardson [J.], 1842:390, Sparus milii Bory de Saint-Vincent [J. B. G. M.], 1831:130 (v. 16), Amphiprion papuensis Macleay [W.], 1883:271, Amphiprion snyderi Ishikawa [C.], 1904:11, Pl. 5] Notes: [A selection from the most remarkable and interesting fishes found on the coast of Ceylon First Edition; ref. 16785] Southern coast of Sri Lanka. Current status: Valid as Amphiprion clarkii (Bennett, 1830). Pomacentridae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Persian Gulf and India east to Micronesia and Australia and Japan. Habitat: marine. (boholensis) [Verhandlungen der Physikalisch-medizinischen Gesellschaft zu Würzburg, N. S. v. 5; ref. 17974] Bohol, Philippines. Current status: Synonym of Amphiprion clarkii (Bennett, 1830). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine. (chrysargyrus) [Report of the British Association for the Advancement of Science 15th meeting [1845]; ref. 3742] China. Current status: Synonym of Amphiprion clarkii (Bennett, 1830). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine. (japonicus) [Fauna Japonica Parts 2-4; ref. 4371] Japan. Current status: Synonym of Amphiprion clarkii (Bennett, 1830). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine. (melanostolus) [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (New Series) v. 9 (no. 59); ref. 21247] Depuch Island, Western Australia. Current status: Synonym of Amphiprion clarkii (Bennett, 1830). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine. (milii) [Dictionnaire Classique d'Histoire Naturelle; ref. 3853] Shark Bay, Western Australia.

Current status: Synonym of Amphiprion clarkii (Bennett, 1830). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine. (papuensis) [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 8 (pt 2); ref. 17587] D'Entrecasteaux Group, New Guinea. Current status: Synonym of Amphiprion clarkii (Bennett, 1830). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine. (snyderi) [Proceedings of the Department of Natural History, Tokyo Imperial Museum. v. 1; ref. 9847] Ogasawarajima, Bonin Islands, Japan. Current status: Synonym of Amphiprion clarkii (Bennett, 1830). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Amphiprion ephippium (Bloch, 1790) - red saddleback clownfish [=Lutjanus ephippium Bloch [M. E.], 1790:121, Pl. 250 (fig. 2), Amphiprion calliops Schultz [L. P.], 1966:72, Fig.] Notes: [Naturgeschichte der ausländischen Fische v. 4; ref. 469] Tranquebar [Tharangambadi], India. Current status: Valid as Amphiprion ephippium (Bloch, 1790). Pomacentridae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean: Andaman Islands and Nicobar Islands, Myanmar, western Thailand, Malaysia and western Indonesia. Habitat: marine. (calliops) [Ichthyologica, the Aquarium Journal v. 37 (no. 2); ref. 9629] Indian Ocean (exact locality unknown). Current status: Synonym of Amphiprion ephippium (Bloch, 1790). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Amphiprion frenatus Brevoort, 1856 - tomato clownfish [=Amphiprion frenatus Brevoort [J. C.], 1856:263 [11], Pl. 6 (fig. 4), Prochilus polylepis Bleeker [P.], 1877:135] Notes: [Notes on some figures of Japanese fish taken from recent specimens by the artists of the U. S. Japan Expedition. Pp. 253-288, Pls. 3-12 (color) In: M. C. Perry, Narrative of the Expedition of an American Squadron to the China Seas and Japan.; ref. 17284] Naha, Okinawa Island, Ryukyu Islands, Japan. Current status: Valid as Amphiprion frenatus Brevoort, 1856. Pomacentridae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Singapore, Malaysia, Brunei, Thailand, Vietnam, western Indonesia, Philippines, China, Taiwan and southern Japan. Habitat: marine. (polylepis) [Verslagen en Mededeelingen der Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen. Afdeeling Natuurkunde (Ser. 2) v. 11; ref. 17111] Ambon Island, Molucca Islands, Indonesia; southeastern New Guinea. Current status: Synonym of Amphiprion frenatus Brevoort, 1856. Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Amphiprion fuscocaudatus Allen, 1972 - Seychelles clownfish

[=Amphiprion fuscocaudatus Allen [G. R.], 1972:134, Figs. 64-65] Notes: [The Anemonefishes; ref. 15845] Beacon Island, off Port Victoria, Seychelles, depth 40-50 feet. Current status: Valid as Amphiprion fuscocaudatus Allen, 1972. Pomacentridae. Distribution: Western Indian Ocean. Habitat: marine.

Species Amphiprion latezonatus Waite, 1900 - wideband clownfish [=Amphiprion latezonatus Waite [E. R.], 1900:201, Pl. 34] Notes: [Records of the Australian Museum v. 3 (no. 7); ref. 4558] Lord Howe Island. Current status: Valid as Amphiprion latezonatus Waite, 1900. Pomacentridae. Distribution: Southwestern Pacific. Habitat: marine.

Species Amphiprion latifasciatus Allen, 1972 - Madagascar clownfish [=Amphiprion latifasciatus Allen [G. R.], 1972:138, Figs. 66-67] Notes: [The Anemonefishes; ref. 15845] Ambariobe Bay, Nosy Be [Nossi-Bé], Madagascar. Current status: Valid as Amphiprion latifasciatus Allen, 1972. Pomacentridae. Distribution: Western Indian Ocean: Mozambique Channel and Madagascar. Habitat: marine.

Species Amphiprion leucokranos Allen, 1973 - whitebonnet clownfish [=Amphiprion leucokranos Allen [G. R.], 1973:319, Figs. 1, 2a, 3] Notes: [Pacific Science v. 27 (no. 4); ref. 59] Outer reef front off the northern end of Kranket Island, Madang, New Guinea, 5°11'24"S, 145°50'54"E, depth 7 meters. Current status: Valid as Amphiprion leucokranos Allen, 1973. Pomacentridae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: West Papua, northern Papua New Guinea to Solomon Islands. Habitat: marine.

Species Amphiprion mccullochi Whitley, 1929 - whitesnout clownfish [=Amphiprion mccullochi Whitley [G. P.], 1929:213] Notes: [Memoirs of the Queensland Museum v. 9 (pt 3); ref. 4666] Lord Howe Island. Current status: Valid as Amphiprion mccullochi Whitley, 1929. Pomacentridae. Distribution: Southwestern Pacific: Lord Howe Island. Habitat: marine.

Species Amphiprion melanopus Bleeker, 1852 - red and black clownfish [=Amphiprion melanopus Bleeker [P.], 1852:561, Amphiprion arion De Vis [C. W.], 1884:450, Prochilus macrostoma Bleeker [P.], 1877:136, Amphiprion monofasciatus Thiollière [V. J. de l'I.], in Montrouzier, 1857:476 [198], Amphiprion verweyi Whitley [G. P.], 1933:85] Notes: [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 3; ref. 16834] Ambon Island, Molucca Islands, Indonesia. Current status: Valid as Amphiprion melanopus Bleeker, 1852. Pomacentridae. Distribution: Indo-West: Eastern Indonesia, Philippines, Papua New Guinea, Queensland (Australia) east to New Caledonia, Palau and Micronesia. Habitat: marine. (arion) [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 8 (pt 4); ref. 1089] South Seas. Current status: Synonym of Amphiprion melanopus Bleeker, 1852. Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine. (macrostoma) [Verslagen en Mededeelingen der Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen. Afdeeling Natuurkunde (Ser. 2) v. 11; ref. 17111] Ambon Island, Molucca Islands, Indonesia. Current status: Synonym of Amphiprion melanopus Bleeker, 1852. Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine. (monofasciatus) [Annales de la Société d'Agriculture, Histoire Naturelle et Arts Utiles de Lyon (sér. 2) v. 8 (1856); ref. 17789] Woodlark Island, South Pacific. Current status: Synonym of Amphiprion melanopus Bleeker, 1852. Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine. (verweyi) [Records of the Australian Museum v. 19 (no. 1); ref. 4677] Northwest Islet, Capricorn Group, Queensland, Australia. Current status: Synonym of Amphiprion melanopus Bleeker, 1852. Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Amphiprion nigripes Regan, 1908 - Maldive clownfish [=Amphiprion nigripes Regan [C. T.], 1908:230, Pl. 24 (fig. 2)] Notes: [The Transactions of the Linnean Society of London. Second Series. Zoology v. 12 (pt 3); ref. 3634] Maldives, Indian Ocean.

Current status: Valid as Amphiprion nigripes Regan, 1908. Pomacentridae. Distribution: Western Indian Ocean. Habitat: marine.

Species Amphiprion ocellaris Cuvier, in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1830 - false clownfish [=Amphiprion ocellaris Cuvier [G.], in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1830:399, Amphiprion bicolor Castelnau [F. L.], 1873:92, Amphiprion melanurus Cuvier [G.], in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1830:400] Notes: [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 5; ref. 999] Sumatra, Indonesia. Current status: Valid as Amphiprion ocellaris Cuvier, 1830. Pomacentridae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Andaman Sea, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, northwestern Australia, to Taiwan and Ryukyu Islands. Habitat: marine. (bicolor) [Proceedings of the Zoological and Acclimatisation Society of Victoria, Melbourne v. 2; ref. 758] Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia. Current status: Synonym of Amphiprion ocellaris Cuvier, 1830. Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine. (melanurus) [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 5; ref. 999] Sumatra, Indonesia. Current status: Synonym of Amphiprion ocellaris Cuvier, 1830. Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Amphiprion omanensis Allen & Mee, in Allen, 1991 - Oman clownfish [=Amphiprion omanensis Allen [G. R.] & Mee [J. K. L.], in Allen, 1991:47, 220, Fig.] Notes: [Damselfishes of the world; ref. 19344] Ras Kanasa, Barr Al Hikman, Oman, Arabian Sea, depth 5 meters. Current status: Valid as Amphiprion omanensis Allen & Mee, 1991. Pomacentridae. Distribution: Arabian Sea. Habitat: marine.

Species Amphiprion pacificus Allen et al., 2010 - Pacific clownfish [=Amphiprion pacificus Allen [G. R.], Drew [J.] & Fenner [D.], 2010:131, Figs. 1-2] Notes: [aqua, International Journal of Ichthyology v. 16 (no. 3); ref. 30899] Wallis Island, Ile Uvea, west side of outer reef, north-west of Point Vaha'a'Utu, 13°16'50"S, 176°15'55"W, depth 6-12 meters. Current status: Valid as Amphiprion pacificus Allen, Drew & Fenner, 2010. Pomacentridae.

Distribution: Western Pacific: Papua New Guinea, Fiji, Tonga, Samoa, Wallis Island. Habitat: marine.

Species Amphiprion percula (Lacepede, 1802) - clownfish [=Lutjanus percula Lacepède [B. G. E.], 1802:194, 239, Amphiprion tunicatus Cuvier [G.], in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1830:399, Pl. 132 (fig. 2), Perca tysonis Walbaum [J. J.], 1792:351] Notes: [Histoire naturelle des poissons (Lacepéde) v. 4; ref. 4929] Port Praslin, New Britain Island, Bismarck Archipelago. Current status: Valid as Amphiprion percula (Lacepède, 1802). Pomacentridae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Melanesia, Queensland and Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu and Great Barrier Reef (Australia). Habitat: marine. (tunicatus) [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 5; ref. 999] Vanikoro Island, Santa Cruz Islands, southwestern Pacific. Current status: Synonym of Amphiprion percula (Lacepède, 1802). Pomacentridae. Distribution: Western Pacific (if valid). Habitat: marine. (tysonis) [Petri Artedi sueci genera piscium Part 3; ref. 4572] South seas. Current status: Synonym of Amphiprion percula (Lacepède, 1802). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Amphiprion perideraion Bleeker, 1855 - pink skunk clownfish [=Amphiprion perideraion Bleeker [P.], 1855:437, Amphiprion amamiensis Mori [K.], 1966:469, Fig. 1, Amphiprion rosenbergii Bleeker [P.], 1859:16] Notes: [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 9; ref. 16850] Obij [Obi] major Island, Indonesia. Current status: Valid as Amphiprion perideraion Bleeker, 1855. Pomacentridae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Cocos-Keeling Islands, South China Sea to Micronesia, Tuamoto Islands and Australia to Ryukyu Islands and throughout the East Indies. Habitat: brackish, marine. (amamiensis) [Report of Faculty of Fisheries Prefectural University of Mie v. 5 (no. 3); ref. 7980] Japan. Current status: Synonym of Amphiprion perideraion Bleeker, 1855. Pomacentridae. Habitat: brackish, marine. (rosenbergii) [Acta Societatis Regiae Scientiarum Indo-Neêrlandicae v. 6; ref. 14003] Doreh, New Guinea. Current status: Synonym of Amphiprion perideraion Bleeker, 1855. Pomacentridae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

Species Amphiprion polymnus (Linnaeus, 1758) - saddleback clownfish [=Perca polymna Linnaeus [C.], 1758:291, Amphiprion bifasciatus var. annamensis Chevey [P.], 1932:99, Pl. 39, Perca bifasciata Walbaum [J. J.], 1792:352, Anthias bifasciatus Bloch [M. E.], 1792:108, Pl. 316 (fig. 2), Paramphiprion hainanensis Wang [K. F.], 1941:89, Amphiprion intermedius Schlegel [H.] & Müller [S.], 1840:18, Sciaena jordain Walbaum [J. J.], 1792:311, Lutjanus jourdin Lacepède [B. G. E.], 1802:191, 235, Amphiprion laticlavius Cuvier [G.], in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1830:394, Pl. 132 (fig. 1), Premnas leucodesmus Cuvier [G.] (ex Kuhl & van Hasselt), in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1830:409, Amphiprion trifasciatus Cuvier [G.], in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1830:395, Sciaena unimaculata Meuschen [F. C.], 1781, Coracinus vittatus Gronow [L. T.], in Gray, 1854:57] Notes: [Systema Naturae, Ed. X v. 1; ref. 2787] "Indiis." Current status: Valid as Amphiprion polymnus (Linnaeus, 1758). Pomacentridae. Distribution: Western Pacific and northern Australia: South China Sea to Solomon Islands, northern Australia to Ryukyu Islands. Habitat: marine. (annamensis) [Travaux de l'Institut Océanographique de l'Indochine Mémoire 4; ref. 16477] South coast of Vietnam. Current status: Synonym of Amphiprion polymnus (Linnaeus, 1758). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine. (bifasciata) [Petri Artedi sueci genera piscium Part 3; ref. 4572] No locality stated. Current status: Synonym of Amphiprion polymnus (Linnaeus, 1758). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine. (bifasciatus) [Naturgeschichte der ausländischen Fische v. 6; ref. 470] Ambon Island, Molucca Islands, Indonesia. Current status: Synonym of Amphiprion polymnus (Linnaeus, 1758). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine. (hainanensis) [Contributions from the Biological Laboratory of the Science Society of China. (Zoological Series) v. 15 (no. 6); ref. 4583] Hainan Island, China. Current status: Synonym of Amphiprion polymnus (Linnaeus, 1758). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine. (intermedius) [Verhandelingen over de natuurlijke geschiedenis der Nederlandsche overzeesche bezittingen / door de Leden der Natuurkundige Commissie in Indië en andere schrijvers; uitgegeven ... door C. J. Temminck Temminck. Zoologie, No. 2; ref. 18698] Molucca Islands, Indonesia. Current status: Synonym of Amphiprion polymnus (Linnaeus, 1758). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine. (jordain) [Petri Artedi sueci genera piscium Part 3; ref. 4572] Ambon Island, Molucca Islands, Indonesia. Current status: Synonym of Amphiprion polymnus (Linnaeus, 1758). Pomacentridae. Distribution: Indonesia. Habitat: marine.

(jourdin) [Histoire naturelle des poissons (Lacepéde) v. 4; ref. 4929] Ambon Island, Molucca Islands, Indonesia. Current status: Synonym of Amphiprion polymnus (Linnaeus, 1758). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine. (laticlavius) [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 5; ref. 999] New Guinea Current status: Synonym of Amphiprion polymnus (Linnaeus, 1758). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine. (leucodesmus) [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 5; ref. 999] Java, Indonesia. Current status: Synonym of Amphiprion polymnus (Linnaeus, 1758). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine. (trifasciatus) [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 5; ref. 999] Molucca Islands. Current status: Synonym of Amphiprion polymnus (Linnaeus, 1758). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine. (unimaculata) [Index to Gronovius, Zoophylacium Gronovianum; ref. 19701] Current status: Synonym of Amphiprion polymnus (Linnaeus, 1758). Pomacentridae. (vittatus) [Catalogue of fish collected and described by Laurence Theodore Gronow; ref. 1911] Indian Ocean and Ambon Island, Molucca Islands, Indonesia. Current status: Synonym of Amphiprion polymnus (Linnaeus, 1758). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Amphiprion rubrocinctus Richardson, 1842 - Australian clownfish [=Amphiprion rubrocinctus Richardson [J.], 1842:391, Amphiprion ruppelii Castelnau [F. L.], 1873:91, Amphiprion tricolor Günther [A.], 1862:8] Notes: [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (New Series) v. 9 (no. 59); ref. 21247] Broome, Western Australia. Current status: Valid as Amphiprion rubrocinctus Richardson, 1842. Pomacentridae. Distribution: Australia. Habitat: marine. (ruppelii) [Proceedings of the Zoological and Acclimatisation Society of Victoria, Melbourne v. 2; ref. 758] Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia. Current status: Synonym of Amphiprion rubrocinctus Richardson, 1842. Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine. (tricolor) [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 4; ref. 1969] Port Essington, Northern Territory; South Australia. Current status: Synonym of Amphiprion rubrocinctus Richardson, 1842. Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Amphiprion sandaracinos Allen, 1972 - orange clownfish [=Amphiprion sandaracinos Allen [G. R.], 1972:81, Figs. 29-30]

Notes: [The Anemonefishes; ref. 15845] Pagbilao Island, Luzon Island, Philippines. Current status: Valid as Amphiprion sandaracinos Allen, 1972. Pomacentridae. Distribution: Western Pacific and southeastern Indian Ocean: Christmas Island, northwestern Australia, Indonesia, Brunei, Philippines, Taiwan, Ryukyu Islands, Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands. Habitat: marine.

Species Amphiprion sebae Bleeker, 1853 - Sebae clownfish [=Amphiprion sebae Bleeker [P.], 1853:478] Notes: [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 4; ref. 336] Jakarta, Java, Indonesia. Current status: Valid as Amphiprion sebae Bleeker, 1853. Pomacentridae. Distribution: Northern Indian Ocean; western Pacific: northern Indian Ocean: Arabian Peninsula to Andaman Sea and western Indonesia. Habitat: marine.

Species Amphiprion thiellei Burgess, 1981 - Thielle's clownfish [=Amphiprion thiellei Burgess [W. E.], 1981:69, Figs.] Notes: [Tropical Fish Hobbyist v. 30 (no. 3); ref. 8180] Reportedly in the vicinity of Cebu, Philippines. Current status: Valid as Amphiprion thiellei Burgess, 1981. Pomacentridae. Distribution: Western Pacific. Habitat: marine.

Species Amphiprion tricinctus Schultz & Welander, in Schultz, 1953 - threebanded clownfish [=Amphiprion tricinctus Schultz [L. P.] & Welander [A. D.], in Schultz, 1953:195, Pl. 9 (fig. H)] Notes: [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 103 (no. 3323); ref. 10153] Lagoon, Amen Island, Bikini Atoll, Marshall Islands, Pacific. Current status: Valid as Amphiprion tricinctus Schultz & Welander, 1953. Pomacentridae. Distribution: Western Pacific. Habitat: marine.

GENUS Azurina Jordan & McGregor, in Jordan & Evermann, 1898 - damselfishes

[=Azurina Jordan [D. S.] & McGregor [E. A.], in Jordan & Evermann, 1898:1544, Belochromis Fowler [H. W.], 1944:333] Notes: [ref. 2444]. 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. Current status: Valid as Azurina Jordan & McGregor, 1898. Pomacentridae. (Belochromis) [ref. 1448]. Masc. Azurina eupalama Heller & Snodgrass, 1903. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Azurina Jordan & McGregor, 1898. Current status: Synonym of Azurina Jordan & McGregor, 1898. Pomacentridae.

Species Azurina eupalama Heller & Snodgrass, 1903 - Galapagos damsel [=Azurina eupalama Heller [E.] & Snodgrass [R. E.], 1903:198, Pl. 5] Notes: [Proceedings of the Washington Academy of Science. v. 5; ref. 2089] Hood Island, Galápagos Islands. Current status: Valid as Azurina eupalama Heller & Snodgrass, 1903. Pomacentridae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific: Galápagos Islands. Habitat: marine.

Species Azurina hirundo Jordan & McGregor, in Jordan & Evermann, 1898 - swallow damsel [=Azurina hirundo Jordan [D. S.] & McGregor [E. A.], in Jordan & Evermann, 1898:1544] Notes: [Bulletin of the United States National Museum No. 47; ref. 2444] Guadelupe Island, off Baja California. Current status: Valid as Azurina hirundo Jordan & McGregor, 1898. Pomacentridae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific. Habitat: marine.

GENUS Cheiloprion Weber, 1913 - big lip damsels [=Cheiloprion Weber [M.], 1913:342] Notes: [ref. 4602]. 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]). Current status: Valid as Cheiloprion Weber, 1913. Pomacentridae.

Species Cheiloprion labiatus (Day, 1877) - biglip damsel

[=Pomacentrus labiatus Day [F.], 1877:384, Pl. 81 (fig. 2)] Notes: [The fishes of India Part 3; ref. 4886] Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bay of Bengal, eastern Indian Ocean. Current status: Valid as Cheiloprion labiatus (Day, 1877). Pomacentridae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Andaman Islands to Vanuatu, Australia to the Philippines. Habitat: marine.

GENUS Chromis Cuvier, 1814 - damselfishes [=Chromis Cuvier [G.], 1814:88, Agripopa Whitley [G. P.], 1928:296, Ayresia Cooper [J. G.], 1863:73, Chromis Oken [L.] (ex Cuvier), 1817:1182, Demoisellea Whitley [G. P.], 1928:295, Dorychromis (subgenus of Heliases) Fowler [H. W.] & Bean [B. A.], 1928:31, 60, Furcaria Poey [F.], 1860:194, Heliases Cuvier [G.], in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1830:493 et seq., Heliastes Lowe [R. T.], 1838:177, Hoplochromis (subgenus of Chromis) Fowler [H. W.], 1918:66, Lepicephalochromis Fowler [H. W.], 1943:78, Lepidochromis (subgenus of Chromis) Fowler [H. W.] & Bean [B. A.], 1928:31, 58, Onychognathus Troschel [F. H.], 1866:231, Pycnochromis Fowler [H. W.], 1941:258, Serrichromis Fowler [H. W.], 1943:77, Siphonochromis Fowler [H. W.], 1946:143, Thrissochromis Fowler [H. W.], 1941:262] Notes: [ref. 4884]. 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], 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], Parin et al. 2014:377 [ref. 33547]). Current status: Valid as Chromis Cuvier, 1814. Pomacentridae. (Agripopa) [ref. 4663]. Onychognathus cautus Troschel, 1866. Type by being a replacement name. Replacement for Onychognathus Troschel, 1866, preoccupied by Onychognathus Hartlaub, 1859 in Aves. •Synonym of Chromis Cuvier, 1814. Current status: Synonym of Chromis Cuvier, 1814. Pomacentridae. (Ayresia) [ref. 905]. Fem. Ayresia punctipinnis Cooper, 1863. Type by monotypy. •Synonym of Chromis Cuvier, 1814.

Current status: Synonym of Chromis Cuvier, 1814. Pomacentridae. (Chromis O) [ref. 3303]. 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]). Current status: Synonym of Chromis Cuvier, 1814. Pomacentridae. (Demoisellea) [ref. 4663]. 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. Current status: Synonym of Chromis Cuvier, 1814. Pomacentridae. (Dorychromis) [ref. 1475]. Masc. Heliases analis Cuvier, 1830. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Chromis Cuvier, 1814. Current status: Synonym of Chromis Cuvier, 1814. Pomacentridae. (Furcaria) [ref. 3499]. 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 Chromis Cuvier, 1814. Current status: Synonym of Chromis Cuvier, 1814. Pomacentridae. (Heliases) [ref. 999]. 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]). Current status: Synonym of Chromis Cuvier, 1814. Pomacentridae. (Heliastes) [ref. 2831]. Masc. Heliases insolatus Cuvier, 1830. Type be 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]). Current status: Synonym of Chromis Cuvier, 1814. Pomacentridae. (Hoplochromis) [ref. 1396]. Masc. Heliases caeruleus Cuvier, 1830. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Chromis Cuvier, 1814. Current status: Synonym of Chromis Cuvier, 1814. Pomacentridae. (Lepicephalochromis) [ref. 1441]. Masc. Chromis cupreus Fowler & Bean, 1923. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Chromis Cuvier, 1814. Current status: Synonym of Chromis Cuvier, 1814. Pomacentridae. (Lepidochromis) [ref. 1475]. Masc. Chromis lepidolepis Bleeker, 1877. Type by original designation. •Synonym of Chromis Cuvier, 1814. Current status: Synonym of Chromis Cuvier, 1814. Pomacentridae. (Onychognathus) [ref. 4465]. 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 Chromis Cuvier, 1814.

Current status: Synonym of Chromis Cuvier, 1814. Pomacentridae. (Pycnochromis) [ref. 1438]. Masc. Pycnochromis vanderbilti Fowler, 1941. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Chromis Cuvier, 1814 -- (see Böhlke 1984:147 [ref. 13621]). Current status: Synonym of Chromis Cuvier, 1814. Pomacentridae. (Serrichromis) [ref. 1441]. Masc. Dascyllus pomacentroides Kendall & Goldsborough, 1911. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Chromis Cuvier, 1814. Current status: Synonym of Chromis Cuvier, 1814. Pomacentridae. (Siphonochromis) [ref. 1456]. Masc. Siphonochromis lepidostethicus Fowler, 1946. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Chromis Cuvier, 1814 -- (see Böhlke 1984:146 [ref. 13621]). Current status: Synonym of Chromis Cuvier, 1814. Pomacentridae. (Thrissochromis) [ref. 1438]. Masc. Chromis velox Jenkins, 1901. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Chromis Cuvier, 1814. Current status: Synonym of Chromis Cuvier, 1814. Pomacentridae.

Species Chromis abrupta Randall, 2001 - abrupt damselfish [=Chromis abrupta Randall [J. E.], 2001:93, Figs. 1-2] Notes: [Copeia 2001 (no. 1); ref. 25124] Hana Hevane Bay, Tahuata, Marquesas Islands. Current status: Valid as Chromis abrupta Randall, 2001. Pomacentridae. Distribution: Marquesas Islands. Habitat: marine.

Species Chromis abyssicola Allen & Randall, 1985 - deepsea chromis [=Chromis abyssicola Allen [G. R.] & Randall [J. E.], 1985:242, Fig. 1] Notes: [Records of the Western Australian Museum v. 12 (pt 2); ref. 8189] Norfolk Island Ridge, about 520 kilometers northwest of northern tip of North Island, New Zealand, 32°28'12"S, 167°28'06"E, depth 115-122 meters. Current status: Valid as Chromis abyssicola Allen & Randall, 1985. Pomacentridae. Distribution: Southwestern Pacific: southeastern Australia and Norfolk Island Ridge. Habitat: marine.

Species Chromis abyssus Pyle et al., 2008 - deepblue chomis [=Chromis abyssus Pyle [R. L.], Earle [J. L.] & Greene [B. D.], 2008:6, Figs. 1a-1c] Notes: [Zootaxa No. 1671; ref. 29463] Off Ngemelis Island, below and slightly north of Blue Hole caverns, 7°8'16.49"N, 134°13'18.5"E, Palau Islands,

depth 110 meters. Current status: Valid as Chromis abyssus Pyle, Earle & Greene, 2008. Pomacentridae. Distribution: Palau, Indonesia, and Vanuatu. Habitat: marine.

Species Chromis acares Randall & Swerdloff, 1973 - midget chromis [=Chromis acares Randall [J. E.] & Swerdloff [S. N.], 1973:331, Figs. 2-3] Notes: [Pacific Science v. 27 (no. 4); ref. 7583] Off tanker buoys at harbor entrance, Rarotonga, Cook Islands, South Pacific, depth 20 meters. Current status: Valid as Chromis acares Randall & Swerdloff, 1973. Pomacentridae. Distribution: Western and central Pacific: New Caledonia, Rotuma, Tonga and Samoa east to Oeno (Pitcairn Group), north to Wake Atoll and Hawaiian Islands, south to Austral Islands and to Pitcairn Islands. Habitat: marine.

Species Chromis agilis Smith, 1960 - agile chromis [=Chromis agilis Smith [J. L. B.], 1960:324, Pls. 26 (fig. A), 32 (fig. J)] Notes: [Ichthyological Bulletin, Department of Ichthyology, Rhodes University No. 19; ref. 11949] Astove Island, Aldabra Group, Seychelles, western Indian Ocean, ca. 10°06′S, 47°45′E. Current status: Valid as Chromis agilis Smith, 1960. Pomacentridae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: East Africa, Mozambique Channel, Aldabra and Réunion (western Mascarenes) east to Wake Atoll and Pitcairn Group, north to Ogasawara Islands, south to Elizabeth Reef, New Caledonia, Tonga and Rapa. Habitat: marine.

Species Chromis albicauda Allen & Erdmann, 2009 - whitecaudal chromis [=Chromis albicauda Allen [G. R.] & Erdmann [M. V.], 2009:123, Figs. 1-2, 4-5] Notes: [aqua, International Journal of Ichthyology v. 15 (no. 3); ref. 30466] Crystal Bay, 8°42.887'S, 115°27.331'E, Nusa Penida [Penida Island], off east coast of Bali, Indonesia [Badung Strait, eastern Indian Ocean], depth 30 meters. Current status: Valid as Chromis albicauda Allen & Erdmann, 2009. Pomacentridae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean and western Pacific: Indonesia and southern Japan.

Habitat: marine.

Species Chromis albomaculata Kamohara, 1960 - whitespotted chromis [=Chromis albomaculatus Kamohara [T.], 1960:3, Fig. 1] Notes: [Reports of the Usa Marine Biological Station v. 7 (no. 1); ref. 11922] Kashiwajima, Kochi Prefecture, Japan. Current status: Valid as Chromis albomaculata Kamohara, 1960. Pomacentridae. Distribution: Western North Pacific. Habitat: marine.

Species Chromis alleni Randall et al., 1981 - Allen's chromis [=Chromis alleni Randall [J. E.], Ida [H.] & Moyer [J. T.], 1981:(210) 215, Pl. 1 (fig. A); Fig. 2H] Notes: [Japanese Journal of Ichthyology v. 28 (no. 3); ref. 5449] Western side of Sesoko Island, Okinawa Island, Ryukyu Islands, Japan, depth 15 meters. Current status: Valid as Chromis alleni Randall, Ida & Moyer, 1981. Pomacentridae. Distribution: Western North Pacific. Habitat: marine.

Species Chromis alpha Randall, 1988 - yellow-speckled chromis [=Chromis alpha Randall [J. E.], 1988:74, Fig. 1] Notes: [Memoirs of the Museum of Victoria v. 49 (no. 1); ref. 14250] Outside reef off western side of Rimatuu Islet, Tetiaroa Atoll, Society Islands, depth 45 meters. Current status: Valid as Chromis alpha Randall, 1988. Pomacentridae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific:Christmas and Cocos-Keeling Islands, Indonesia to Philippinbes, Western Australia, Papua New Guinea to Micronesia and French Polynesia. Habitat: marine.

Species Chromis alta Greenfield & Woods, 1980 - oval damselfish [=Chromis alta Greenfield [D. W.] & Woods [L. P.], 1980:630, Figs. 2-3, 6] Notes: [Copeia 1980 (no. 4); ref. 5581] Bahía Santa Inez, Gulf of California, Baja California, Mexico, depth 72-81 meters.

Current status: Valid as Chromis alta Greenfield & Woods, 1980. Pomacentridae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific. Habitat: marine.

Species Chromis amboinensis (Bleeker, 1871) - Ambon chromis [=Heliases amboinensis Bleeker [P.], 1871:111, Gliphidodon bimaculatus Macleay [W.], 1883:271, Chromis fragoris Whitley [G. P.], 1964:185, Fig. 13] Notes: [Nederlandsch Tijdschrift voor de Dierkunde v. 4; ref. 17079] Ambon Island, Molucca Islands, Indonesia. Current status: Valid as Chromis amboinensis (Bleeker, 1871). Pomacentridae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Christmas and Cocos-Keeling Islands to Micronesia, Western Australia and Queensland (Australia) to Yaeama Islands. Habitat: marine. (bimaculatus) [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 8 (pt 2); ref. 17587] Southeastern coast of New Guinea. Current status: Synonym of Chromis amboinensis (Bleeker, 1871). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine. (fragoris) [Records of the Australian Museum v. 26 (no. 5); ref. 3772] Lihou Atoll, Coral Sea. Current status: Synonym of Chromis amboinensis (Bleeker, 1871). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Chromis analis (Cuvier, in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1830) - yellow chromis [=Heliases analis Cuvier [G.], in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1830:496, Heliases macrochir Bleeker [P.], 1853:346] Notes: [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 5; ref. 999] Ambon Island, Molucca Islands, Indonesia. Current status: Valid as Chromis analis (Cuvier, 1830). Pomacentridae. Distribution: Western Pacific and southeastern Indian Ocean: Indonesia, Philippines to Great Brrier Reef and Fiji, north to micronesia, Taiwan and southern Japan. Habitat: marine. (macrochir) [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 5; ref. 5117] Ambon Island, Molucca Islands, Indonesia. Current status: Synonym of Chromis analis (Cuvier, 1830). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Chromis anadema Motomura et al., 2017 - Motomura's damselfish

Species Chromis athena Allen & Erdmann, 2008 - athena damselfish [=Chromis athena Allen [G. R.] & Erdmann [M. V.], 2008:204, Figs. 1-2] Notes: [aqua, International Journal of Ichthyology v. 14 (no. 4); ref. 29960] Keruo Channel, 00°35.291'S, 130°17.542'E, Fam Group, Raja Ampat Islands, Papua Barat Province, Indonesia, depth 62 meters. Current status: Valid as Chromis athena Allen & Erdmann, 2008. Pomacentridae. Distribution: West Papua (Indonesia) and Papua New Guiea. Habitat: marine.

Species Chromis atrilobata Gill, 1862 - scissortail damselfish [=Chromis (Furcaria) atrilobata Gill [T. N.], 1862:149] Notes: [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 14 (nos 3-4); ref. 1662] Cape San Lucas, Baja California, Mexico. Current status: Valid as Chromis atrilobata Gill, 1862. Pomacentridae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific. Habitat: marine.

Species Chromis atripes Fowler & Bean, 1928 - darkfin chromis [=Chromis atripes Fowler [H. W.] & Bean [B. A.], 1928:43, Pl. 2] Notes: [Bulletin of the United States National Museum No. 100, v. 7; ref. 1475] Sablayan, Mindoro, Philippines. Current status: Valid as Chromis atripes Fowler & Bean, 1928. Pomacentridae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Christmas Island and South China Sea to Marshall Islands and Fiji, Australia to Japan. Habitat: marine.

Species Chromis atripectoralis Welander & Schultz, 1951 - blackaxil chromis [=Chromis atripectoralis Welander [A. D.] & Schultz [L. P.], 1951:107, Fig. 1] Notes: [Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences v. 41 (no. 3); ref. 12926] Channel reef, Eman Island, Bikini Atoll, Marshall Islands, western Pacific. Current status: Valid as Chromis atripectoralis Welander & Schultz, 1951. Pomacentridae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Madagasacar, Seychelles, Mascarenes and Maldives east to Tuamotu Archipelago and Gambier islands, north to Ryukyu

Islands, south to Western Australia, Lord Howe Island, New Caledonia and Rapa. Habitat: marine.

Species Chromis axillaris (Bennett, 1831) - grey chromis [=Heliases axillaris Bennett [E. T.], 1831:128] Notes: [Proceedings of the Committee of Science and Correspondence of the Zoological Society of London 1830-31 (pt 1); ref. 16794] Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean. Current status: Valid as Chromis axillaris (Bennett, 1831). Pomacentridae. Distribution: Red Sea, western Indian Ocean: East Africa to Réunion and Mauritius (western Mascarenes), and Walters Shoals. Habitat: marine.

Species Chromis bami Randall & McCosker, 1992 - bami chromis [=Chromis bami Randall [J. E.] & McCosker [J. E.], 1992:334, Figs. 3-4] Notes: [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. Current status: Valid as Chromis bami Randall & McCosker, 1992. Pomacentridae. Distribution: Eastern Oceania. Habitat: marine.

Species Chromis bermudae Nichols, 1920 - Bermuda damselfish [=Chromis bermudae Nichols [J. T.], 1920:60] Notes: [Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington v. 33; ref. 3173] Bermuda. Current status: Valid as Chromis bermudae Nichols, 1920. Pomacentridae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: Bermuda. Habitat: marine.

Species Chromis brevirostris Pyle et al., 2008 - shortsnout chromis [=Chromis brevirostris Pyle [R. L.], Earle [J. L.] & Greene [B. D.], 2008:10, Figs. 2a-2c]

Notes: [Zootaxa No. 1671; ref. 29463] Alet Islet, 7°21'15.44"N, 149°10'47.03"E, Puluwat Atoll, Caroline Islands, western Pacific, depth 100-103 meters. Current status: Valid as Chromis brevirostris Pyle, Earle & Greene, 2008. Pomacentridae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Indonesia, Marshall Islands to Fiji, Caroline Islands, and south to Vanuatu. Habitat: marine.

Species Chromis cadenati Whitley, 1951 - Cadenat's chromis [=Chromis cadenati Whitley [G. P.], 1951:66, Chromis lineatus Cadenat [J.], 1950:669, Fig.] Notes: [Proceedings of the Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales v. for 1949-50; ref. 4711] Current status: Valid as Chromis cadenati Whitley, 1951. Pomacentridae. Distribution: Eastern Atlantic. Habitat: marine. (lineatus) [Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle (Série 2) v. 21 (no. 6); ref. 12939] Senegal. Current status: Synonym of Chromis cadenati Whitley, 1951. Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Chromis caudalis Randall, 1988 - blueaxil chromis [=Chromis caudalis Randall [J. E.], 1988:76, Fig. 2] Notes: [Memoirs of the Museum of Victoria v. 49 (no. 1); ref. 14250] Alite Reef off Malaita, Solomon Islands, depth 150 feet. Current status: Valid as Chromis caudalis Randall, 1988. Pomacentridae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Christmas Islands, Indonesia, Brunei to Philippines, Palau, Papua New Guinea, east to Phoenix and Line islands. Habitat: marine.

Species Chromis chromis (Linnaeus, 1758) - damselfish [=Sparus chromis Linnaeus [C.], 1758:280, Chromis castanea Cuvier [G.], 1814:88, Chromis castaneus Schinz [H. R.], 1822:431, Perca fimbriata Cabrera [A.], Pérez [L.] & Haenseler [F.], 1817:7, Perca fimbriata Cabrera, Pérez [A.] & Haenseler [F.], in Machado, 1857:24, Chromis mediteranea Cloquet [H.], 1817:147 (v. 9), Labrus orientalis Hasselquist [F.], 1762:394, Labrus orientalis Walbaum [J. J.] (ex Hasselquist), 1792:268] Notes: [Systema Naturae, Ed. X v. 1; ref. 2787] Southern Europe (Mediterranean Sea). Current status: Valid as Chromis chromis (Linnaeus, 1758). Pomacentridae.

Distribution: Mediterranean Sea, Black Sea, eastern Atlantic: Portugal to Gulf of Guinea and possibly Angola, including offshore islands. Habitat: marine. (castanea) [Bulletin des Sciences, par la Société Philomathique de Paris Sér. 3, v. 1 (for 29 Mar.); ref. 4884] Coast of Provence, France, northwestern Mediterranean Sea. Current status: Synonym of Chromis chromis (Linnaeus, 1758). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine. (castaneus) [Das Thierreich v. 2; ref. 3926] Current status: Synonym of Chromis chromis (Linnaeus, 1758). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine. (fimbriata C) [Lista de los peces del mar de Andalucía; ref. 17319] Western Andalusia, near Cádiz, Spain, eastern Atlantic. Current status: Synonym of Chromis chromis (Linnaeus, 1758). Pomacentridae. (fimbriata C in M) [Catálogo de los peces que habitán ó frecuentan las costas de Cadiz y Huelva con inclusion de los del Rio Guadalquivir.; ref. 17320] Western Andalusia, near Cádiz, Spain, eastern Atlantic. Current status: Synonym of Chromis chromis (Linnaeus, 1758). Pomacentridae. (mediteranea) [Dictionnaire des sciences Naturelles; ref. 852] Current status: Synonym of Chromis chromis (Linnaeus, 1758). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine. (orientalis H) [Reise nach Palästina; ref. 18250] Smirna [Izmir], Turkey, Aegean Sea, Mediterranean Sea. Current status: Synonym of Chromis chromis (Linnaeus, 1758). Pomacentridae. (orientalis W) [Petri Artedi sueci genera piscium Part 3; ref. 4572] Smira [Ismer], Turkey, Aegean Sea, Mediterranean Sea. Current status: Synonym of Chromis chromis (Linnaeus, 1758). Pomacentridae.

Species Chromis chrysura (Bliss, 1883) - stout chromis [=Heliastes chrysurus Bliss [R.], 1883:56, Dascyllus isharae Schmidt [P. J.], 1931:67, Fig. 2, Siphonochromis lepidostethicus Fowler [H. W.], 1946:145, Figs. 13-14, Lepicephalochromis westalli Whitley [G. P.], 1964:180, Fig. 11] Notes: [Transactions of the Royal Society of Arts and Sciences of Mauritius (N. S.) v. 13; ref. 16966] Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean. Current status: Valid as Chromis chrysura (Bliss, 1883). Pomacentridae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Mascarenes east to Fiji and Tonga, north to southern Japan, south to New South Wales (Australia) and New Caledonia. Habitat: marine. (isharae) [Transactions of the Pacific Committee of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR. v. 1; ref. 3937] Amami-Oshima Island, Ryukyu Islands, Japan. Current status: Synonym of Chromis chrysura (Bliss, 1883). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine. (lepidostethicus) [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 98; ref. 1456] Aguni Shima, Ryukyu Islands, Japan. Current status: Synonym of Chromis chrysura (Bliss, 1883). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine.

(westalli) [Records of the Australian Museum v. 26 (no. 5); ref. 3772] Kenn Reef, Coral Sea. Current status: Synonym of Chromis chrysura (Bliss, 1883). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Chromis cinerascens (Cuvier, in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1830) - green puller [=Heliases cinerascens Cuvier [G.], in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1830:495, Glyphisodon angulatus Bleeker [P.], 1845:523, Chromis insulindicus Bleeker [P.], 1877:390, Glyphisodon javanicus van Hasselt [J. C.], in Bleeker, 1877:156] Notes: [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 5; ref. 999] Java, Indonesia. Current status: Valid as Chromis cinerascens (Cuvier, 1830). Pomacentridae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Sri Lanka east to Andaman Sea, Malaysia, Brunei, Hong Kong, Philippines, Indonesia and northwestern Australia. Habitat: marine. (angulatus) [Natuur-en Geneeskundig Archief voor Neȇrlandsch Indië v. 2 (3); ref. 312] Current status: Synonym of Chromis cinerascens (Cuvier, 1830). Pomacentridae. (insulindicus) [Verslagen en Mededeelingen der Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen. Afdeeling Natuurkunde (Ser. 2) v. 10; ref. 452] Ambon Island, Molucca Islands, Indonesia. Current status: Synonym of Chromis cinerascens (Cuvier, 1830). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine. (javanicus) [Natuurkundige Verhandelingen van de Hollandsche Maatschappij der Wetenschappen te Haarlem (Ser. 3) v. 2 (no. 6); ref. 454] Java, Indonesia. Current status: Synonym of Chromis cinerascens (Cuvier, 1830). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Chromis circumaurea Pyle et al., 2008 - goldrim chromis [=Chromis circumaurea Pyle [R. L.], Earle [J. L.] & Greene [B. D.], 2008:15, Figs. 3a-3c] Notes: [Zootaxa No. 1671; ref. 29463] "Magic Kingdom", 9°26'3.41"N, 138°02'96"E, Yap Island, Caroline Islands, western Pacific. Current status: Valid as Chromis circumaurea Pyle, Earle & Greene, 2008. Pomacentridae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Marshall Islands and Mariana Islands [seen from submersibles], Yap. Habitat: marine.

Species Chromis crusma (Valenciennes, in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1833) - Valparaiso chromis [=Heliases crusma Valenciennes [A.], in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1833:510, Chromis cupreus Fowler [H. W.] & Bean [B. A.], 1923:22] Notes: [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 9; ref. 1002] Juan Fernández Islands; Valparaíso, Chile. Current status: Valid as Chromis crusma (Valenciennes, 1833). Pomacentridae.

Distribution: Southeastern Pacific. Habitat: marine. (cupreus) [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 63 (no. 2488); ref. 1474] "Singapore, Maui, Fiji, or Samoa," though most likely from either of the last two named. Current status: Synonym of Chromis crusma (Valenciennes, 1833). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Chromis cyanea (Poey, 1860) - blue chromis [=Furcaria cyanea Poey [F.], 1860:196, Pls. 13(figs. 21,22), 14(fig. 4)] Notes: [Memorias sobre la historia natural de la Isla de Cuba v. 2; ref. 3499] Cuba. Current status: Valid as Chromis cyanea (Poey, 1860). Pomacentridae. Distribution: Western Atlantic; eastern Atlantic: Cape Verde Islands- doubtful. Habitat: marine.

Species Chromis dasygenys (Fowler, 1935) - bluespotted chromis [=Abudefduf dasygenys Fowler [H. W.], 1935:400, Fig. 34] Notes: [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 87; ref. 1421] Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, southwestern Indian Ocean. Current status: Valid as Chromis dasygenys (Fowler, 1935). Pomacentridae. Distribution: Western Indian Ocean. Habitat: marine.

Species Chromis degruyi Pyle et al., 2008 - DeGruy's chromis [=Chromis degruyi Pyle [R. L.], Earle [J. L.] & Greene [B. D.], 2008:18, Figs. 4a-4c] Notes: [Zootaxa No. 1671; ref. 29463] Kayangel Atoll, 8°04'16.64"N, 134°40'54.52"E, Palau Island, depth 85 meters. Current status: Valid as Chromis degruyi Pyle, Earle & Greene, 2008. Pomacentridae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Caroline Islands. Habitat: marine.

Species Chromis delta Randall, 1988 - deep reef chromis [=Chromis delta Randall [J. E.], 1988:78, Fig. 3]

Notes: [Memoirs of the Museum of Victoria v. 49 (no. 1); ref. 14250] Reef adjacent to wreck of Japanese ship, 7 miles west of Honiara, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands, western Pacific, depth 38-48 meters. Current status: Valid as Chromis delta Randall, 1988. Pomacentridae. Distribution: Western Pacific and eastern Indian Ocean: Andaman Islands to Solomom Islands; Christmas and Cocos-Keeling islands, Taiwan to Great barrier Reef, Palau, Vanuatu and Fiji. Habitat: marine.

Species Chromis dimidiata (Klunzinger, 1871) - chocolatedip chromis [=Heliastes dimidiatus Klunzinger [C. B.], 1871:529] Notes: [Verhandlungen der K.-K. zoologisch-botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien v. 21; ref. 2622] Al-Qusair, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt, Red Sea. Current status: Valid as Chromis dimidiata (Klunzinger, 1871). Pomacentridae. Distribution: Western Indian Ocean. Habitat: marine.

Species Chromis dispila Griffin, 1923 - demoiselle [=Chromis dispilus Griffin [L. T.], 1923:254, Pl. 25] Notes: [Transactions New Zealand Institute v. 54 (art. 23); ref. 15405] West coast of the North Island of New Zealand. Current status: Valid as Chromis dispila Griffin, 1923. Pomacentridae. Distribution: Southwestern Pacific: New Zealand. Habitat: marine.

Species Chromis durvillei Quero et al., 2010 - Bourbon chromis [=Chromis durvillei Quéro [J.-C.], Spitz [J.] & Vayne [J.-J.], 2010:322, Figs. 1-3.2] Notes: [Cybium v. 33 (no. 4) [for 2009]; ref. 30746] At surfacae after the eruption of Piton de la fournaise. Current status: Valid as Chromis durvillei Quéro, Spitz & Vayne, 2010. Pomacentridae. Distribution: Réunion Island, western Indian Ocean. Habitat: marine.

Species Chromis earina Pyle et al., 2008 - spring chromis [=Chromis earina Pyle [R. L.], Earle [J. L.] & Greene [B. D.], 2008:21, Figs.5a-5c] Notes: [Zootaxa No. 1671; ref. 29463] Off western coast of Tutuba Island, 15°32'39.28"N, 167°16'29.82"E, Espiritu Santo, Vanuatu. Current status: Valid as Chromis earina Pyle, Earle & Greene, 2008. Pomacentridae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Palau, to Papua New Guinea, Vanuatu, Fiji, to Raja Ampat Islands. Habitat: marine.

Species Chromis elerae Fowler & Bean, 1928 - twinspot chromis [=Chromis elerae Fowler [H. W.] & Bean [B. A.], 1928:52, Pl. 4] Notes: [Bulletin of the United States National Museum No. 100, v. 7; ref. 1475] Pasacao, Ragay Gulf, Philippines. Current status: Valid as Chromis elerae Fowler & Bean, 1928. Pomacentridae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Maldives and Cocos-Keeling Islands to Micronesia and Fiji, Australia to Taiwan. Habitat: marine.

Species Chromis enchrysurus Jordan & Gilbert, 1882 - yellowtail chromis [=Chromis enchrysurus Jordan [D. S.] & Gilbert [C. H.], 1882:286] Notes: [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 5 (no. 282); ref. 2472] Pensacola, Florida, U.S.A. Current status: Valid as Chromis enchrysura Jordan & Gilbert, 1882. Pomacentridae. Distribution: Western Atlantic; St. Pauls Rocks. Habitat: marine.

Species Chromis fatuhivae Randall, 2001 - fatuhivae damselfish [=Chromis fatuhivae Randall [J. E.], 2001:96, Fig. 3] Notes: [Copeia 2001 (no. 1); ref. 25124] Off point at north end of Hanauu Bay, Fatu Hiva, Marquesas Islands, depth 18-21 meters. Current status: Valid as Chromis fatuhivae Randall, 2001. Pomacentridae. Distribution: Marquesas Islands. Habitat: marine.

Species Chromis fieldi Randall & DiBattista, 2013 - twotone chromis [=Chromis fieldi Randall [J. E.] & DiBattista [J. D.], 2013:5, Figs. 4-9] Notes: [aqua, International Journal of Ichthyology v. 19 (no. 1); ref. 32432] West coast off Medine (north of Flic en Flac), Mauritius, depth 30 meters. Current status: Valid as Chromis fieldi Randall & DiBattista, 2013. Pomacentridae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Tanzania east to Christmas Island and to western Java. Habitat: marine.

Species Chromis flavapicis Randall, 2001 - plavapicis damselfish [=Chromis flavapicis Randall [J. E.], 2001:99, Figs. 4-6] Notes: [Copeia 2001 (no. 1); ref. 25124] Off point at north end of Hanauu Bay, steep rocky drop-off near shore, Fatu Hiva, Marquesas Islands, depth 12-23 meters. Current status: Valid as Chromis flavapicis Randall, 2001. Pomacentridae. Distribution: Marquesas Islands. Habitat: marine.

Species Chromis flavaxilla Randall, 1994 - Arabian chromis [=Chromis flavaxilla Randall [J. E.], 1994:40, Figs. 1-3] Notes: [Revue française d'Aquariologie Herpétologie v. 21 (nos 1-2); ref. 21604] Um-aabak, Dahklak Archipelago, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Red Sea. Current status: Valid as Chromis flavaxilla Randall, 1994. Pomacentridae. Distribution: Red Sea, northwestern Indian Ocean: Gulf of Aden, Gulf of Oman, Persian Gulf. Habitat: marine.

Species Chromis flavicauda (Gunther, 1880) - cobalt chromis [=Heliastes flavicauda Günther [A.], 1880:7, Pl. 30 (fig. D)] Notes: [Report on the shore fishes procured during the voyage of H. M. S. Challenger in the years 1873-1876 v. 1 (pt 6); ref. 2011] Off Pernambuco, Brazil, Challenger station 122, depth 30 fathoms. Current status: Valid as Chromis flavicauda (Günther, 1880). Pomacentridae. Distribution: Western Atlantic.

Habitat: marine.

Species Chromis flavipectoralis Randall, 1988 - Malayan chromis [=Chromis flavipectoralis Randall [J. E.], 1988:52, Figs. 3-4] Notes: [Revue française d'Aquariologie Herpétologie v. 15 (no. 2); ref. 14252] Northern side of Pulau Putri, Seribu Islands, north of Jakarta, Java Sea, Indonesia, depth 8 meters. Current status: Valid as Chromis flavipectoralis Randall, 1988. Pomacentridae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Maldives, Andaman Sea, Java Sea and Indonesia. Habitat: marine.

Species Chromis flavomaculata Kamohara, 1960 - Komohara's damselfish [=Chromis flavomaculatus Kamohara [T.], 1960:5, Fig. 2] Notes: [Reports of the Usa Marine Biological Station v. 7 (no. 1); ref. 11922] Susaki, Kochi Prefecture, Japan. Current status: Valid as Chromis flavomaculata Kamohara, 1960. Pomacentridae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Philippines and Taiwan, Ryukyu Islands and Japan; also Coral Sea, eastern Australia to news Caledonia and tip of New Zealand. Habitat: marine.

Species Chromis fumea (Tanaka, 1917) - smokey chromis [=Pomacentrus fumeus Tanaka [S.], 1917:9, Chromis caudofasciata Shen [S.-C.] & Chen [S.-K.], 1978:33, Fig. 12] Notes: [Dobutsugaku Zasshi = Zoological Magazine Tokyo v. 29 (no. 339); ref. 4329] Fish market in Nagasaki, Japan. Current status: Valid as Chromis fumea (Tanaka, 1917). Pomacentridae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: southern Japan, Ryukyu Islands, south to Malaysia anbd Indonesia, Australia and northern New Zealand. Habitat: marine. (caudofasciata) [Bulletin of the Institute of Zoology Academia Sinica (Taipei) v. 17 (no. 1); ref. 8879] Off Pa-dou-tzu, northern Taiwan. Current status: Synonym of Chromis fumea (Tanaka, 1917). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Chromis hanui Randall & Swerdloff, 1973 - chocolatedip chromis

[=Chromis hanui Randall [J. E.] & Swerdloff [S. N.], 1973:338, Figs. 6-7] Notes: [Pacific Science v. 27 (no. 4); ref. 7583] Base of drop-off, Moku Manu, Oahu Island, Hawaiian Islands, depth 50 meters. Current status: Valid as Chromis hanui Randall & Swerdloff, 1973. Pomacentridae. Distribution: Hawaiian Islands. Habitat: marine.

Species Chromis howsoni Allen & Erdmann, 2014 - Howson's damselfish [=Chromis howsoni Allen [G. R.] & Erdmann [M. V.], 2014:14, Figs. 1-5] Notes: [Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation v. 11; ref. 33350] Stewart Reefs (9° 07.741’S, 149°23.039’E), about 7 km southeast of Tufi, Oro Province, Papua New Guinea, depth 17-20 meters. Current status: Valid as Chromis howsoni Allen & Erdmann, 2014. Pomacentridae. Distribution: Milne Bay and Oro Provinces, Papua New Guinea. Habitat: marine.

Species Chromis hypsilepis (Gunther, 1867) - brown puller [=Heliastes hypsilepis Günther [A.], 1867:66] Notes: [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 3) v. 20 (no. 115); ref. 1988] New South Wales, Australia. Current status: Valid as Chromis hypsilepis (Günther, 1867). Pomacentridae. Distribution: Southwestern Pacific. Habitat: marine.

Species Chromis insolata (Cuvier, in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1830) - sunshinefish [=Heliastes insolatus Cuvier [G.], in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1830:494, Pl. 137] Notes: [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 5; ref. 999] Martinique Island, West Indies. Current status: Valid as Chromis insolata (Cuvier, 1830). Pomacentridae. Distribution: Western Atlantic. Habitat: marine.

Species Chromis intercrusma Evermann & Radcliffe, 1917 - Peruvian chromis [=Chromis intercrusma Evermann [B. W.] & Radcliffe [L.], 1917:119, Pl. 11 (fig. 3)] Notes: [Bulletin of the United States National Museum No. 95; ref. 1284] Guanape North Island, Peru. Current status: Valid as Chromis intercrusma Evermann & Radcliffe, 1917. Pomacentridae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific. Habitat: marine.

Species Chromis iomelas Jordan & Seale, 1906 - half-and-half chromis [=Chromis iomelas Jordan [D. S.] & Seale [A.], 1906:292] Notes: [Bulletin of the Bureau of Fisheries v. 25 (for 1905); ref. 2497] Pago Pago, American Samoa. Current status: Valid as Chromis iomelas Jordan & Seale, 1906. Pomacentridae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Papua New Guinea, Coral Sea, Great Barrier Reef east to Tuamotu Archipelago. Habitat: marine.

Species Chromis jubauna Moura, 1995 - Moura's damselfish [=Chromis jubauna Moura [R. L. de], 1995:91, Figs. 1-2] Notes: [Revue française d'Aquariologie Herpétologie v. 21 (nos 3-4) (1994); ref. 21617] Laje de Santos, 24°19'S, 46°11'W, São Paulo State, Brazil, depth 18 meters. Current status: Valid as Chromis jubauna Moura, 1995. Pomacentridae. Distribution: Brazil. Habitat: marine.

Species Chromis kennensis Whitley, 1964 - Whitley's damselfish [=Chromis kennensis Whitley [G. P.], 1964:182, Fig. 12] Notes: [Records of the Australian Museum v. 26 (no. 5); ref. 3772] Kenn Reef, Coral Sea. Current status: Valid as Chromis kennensis Whitley, 1964. Pomacentridae. Distribution: Southwest Pacific Ocean: Coral Sea, Lord Howe Island, eastern Australia, New Caledonia and Tonga.

Habitat: marine.

Species Chromis klunzingeri Whitley, 1929 - blackheaded chromis [=Chromis klunzingeri Whitley [G. P.], 1929:244] Notes: [Memoirs of the Queensland Museum v. 9 (pt 3); ref. 4666] King George Sound, 35°03'S, 117°57'E, Western Australia. Current status: Valid as Chromis klunzingeri Whitley, 1929. Pomacentridae. Distribution: Australia: Western Australia. Habitat: marine.

Species Chromis lepidolepis Bleeker, 1877 - scaly chromis [=Chromis lepidolepis Bleeker [P.], 1877:389, Lepidochromis brunneus Smith [J. L. B.], 1960:328, Pl. 32 (fig. B), Dascyllus caudofasciatus Montalban [H. R.], 1928:26, Pl. 6 (fig. 1), Dascyllus pomacentroides Kendall [W. C.] & Goldsborough [E. L.], 1911:298, Pl. 5 (fig. 1)] Notes: [Verslagen en Mededeelingen der Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen. Afdeeling Natuurkunde (Ser. 2) v. 10; ref. 452] Timor [Kupang, western Timor, Nusa Tenggara Timur, Indonesia, Timor Sea, eastern Indian Ocean]. Current status: Valid as Chromis lepidolepis Bleeker, 1877. Pomacentridae. Distribution: Red Sea, Indo-West Pacific: East Africa, Comores and Mauritius (Mascarenes) east to Marshall Islands, Line Islands, Fiji and Tonga, north to southern Japan, south to Western Australia, Queensland (Australia) and New Caledonia. Habitat: marine. (brunneus) [Ichthyological Bulletin, Department of Ichthyology, Rhodes University No. 19; ref. 11949] Baixo Pinda, Mozambique, western Indian Ocean. Current status: Synonym of Chromis lepidolepis Bleeker, 1877. Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine. (caudofasciatus) [Monographs, Bureau of Science of the Phillipines No. 24 (1927); ref. 15801] Tambagaan, Bungau and Sibutu is., Sulu Archipelago, Philippines. Current status: Synonym of Chromis lepidolepis Bleeker, 1877. Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine. (pomacentroides) [Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology v. 26 (pt 7); ref. 2594] Taritari, Gilbert Islands, western Pacific on the equator. Current status: Synonym of Chromis lepidolepis Bleeker, 1877. Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Chromis leucura Gilbert, 1905 - whitetail chromis [=Chromis leucurus Gilbert [C. H.], 1905:620, Pl. 77 (fig. 2)]

Notes: [Bulletin of the U. S. Fish Commission v. 23 (pt 2) [for 1903]; ref. 1631] Avau Channel, between Maui Island and Lanai Island, Hawaiian Islands, Albatross station 3875, depth 34-65 fathoms. Current status: Valid as Chromis leucura Gilbert, 1905. Pomacentridae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Madagascar, Mascarenes; Hawaiian Islands, Marquesas Islands and Gambier Islands, southern Japan and Ryukyu Islands, eastern Indonesia, New Caledonia. Habitat: marine.

Species Chromis limbata (Valenciennes, in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1833) - Azores chromis [=Heliases limbatus Valenciennes [A.], in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1833:511, Heliazes marginatus Valenciennes [A.], 1843:27] Notes: [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 9; ref. 1002] Madeira. Current status: Valid as Chromis limbata (Valenciennes, 1833). Pomacentridae. Distribution: Eastern Atlantic. Habitat: marine. (marginatus) [Ichthyologie des îles Canaries v. 2 (pt 2); ref. 4502] Canary Islands. Current status: Synonym of Chromis limbata (Valenciennes, 1833). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Chromis limbaughi Greenfield & Woods, 1980 - Limbaugh's damselfish [=Chromis limbaughi Greenfield [D. W.] & Woods [L. P.], 1980:627, Fig. 1] Notes: [Copeia 1980 (no. 4); ref. 5581] Cabo San Lucas, Baja California, Mexico, depth 24.4-30.5 meters. Current status: Valid as Chromis limbaughi Greenfield & Woods, 1980. Pomacentridae. Distribution: Gulf of California. Habitat: marine.

Species Chromis lineata Fowler & Bean, 1928 - lined chromis [=Chromis lineatus Fowler [H. W.] & Bean [B. A.], 1928:50, Pl. 3] Notes: [Bulletin of the United States National Museum No. 100, v. 7; ref. 1475] Pangasinan Island, Philippines. Current status: Valid as Chromis lineata Fowler & Bean, 1928. Pomacentridae. Distribution: Western Pacific and southeastern Indian Ocean: Christmas Island, Indonesia, Sabah, Philippines, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Solomon

Islands, Vanuatu and northern Great Barrier Reef. Habitat: marine.

Species Chromis lubbocki Edwards, 1986 - Lubbock's chromis [=Chromis lubbocki Edwards [A. J.], 1986:184, Figs. 1, 2d] Notes: [Zoologische Mededelingen (Leiden) v. 60 (no. 12); ref. 9152] Porto da Faja, Brava Island, Cape Verde Islands, eastern Atlantic. Current status: Valid as Chromis lubbocki Edwards, 1986. Pomacentridae. Distribution: Eastern Atlantic: Cape Verde Islands. Habitat: marine.

Species Chromis margaritifer Fowler, 1946 - bicolor chromis [=Chromis dimidiatus margaritifer Fowler [H. W.], 1946:140, Figs. 9-10] Notes: [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 98; ref. 1456] Aguni Shima, Ryukyu Islands, Japan. Current status: Valid as Chromis margaritifer Fowler, 1946. Pomacentridae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Christmas and Cocos-Keeling islands, northern Australia, East Indies to Line Islands and Tuamoto Archipelago to Japan. Habitat: marine.

Species Chromis meridiana Greenfield & Woods, 1980 - Greenfield's damselfish [=Chromis meridiana Greenfield [D. W.] & Woods [L. P.], 1980:634, Fig. 7] Notes: [Copeia 1980 (no. 4); ref. 5581] Isla San Felix, off Chile, 26°17'30"S, 80°5'40"W, depth 9.1-12.2 meters. Current status: Valid as Chromis meridiana Greenfield & Woods, 1980. Pomacentridae. Distribution: Southeastern Pacific: Desaventurados Islands (Chile), possibly Juan Fernandez Islands. Habitat: marine.

Species Chromis mirationis Tanaka, 1917 - Japanese chromis [=Chromis mirationis Tanaka [S.], 1917:8, Chromis fraenatus Araga [C.] & Yoshino [T.], in Masuda, Araga & Yoshino, 1975:286, Pl. 96 (fig. J), Chromis megalopsis Allen [G. R.], 1976:136, Fig. 1]

Notes: [Dobutsugaku Zasshi = Zoological Magazine Tokyo v. 29 (no. 339); ref. 4329] Off Goto Island, Nagasaki Prefecture, 31°27'-31°33'N, 125°52'-126°57'E, Japan. Current status: Valid as Chromis mirationis Tanaka, 1917. Pomacentridae. Distribution: Southeastern Indian Ocean, western Pacific. Habitat: marine. (fraenatus) [Coastal fishes of southern Japan; ref. 2902] Reef off Minabe, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan, depth about 30 meters. Current status: Synonym of Chromis mirationis Tanaka, 1917. Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine. (megalopsis) [Records of the Western Australian Museum v. 4 (pt 2); ref. 7329] About 40 nautical miles west of Bernier Island, 24°59'S, 112°27'E, Western Australia, depth 71 fathoms. Current status: Synonym of Chromis mirationis Tanaka, 1917. Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Chromis monochroma Allen & Randall, 2004 - monochrome chromis [=Chromis monochroma Allen [G. R.] & Randall [J. E.], 2004:18, Fig. 1] Notes: [aqua, Journal of Ichthyology and Aquatic Biology v. 9 (no. 1); ref. 28059] Near Maumere, Flores, Indonesia, about 8°39'S, 122°18'E, depth 53 meters. Current status: Valid as Chromis monochroma Allen & Randall, 2004. Pomacentridae. Distribution: Flores, Indonesia [types]. Habitat: marine.

Species Chromis multilineata (Guichenot, 1853) - brown chromis [=Heliases multilineatus Guichenot [A.], 1853:76, Pl. 2 (fig. 2), Onychognathus cautus Troschel [F. H.], 1866:231, Pl. 5 (figs. 12-14), Heliases marginatus Castelnau [F. L.], 1855:9, Pl. 3 (fig. 1), Heliastes marginatus Günther [A.], 1869:238, Furcaria puncta Poey [F.], 1860:195] Notes: [Sagra, R. de la, Histoire physique, politique et naturelle de l'Ile de Cuba; ref. 18164] Havana, Cuba. Current status: Valid as Chromis multilineata (Guichenot, 1853). Pomacentridae. Distribution: Western Atlantic and central Atlantic (Ascension and Saint Helena). Habitat: marine. (cautus) [Archiv für Naturgeschichte v. 32 (no. 1); ref. 4465] Cape Verde Islands. Current status: Synonym of Chromis multilineata (Guichenot, 1853). Pomacentridae. Distribution: Eastern Atlantic: Cape Verde Islands [if valid].

Habitat: marine. (marginatus C) [Animaux nouveaux or rares v. 2; ref. 766] Bahia, Brazil. Current status: Synonym of Chromis multilineata (Guichenot, 1853). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine. (marginatus G) [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1869 (pt 2); ref. 13284] Treated by Lloris & Rucabado 1990:846 [ref. 15959] Current status: Synonym of Chromis multilineata (Guichenot, 1853). Pomacentridae. (puncta) [Memorias sobre la historia natural de la Isla de Cuba v. 2; ref. 3499] Havana, Cuba. Current status: Synonym of Chromis multilineata (Guichenot, 1853). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Chromis nigroanalis Randall, 1988 - Kenyan chromis [=Chromis nigroanalis Randall [J. E.], 1988:49, Figs. 1-2] Notes: [Revue française d'Aquariologie Herpétologie v. 15 (no. 2); ref. 14252] Cave, 25 kilometers south of Malindi, Watamu National Marine Reserve, Kenya, depth 25 meters. Current status: Valid as Chromis nigroanalis Randall, 1988. Pomacentridae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: East Africa, Madagascar, Maldives and Indonesia. Habitat: marine.

Species Chromis nigrura Smith, 1960 - blacktail chromis [=Chromis nigrurus Smith [J. L. B.], 1960:325, Pl. 29 (fig. I); Fig. 3] Notes: [Ichthyological Bulletin, Department of Ichthyology, Rhodes University No. 19; ref. 11949] Inhaca, Mozambique, western Indian Ocean. Current status: Valid as Chromis nigrura Smith, 1960. Pomacentridae. Distribution: Western Indian Ocean: Transkei (South Africa) and East Africa, Mozambique Channel, Madagascar and Mascarenes, east to Maldives and Chagos Archipelago, Christmas Island and Cocos-Keeling Islands and to Indonesia. Habitat: marine.

Species Chromis nitida (Whitley, 1928) - barrier reef chromis [=Tetradrachmum nitidum Whitley [G. P.], 1928:219, Pl. 17 (fig. 3), Gliphidodon bicolor Macleay [W.], 1882:365] Notes: [Records of the Australian Museum v. 16 (no. 4); ref. 4661] Hayman Island, Queensland, Australia. Current status: Valid as Chromis nitida (Whitley, 1928). Pomacentridae.

Distribution: Australia. Habitat: marine. (bicolor) [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 7 (pt 3); ref. 17585] New Guinea. Current status: Synonym of Chromis nitida (Whitley, 1928). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Chromis notata (Temminck & Schlegel, 1843) - pearlsnout chromis [=Heliases notatus Temminck [C. J.] & Schlegel [H.], 1843:66, Cichla macrolepidota Bloch [M. E.] & Schneider [J. G.], 1801:339, Chromis miyakeensis Moyer [J. T.] & Ida [H.], 1976:189, Sparus niphon Lacepède [B. G. E.], 1802:44, 141, Chromis villadolidi Jordan [D. S.] & Tanaka [S.], 1927:387, Pl. 34 (fig. 1)] Notes: [Fauna Japonica Parts 2-4; ref. 4371] Japan. Current status: Valid as Chromis notata (Temminck & Schlegel, 1843). Pomacentridae. Distribution: Western North Pacific. Habitat: marine. (macrolepidota) [M. E. Blochii, Systema Ichthyologiae; ref. 471] Japan. Current status: Synonym of Chromis notata (Temminck & Schlegel, 1843). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine. (miyakeensis) [Japanese Journal of Ichthyology v. 22 (no. 4); ref. 8801] Igaya Bay, Miyake-jima, Izu Islands, Japan, depth 14 meters. Current status: Synonym of Chromis notata (Temminck & Schlegel, 1843). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine. (niphon) [Histoire naturelle des poissons (Lacepéde) v. 4; ref. 4929] Type catalog: Bauchot & Daget 1972:90 [ref. 20898]. Current status: Synonym of Chromis notata (Temminck & Schlegel, 1843). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine. (villadolidi) [Annals of the Carnegie Museum v. 17 (nos 3-4) (12); ref. 2537] Sea of Japan, between Tsushima and Fukuoka, Kiusiu, Japan. Current status: Synonym of Chromis notata (Temminck & Schlegel, 1843). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Chromis okamurai Yamakawa & Randall, 1989 - Okinawa chromis [=Chromis okamurai Yamakawa [T.] & Randall [J. E.], 1989:299, Figs. 1-3] Notes: [Japanese Journal of Ichthyology v. 36 (no. 3); ref. 17738] Okinawa Trough, 25°53.4'N, 123°59.4'E, depth 135-175 meters. Current status: Valid as Chromis okamurai Yamakawa & Randall, 1989. Pomacentridae. Distribution: Western North Pacific.

Habitat: marine.

Species Chromis onumai Senou & Kudo, 2007 - Senou's damselfish [=Chromis onumai Senou [H.] & Kudo [T.], 2007:52, Figs. 1-4] Notes: [Bulletin of the National Museum of Nature and Science (Ser. A) Supplement No. 1; ref. 29071] Eluanbi, Pingtung, Taiwan, 21.52'N, 120.5'E. Current status: Valid as Chromis onumai Senou & Kudo, 2007. Pomacentridae. Distribution: Southern Taiwan and Izu Islands, Japan. Habitat: marine.

Species Chromis opercularis (Gunther, in Playfair & Gunther, 1867) - doublebar chromis [=Heliastes opercularis Günther [A.], in Playfair & Günther, 1867:84, Pl. 11 (fig. 2)] Notes: [The fishes of Zanzibar; ref. 3490] Zanzibar, Tanzania, western Indian Ocean. Current status: Valid as Chromis opercularis (Günther, 1867). Pomacentridae. Distribution: Indian Ocean: East Africa, South Africa, Mozambique Channel, Seychelles and Réunion (western Mascarenes) east to Andaman Sea and Christmas Island to Indonesia. Habitat: marine.

Species Chromis ovalis (Steindachner, 1900) - Hawaiian chromis [=Heliastes ovalis Steindachner [F.], 1900:176, Chromis velox Jenkins [O. P.], 1901:393, Fig. 6] Notes: [Anzeiger der Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien v. 16; ref. 20498] Honolulu, Oahu Island, Hawaiian Islands. Current status: Valid as Chromis ovalis (Steindachner, 1900). Pomacentridae. Distribution: Hawaiian Islands. Habitat: marine. (velox) [Bulletin of the U. S. Fish Commission v. 19 (1899); ref. 2340] Honolulu, Oahu Island, Hawaiian Islands. Current status: Synonym of Chromis ovalis (Steindachner, 1900). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Chromis ovatiformis Fowler, 1946 - ovate chromis [=Chromis ovatiformis Fowler [H. W.], 1946:142, Figs. 11-12]

Notes: [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 98; ref. 1456] Aguni Shima, Ryukyu Islands, Japan. Current status: Valid as Chromis ovatiformes Fowler, 1946. Pomacentridae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Brunei, Malaysia, hilippines, Taiwan, Ryukyu Islands, Japan and Ogasawara Islands. Habitat: marine.

Species Chromis pamae Randall & McCosker, 1992 - Pama chromis [=Chromis pamae Randall [J. E.] & McCosker [J. E.], 1992:331, Figs. 1-2] Notes: [Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences v. 47 (no. 12); ref. 19766] Off Christian's Point, Pitcairn Island, 25°04'S, 130°06'W, depth 7.5 meters. Current status: Valid as Chromis pamae Randall & McCosker, 1992. Pomacentridae. Distribution: Eastern Oceania. Habitat: marine.

Species Chromis pelloura Randall & Allen, 1982 - duskytail chromis [=Chromis pelloura Randall [J. E.] & Allen [G. R.], 1982:16, Figs. 1-3] Notes: [Freshwater and Marine Aquarium v. 5 (no. 11); ref. 8428] Off Coral World, Eilat, Israel, Gulf of Aqaba, Red Sea, depth 40 meters. Current status: Valid as Chromis pelloura Randall & Allen, 1982. Pomacentridae. Distribution: Northern Red Sea endemic: Gulf of Aqaba. Habitat: marine.

Species Chromis pembae Smith, 1960 - Pemba chromis [=Chromis pembae Smith [J. L. B.], 1960:323, Pl. 31 (fig. E)] Notes: [Ichthyological Bulletin, Department of Ichthyology, Rhodes University No. 19; ref. 11949] Pemba Island, off Tanzania, western Indian Ocean. Current status: Valid as Chromis pembae Smith, 1960. Pomacentridae. Distribution: Red Sea, western Indian Ocean: East Africa and Seychelles east to Maldives and Chagos Archipelago. Habitat: marine.

Species Chromis planesi Lecchini & Williams, 2004 - Planes' damselfish [=Chromis planesi Lecchini [D.] & Williams [J. T.], 2004:100, Figs. 3-5]

Notes: [aqua, Journal of Ichthyology and Aquatic Biology v. 8 (no. 3); ref. 27823] Channels off northeastern tip of Rapa Island on outer edge of deep plateau, 27°32.974'S, 144°19.123'W, depth 50-54 meters. Current status: Valid as Chromis planesi Lecchini & Williams, 2004. Pomacentridae. Distribution: Rapa Island, Polynesia. Habitat: marine.

Species Chromis punctipinnis (Cooper, 1863) - blacksmith [=Ayresia punctipinnis Cooper [J. G.], 1863:73, Fig. 18] Notes: [Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences (Series 1) v. 3 (sig. 5); ref. 905] San Diego Bay, California, U.S.A. Current status: Valid as Chromis punctipinnis (Cooper, 1863). Pomacentridae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific. Habitat: marine.

Species Chromis pura Allen & Randall, 2004 - Pura chromis [=Chromis pura Allen [G. R.] & Randall [J. E.], 2004:21, Figs. 2-3] Notes: [aqua, Journal of Ichthyology and Aquatic Biology v. 9 (no. 1); ref. 28059] Pura, Alor Islands, Indonesia, 8°17.7'S, 124°22.4'E, depth 18 meters. Current status: Valid as Chromis pura Allen & Randall, 2004. Pomacentridae. Distribution: Indonesia. Habitat: marine.

Species Chromis randalli Greenfield & Hensley, 1970 - Randall's chromis [=Chromis randalli Greenfield [D. W.] & Hensley [D. A.], 1970:689, Fig. 1] Notes: [Copeia 1970 (no. 4); ref. 7742] West coast of Easter Island, between Hanga Piko and Motu Kaokao, southeastern Pacific, depth 8 meters. Current status: Valid as Chromis randalli Greenfield & Hensley, 1970. Pomacentridae. Distribution: Easter Island, southeastern Pacific. Habitat: marine.

Species Chromis retrofasciatus Weber, 1913 - blackbar chromis

[=Chromis retrofasciatus Weber [M.], 1913:359, Pl. 6 (fig. 5)] Notes: [Die Fische der Siboga-Expedition; ref. 4602] Kur Islands, Siboga station 250, depth 27 meters. Current status: Valid as Chromis retrofasciata Weber, 1913. Pomacentridae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Brunei, Malaysia, Philippines, Papua New Guinea to Solomon Islands, to New Caledonia and Great Barrier Reef, north to Taiwan and Ryukyu Islands. Habitat: marine.

Species Chromis sanctaehelenae Edwards, in Edwards & Glass, 1987 - St. Helen's chromis [=Chromis sanctaehelenae Edwards [A. J.], in Edwards & Glass, 1987:645, Figs. 2-3] Notes: [Journal of Natural History v. 21 (no. 3); ref. 9166] Lemon Valley Bay, St. Helena Island, Saint Helena Island, South Atlantic, depth 5-7 meters. Current status: Valid as Chromis sanctaehelenae Edwards, 1987. Pomacentridae. Distribution: Southeastern Atlantic: St. Helena Island. Habitat: marine.

Species Chromis scotochilopterus Fowler, 1918 - Philippines chromis [=Chromis scotochilopterus Fowler [H. W.], 1918:61, Fig. 24] Notes: [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 70; ref. 1396] Philippines. Current status: Valid as Chromis scotochiloptera Fowler, 1918. Pomacentridae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Indonesia, Malaysia and Philippines. Habitat: marine.

Species Chromis scotti Emery, 1968 - purple reeffish [=Chromis scotti Emery [A. R.], 1968:49, Figs. 1, 3b, 4(c-d)] Notes: [Copeia 1968 (no. 1); ref. 7888] 3 miles south of Alligator Light, Monroe County, Florida Keys, Florida, U.S.A., depth 16 meters. Current status: Valid as Chromis scotti Emery, 1968. Pomacentridae. Distribution: Western Atlantic. Habitat: marine.

Species Chromis struhsakeri Randall & Swerdloff, 1973 - Struhsaker's chromis [=Chromis struhsakeri Randall [J. E.] & Swerdloff [S. N.], 1973:344, Figs. 10-12] Notes: [Pacific Science v. 27 (no. 4); ref. 7583] Off Haleiwa, Oahu Island, Hawaiian Islands, depth 125-160 meters. Current status: Valid as Chromis struhsakeri Randall & Swerdloff, 1973. Pomacentridae. Distribution: Hawaiian Islands. Habitat: marine.

Species Chromis ternatensis (Bleeker, 1856) - Ternate chromis [=Heliases ternatensis Bleeker [P.], 1856:377, Heliases caeruleus Cuvier [G.], in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1830:497, Chromis philippinus Fowler [H. W.], 1918:63, Fig. 25] Notes: [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 10; ref. 16853] Ternate, Molucca Islands, Indonesia. Current status: Valid as Chromis ternatensis (Bleeker, 1856). Pomacentridae. Distribution: Red Sea, Indo-West Pacific: East Africa, Mozambique Channel, Madagascar and Mascarenes east to Mariana Islands, Samoa and Tonga, north to southern Japan and Ryukyu Islands, south to Western Australia, Queensland (Australia) and New Caledonia. Habitat: marine. (caeruleus) [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 5; ref. 999] New Guinea; Uléa, Caroline Islands, western Pacific. Current status: Synonym of Chromis ternatensis (Bleeker, 1856). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine. (philippinus) [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 70; ref. 1396] Philippines. Current status: Synonym of Chromis ternatensis (Bleeker, 1856). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Chromis trialpha Allen & Randall, 1981 - trispot chromis [=Chromis trialpha Allen [G. R.] & Randall [J. E.], 1981:(5) 33, Figs. 18-19] Notes: [Israel Journal of Zoology v. 29 (nos 1/3) (for 1980); ref. 8760] Ras Muhammed, Sinai Peninsula, Egypt, Red Sea, depth 12 meters. Current status: Valid as Chromis trialpha Allen & Randall, 1981. Pomacentridae. Distribution: Red Sea endemic. Habitat: marine.

Species Chromis unipa Allen & Erdmann, 2009 - Unipa chromis [=Chromis unipa Allen [G. R.] & Erdmann [M. V.], 2009:130, Figs. 6-7] Notes: [aqua, International Journal of Ichthyology v. 15 (no. 3); ref. 30466] Tridacna Reef, 2°29.672'S, 134°58.990'E, western side of Cenderawasih Bay, Papua Barat Province, western Papua, Indonesia, western Pacific, depth 45-60 meters. Current status: Valid as Chromis unipa Allen & Erdmann, 2009. Pomacentridae. Distribution: Western Pacific: West Papua, Indonesia. Habitat: marine.

Species Chromis vanderbilti (Fowler, 1941) - Vanderbilt's chromis [=Pycnochromis vanderbilti Fowler [H. W.], 1941:260, Fig. 12] Notes: [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 93; ref. 1438] Waianae, Oahu Island, Hawaiian Islands. Current status: Valid as Chromis vanderbilti (Fowler, 1941). Pomacentridae. Distribution: Western and central Pacific: Philippines east to Hawaiian Islands and Pitcairn Group, north to southern Japan, south to Western Australia, Queensland (Australia), Lord Howe Island, New Caledonia and Kermadec Islands, Tonga and Rapa. Habitat: marine.

Species Chromis verater Jordan & Metz, 1912 - threespot chromis [=Chromis verater Jordan [D. S.] & Metz [C. W.], 1912:526, Pl. 71 (fig. 2)] Notes: [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 42 (no. 1915); ref. 10639] Honolulu market, Oahu Island, Hawaiian Islands. Current status: Valid as Chromis verater Jordan & Metz, 1912. Pomacentridae. Distribution: Central Pacific: Johnston Atoll and Hawaiian Islands. Habitat: marine.

Species Chromis viridis (Cuvier, in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1830) - blue green chromis [=Pomacentrus viridis Cuvier [G.] (ex Ehrenberg), in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1830:420, Glyphisodon bandanensis Bleeker [P.], 1851:248, Dascyllus cyanurus Rüppell [W. P. E. S.], 1838:127, Pl. 31 (fig. 4), Heliases frenatus Cuvier [G.], in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1830:498, Heliases lepisurus Cuvier [G.], in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1830:498]

Notes: [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 5; ref. 999] Massawa, Eritrea, Red Sea; Guam, Mariana Islands, western Pacific. Current status: Valid as Chromis viridis (Cuvier, 1830). Pomacentridae. Distribution: Red Sea, Indo-West Pacific: East Africa, Mozambique Channel, Madagascar and Mascarenes east to Wake Atoll, Marquesas Islands and Tuamotu Archipelago, north to southern Japan and Ryukyu Islands, south to Western Australia, Middleton Reef, New Caledonia and Tonga. Habitat: marine. (bandanensis) [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 2; ref. 331] Banda Neira, Banda Islands, Indonesia. Current status: Synonym of Chromis viridis (Cuvier, 1830). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine. (cyanurus) [Neue Wirbelthiere zu der Fauna von Abyssinien gehörig. Fische des Rothen Meeres; ref. 3844] Massawa, Eritrea, Red Sea. Current status: Synonym of Chromis viridis (Cuvier, 1830). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine. (frenatus) [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 5; ref. 999] Guam, Mariana Islands, western Pacific. Current status: Synonym of Chromis viridis (Cuvier, 1830). Pomacentridae. (lepisurus) [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 5; ref. 999] New Guinea. Current status: Synonym of Chromis viridis (Cuvier, 1830). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Chromis weberi Fowler & Bean, 1928 - Weber's chromis [=Chromis weberi Fowler [H. W.] & Bean [B. A.], 1928:41, Pl. 1, Chromis simulans Smith [J. L. B.], 1960:326, Fig. 4] Notes: [Bulletin of the United States National Museum No. 100, v. 7; ref. 1475] Jakarta, Java, Indonesia. Current status: Valid as Chromis weberi Fowler & Bean, 1928. Pomacentridae. Distribution: Red Sea, Indo-West Pacific: East Africa, Mozambique Channel, Madagascar and Réunion (western Mascarenes) to the Line Islands, north to southern Japan, south to New Caledonia. Habitat: marine. (simulans) [Ichthyological Bulletin, Department of Ichthyology, Rhodes University No. 19; ref. 11949] Mozambique, western Indian Ocean. Current status: Synonym of Chromis weberi Fowler & Bean, 1928. Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Chromis westaustralis Allen, 1976 - West Australian chromis [=Chromis westaustralis Allen [G. R.], 1976:139, Fig. 2]

Notes: [Records of the Western Australian Museum v. 4 (pt 2); ref. 7329] Long Island, Wallabi Group, Houtman Abrolhos, about 28°30'S, 113°47'E, Western Australia, depth 2-8 meters. Current status: Valid as Chromis westaustralis Allen, 1976. Pomacentridae. Distribution: Australia: Western Australia and Northern Terratory (Australia). Habitat: marine.

Species Chromis woodsi Bruner & Arnam, 1979 - Wood's chromis [=Chromis woodsi Bruner [J. C.] & Arnam [S.], 1979:50, Figs. 1-2] Notes: [Fieldiana Zoology v. 73 (no. 3); ref. 8844] Somalia coast, western Indian Ocean, 11°24'N, 61°35'E, depth 75-175 meters. Current status: Valid as Chromis woodsi Bruner & Arnam, 1979. Pomacentridae. Distribution: Western Indian Ocean. Habitat: marine.

Species Chromis xanthochira (Bleeker, 1851) - yellowaxil chromis [=Heliases xanthochirus Bleeker [P.], 1851:248, Chromis reticulatus Fowler [H. W.] & Bean [B. A.], 1928:40] Notes: [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 2; ref. 331] Banda Neira, Banda Islands, Indonesia. Current status: Valid as Chromis xanthochira (Bleeker, 1851). Pomacentridae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Christmas Island east to Indonesia, Philippines, Papua New Guinea, Australia, Palau and Pohnpei. Habitat: marine. (reticulatus) [Bulletin of the United States National Museum No. 100, v. 7; ref. 1475] Tifu Bay, Buru Island, Molucca Islands, Indonesia. Current status: Synonym of Chromis xanthochira (Bleeker, 1851). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Chromis xanthopterygia Randall & McCarthy, 1988 - yellowfin chromis [=Chromis xanthopterygia Randall [J. E.] & McCarthy [L. J.], 1988:134, Figs. 1-3] Notes: [Revue française d'Aquariologie Herpétologie v. 14 (no. 4) (1987); ref. 9099] Coral reef, northeastern side of Jana Island, Persian Gulf, Saudi Arabia, depth 12 meters. Current status: Valid as Chromis xanthopterygia Randall & McCarthy, 1988. Pomacentridae. Distribution: Northwestern Indian Ocean.

Habitat: marine.

Species Chromis xanthura (Bleeker, 1854) - paletail chromis [=Heliases xanthurus Bleeker [P.], 1854:107] Notes: [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 6; ref. 16924] Banda Neira, Banda Islands, Molucca Islands, Indonesia. Current status: Valid as Chromis xanthura (Bleeker, 1854). Pomacentridae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Réunion (Mascarenes), Cocos-Keeling Islands and Christmas Island east to Pitcairn Group, north to southern Japan, south to Western Australia, Queensland (Australia), New Caledonia and Tonga. Habitat: marine.

Species Chromis xouthos Allen & Erdmann, 2005 - yellow-brown chromis [=Chromis xouthos Allen [G. R.] & Erdmann [M. V.], 2005:90, Figs. 1-2] Notes: [aqua, Journal of Ichthyology and Aquatic Biology v. 10 (no. 3); ref. 28410] Patch reef off Teupinpineung Point, 5°47.674'N, 95°20.803'E. Palau Weh, Aceh Province, Sumatra, Indonesia, depth 25 meters. Current status: Valid as Chromis xouthos Allen & Erdmann, 2005. Pomacentridae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Maldives and Sumatra. Habitat: marine.

Species Chromis xutha Randall, 1988 - buff chromis [=Chromis xutha Randall [J. E.], 1988:54, Figs. 5-6] Notes: [Revue française d'Aquariologie Herpétologie v. 15 (no. 2); ref. 14252] Reef front, eastern side of Villingili Island, North Malé Atoll, Maldives, Indian Ocean, depth 8-12 meters. Current status: Valid as Chromis xutha Randall, 1988. Pomacentridae. Distribution: Western Indian Ocean. Habitat: marine.

Species Chromis yamakawai Iwatsubo & Motomura, 2013 - Yamakawa's damselfish [=Chromis yamakawai Iwatsubo [H.] & Motomura [H.], 2013:209, 9-11, 12F]

Notes: [Species Diversity v. 18; ref. 33092] Northwest Pacific Ocean, off north west coast of Yoron-jima island, Kagoshiam Japan, 27°03'21"N, 128°24'39"E, depth 10 meters. Current status: Valid as Chromis yamakawai Iwatsubo & Motomura, 2013. Pomacentridae. Distribution: Japan and Philippines. Habitat: marine.

GENUS Chrysiptera Swainson, 1839 - damselfishes [=Chrysiptera (subgenus of Glyphisodon) Swainson [W.], 1839:171, 216, Glyphidodontops Bleeker [P.], 1877:128, Iredaleichthys Whitley [G. P.], 1928:296, Paraglyphidodon Bleeker [P.], 1877:387, Notes: [ref. 4303]. 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]). Current status: Valid as Chrysiptera Swainson, 1839. Pomacentridae. (Glyphidodontops) [ref. 454]. 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]). Current status: Synonym of Chrysiptera Swainson, 1839. Pomacentridae. (Iredaleichthys) [ref. 4663]. 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]). Current status: Synonym of Chrysiptera Swainson, 1839. Pomacentridae. (Paraglyphidodon) [ref. 452]. Masc. Paraglyphidodon oxycephalus Bleeker, 1877. Type by subsequent designation. Type designated by Jordan 1919:384 [ref. 4904]. Also appeared in Bleeker 1877:40 [ref. 452], and if this predates 1877:116 then type is Glyphidodon melas Kuhl & van Hasselt by monotypy. Also in Bleeker 1877:387 [ref. 452]. Relative dates of publication not established. •Valid as Paraglyphidodon Bleeker, 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 based on current placement of types species, Kottelat 2013:376 [ref. 32989]. Current status: Synonym of Chrysiptera Swainson, 1839. Pomacentridae.

Species Chrysiptera albata Allen & Bailey, 2002 - albata damselfish [=Chrysiptera albata Allen [G. R.] & Bailey [S.], 2002:40, Figs. 1-2] Notes: [aqua, Journal of Ichthyology and Aquatic Biology v. 6 (no. 1); ref. 26525] Nikumaroro (Gardner) Island, Phoenix Islands, outer reef on northeastern side, 4°40.008'S, 174°30.905'W, depth 42-45 meters. Current status: Valid as Chrysiptera albata Allen & Bailey, 2002. Pomacentridae. Distribution: Central Pacific: Phoenix Islands. Habitat: marine.

Species Chrysiptera annulata (Peters, 1855) - footballer damselfish [=Pomacentrus annulatus Peters [W. (C. H.)], 1855:455, Glyphidodon westermani Bleeker [P.], 1863:30] Notes: [Monatsberichte der Königlichen Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1855; ref. 3449] Mozambique, western Indian Ocean, 15°S. Current status: Valid as Chrysiptera annulata (Peters, 1855). Pomacentridae. Distribution: Red Sea, western Indian Ocean: East Africa and Durban (South Africa) to Seychelles, Réunion and Mauritius (western Mascarenes). Habitat: marine. (westermani) [Verslagen en Mededeelingen der Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen. Afdeling Natuurkunde. v. 15; ref. 17009] Java, Indonesia. Current status: Synonym of Chrysiptera annulata (Peters, 1855). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Chrysiptera arnazae Allen et al., 2010 - Amaz's damselfish [=Chrysiptera arnazae Allen [G. R.], Erdmann [M. V.] & Barber [P. H.], 2010:63, Figs. 1-3] Notes: [aqua, International Journal of Ichthyology v. 16 (no. 2); ref. 30801] Pulau Lemon, 0°53.395'S, 134°04.782'E, near Manokwari, Papua Barat Province, Indonesia, depth 6-10 meters. Current status: Valid as Chrysiptera arnazae Allen, Erdmann & Barber, 2010. Pomacentridae. Distribution: Northern Papua New Guinea and eastern Indonesia. Habitat: marine.

Species Chrysiptera biocellata (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825) - twinspot damselfish [=Glyphisodon biocellatus Quoy [J. R. C.] & Gaimard [J. P.], 1825:389, Glyphidodon albocinctus Kner [R.], 1867:Pl. 4 (fig. 2), Glyphisodon antjerius Cuvier [G.] (ex Kuhl & van Hasselt), in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1830:481, Glyphisodon balinensis Bleeker [P.], 1849:9, Heliastes cinctus Playfair [R. L.], 1868:864, Glyphidodon cingulatus Kner [R.], 1867:725 [17], Pl. 4 (fig. 2), Glyphidodon antjerius var. fasciatus Günther [A.], 1862:51, Glyphisodon punctulatus Cuvier [G.], in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1830:484, Glyphisodon rossii Bleeker [P.], 1854:48, Glyphisodon zonatus Cuvier [G.], in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1830:483] Notes: [Voyage autour du monde; ref. 3574] Guam, Mariana Islands, western Pacific. Current status: Valid as Chrysiptera biocellata (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825). Pomacentridae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: East Africa to Samoa, Micronesia, Australia, north to Ryukyu Islands. Habitat: marine. (albocinctus) [Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 56; ref. 2645] Fiji Islands? Current status: Synonym of Chrysiptera biocellata (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine. (antjerius) [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 5; ref. 999] Anjer, Java, Indonesia. Current status: Synonym of Chrysiptera biocellata (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine. (balinensis) [Verhandelingen van het Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen. v. 22 [7]; ref. 321] Boleling, northern Bali, Indonesia. Current status: Synonym of Chrysiptera biocellata (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine. (cinctus) [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1867 (pt 3); ref. 14049] Seychelles. Current status: Synonym of Chrysiptera biocellata (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine. (cingulatus) [Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 56; ref. 2645] Samoa Islands. Current status: Synonym of Chrysiptera biocellata (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine. (fasciatus) [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 4; ref. 1969] Ambon Island, Molucca Islands, Indonesia; Current status: Synonym of Chrysiptera biocellata (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine. (punctulatus) [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 5; ref. 999] Guam, Mariana Islands, western Pacific. Current status: Synonym of Chrysiptera biocellata (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine. (rossii) [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 7; ref. 16938] Nova Selma, Cocos-Keeling Islands, Indian Ocean.

Current status: Synonym of Chrysiptera biocellata (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine. (zonatus) [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 5; ref. 999] New Guinea; Vanikoro Island, Santa Cruz Islands, southwestern Pacific. Current status: Synonym of Chrysiptera biocellata (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Chrysiptera bleekeri (Fowler & Bean, 1928) - Bleeker's damselfish [=Abudefduf bleekeri Fowler [H. W.] & Bean [B. A.], 1928:165, Pl. 15] Notes: [Bulletin of the United States National Museum No. 100, v. 7; ref. 1475] Jolo Light, Philippines, Albatross station 5145. Current status: Valid as Chrysiptera bleekeri (Fowler & Bean, 1928). Pomacentridae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Indonesia and Philippines. Habitat: marine.

Species Chrysiptera brownriggii (Bennett, 1828) - surge damselfish [=Chaetodon brownriggii Bennett [J. W.], 1828:unnum. p., Pl. 8, Glyphisodon albofasciatus Hombron [J. B.] & Jacquinot [H.], in Jacquinot & Guichenot, 1853:49, Pl. 5 (fig. 4), Glyphidodon amabilis De Vis [C. W.], 1884:452, Chrysiptera caudofasciata Okada [Y.] & Ikeda [H.], 1939:182, Fig. 15, Abudefduf miyakoe Okada [Y.] & Ikeda [H.], 1937:83, Fig. 2; Pl. 6 (fig. 8), Glyphidodon taenioruptus Cartier [O.], 1874:101, Glyphisodon xanthozona Bleeker [P.], 1853:283] Notes: [A selection from the most remarkable and interesting fishes found on the coast of Ceylon First Edition; ref. 16785] South coast of Sri Lanka, Indian Ocean. Current status: Valid as Chrysiptera brownriggii (Bennett, 1828). Pomacentridae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: East Africa, Mozambique Channel, Seychelles, Madagascar and Mascarenes east to Wake Atoll and Marquesas Islands, north to southern Japan, south to Western Australia, New South Wales (Australia), New Caledonia and Austral Islands. Now restricted to the Indian Ocean. Habitat: marine. (albofasciata) [Voyage au Pôle Sud et dans l'Oceanie v. 3 (pt 2); ref. 18307] Poulolant, Borneo. Current status: Synonym of Chrysiptera brownriggii (Bennett, 1828). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine. (amabilis) [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 8 (pt 4); ref. 1089] South Sea islands. Current status: Synonym of Chrysiptera brownriggii (Bennett, 1828). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine.

(caudofasciata) [Transactions Biogeogaphical Society of Japan v. 3 (no. 2); ref. 17212] Sonai, Iriomote Island, Taketomi Town, Yaeyama Counnty, Okinawa Prefecture, southern Ryukyu Islands, Japan. Current status: Synonym of Chrysiptera brownriggii (Bennett, 1828). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine. (miyakoe) [Bulletin of the Biogeographical Society of Japan v. 7; ref. 17211] Miyako Island, Ryukyu Islands, Japan. Current status: Synonym of Chrysiptera brownriggii (Bennett, 1828). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine. (taenioruptus) [Verhandlungen der Physikalisch-medizinischen Gesellschaft zu Würzburg, N. S. v. 5; ref. 17974] Bohol, Philippines. Current status: Synonym of Chrysiptera brownriggii (Bennett, 1828). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine. (xanthozona) [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 4; ref. 12580] Cauer, Sumatra, Indonesia. Current status: Synonym of Chrysiptera brownriggii (Bennett, 1828). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Chrysiptera burtjonesi Allen et al., 2017 - Burt Jones' damselfish [=Chrysiptera burtjonesi Allen [G. R.], Erdmann [M. V.] & Cahyani [N. K. D.], 2017:13, Figs. 2-4, 5A, 6A] Notes: [Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation v. 28; ref. 35595] Solomon Islands, Florida Group, Nggela Island, Avi Avi, 09°07.308'S, 160°12.832'E, depth 2-8 meters. Current status: Valid as Chrysiptera burtjonesi Allen, Erdmann & Cahyani, 2017. Pomacentridae. Distribution: Solomon Islands. Habitat: marine.

Species Chrysiptera caeruleolineata (Allen, 1973) - blueline damselfish [=Abudefduf caeruleolineatus Allen [G. R.], 1973:35, Fig. 2] Notes: [Australian Zoologist v. 18 (pt 1); ref. 95] Outer reef slope off middle of Kranket Island, about 1.5 nautical miles north of Madang, New Guinea, 5°12'S, 145°50'52"E, depth 40 meters. Current status: Valid as Chrysiptera caeruleolineata (Allen, 1973). Pomacentridae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Indonesia, Philippines, Papua New Guinea, Western Austalia to Fiji and Samoa, Micronesia and north to Ryukyu Islands. Habitat: marine.

Species Chrysiptera caesifrons Allen et al., 2015 - greyback damselfish [=Chrysiptera caesifrons Allen [G. R.], Erdmann [M. V.] & Kurniasih, 2015:20, Figs. 1-2 & 7a]

Notes: [Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation v. 15; ref. 33797] Ayau Kecil Island, 00°21.342'S, 103°58.648'W, Ayau Atoll, Raja Ampat Islands, West Papua Province, Indonesia, depth 1.5-2.0 meters. Current status: Valid as Chrysiptera caesifrons Allen, Erdmann & Kurniasih, 2015. Pomacentridae. Distribution: Raja Ampat Islands, Indonesia Habitat: marine.

Species Chrysiptera chrysocephala Manica et al., 2002 - Manica's damselfish [=Chrysiptera chrysocephala Manica [A.], Pilcher [N.] & Oakley [S.], 2002:311, Figs. 1-2] Notes: [[The] Malayan Nature Journal v. 56 (no. 3); ref. 28222] Pulau Layang Layang, Spratley Islands, South China Sea. Current status: Valid as Chrysiptera chrysocephala Manica, Pilcher & Oakley, 2002. Pomacentridae. Distribution: South China Sea and Gulf of Tomini. Habitat: marine.

Species Chrysiptera cyanea (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825) - sapphire damselfish [=Glyphisodon cyaneus Quoy [J. R. C.] & Gaimard [J. P.], 1825:392, Pl. 64 (fig. 3), Glyphidodon assimilis Günther [A.], 1862:52, Glyphisodon (Chrysiptera) gaimardii Swainson [W.], 1839:216, Glyphisodon hedleyi Whitley [G. P.], 1927:20, Pl. 1 (fig. 5), Chrysiptera punctatoperculare Fowler [H. W.], 1946:156, Figs. 25-26, Abudefduf sapphirus Jordan [D. S.] & Richardson [R. E.], 1908:264, Fig. 10, Abudefduf turchesius Jordan [D. S.] & Seale [A.], 1907:28, Fig. 10, Glyphisodon uniocellatus Quoy [J. R. C.] & Gaimard [J. P.], 1825:393, Pl. 64 (fig. 4)] Notes: [Voyage autour du monde; ref. 3574] Timor Island, southern Malay Archipelago. Current status: Valid as Chrysiptera cyanea (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825). Pomacentridae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Brunei and Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, Papua New Guinea, Australia, Solomon Islands and north to Ryukyu Islands. Habitat: marine. (assimilis) [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 4; ref. 1969] Borneo; Philippines; Indian Seas. Current status: Synonym of Chrysiptera cyanea (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine. (gaimardii) [The natural history and classification v. 2; ref. 4303]

Current status: Synonym of Chrysiptera cyanea (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine. (hedleyi) [Records of the Australian Museum v. 16 (no. 1); ref. 15829] Dauco Island Reef, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. Current status: Synonym of Chrysiptera cyanea (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine. (punctatoperculare) [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 98; ref. 1456] Aguni Shima, Ryukyu Islands, Japan. Current status: Synonym of Chrysiptera cyanea (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine. (sapphirus) [Bulletin of the Bureau of Fisheries v. 27(Doc. 640) (for 1907); ref. 2492] Ticao Island, Philippines. Current status: Synonym of Chrysiptera cyanea (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine. (turchesius) [Bulletin of the Bureau of Fisheries v. 26 (Doc. 606) (for 1906); ref. 2498] Cavite, Luzon Island, Philippines. Current status: Synonym of Chrysiptera cyanea (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine. (uniocellatus) [Voyage autour du monde; ref. 3574] Kupang, Timor Island, southern Malay Archipelago. Current status: Synonym of Chrysiptera cyanea (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Chrysiptera cymatilis Allen, 1999 - Melenesian damselfish [=Chrysiptera cymatilis Allen [G. R.], 1999:99, Fig. 1] Notes: [Revue française d'Aquariologie Herpétologie v. 25 (nos 3-4) (for 1998); ref. 23870] Western side of Goodenough Island, D'Entrecasteaux Group, Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea, about 9°23'S, 150°6.5'E, depth 9-15 meters. Current status: Valid as Chrysiptera cymatilis Allen, 1999. Pomacentridae. Distribution: Western Pacific: eastern Papua New Guinea to Solomon Islands. Habitat: marine.

Species Chrysiptera ellenae Allen et al., 2015 - Ellen's damselfish [=Chrysiptera ellenae Allen [G. R.], Erdmann [M. V.] & Cahyani [N. K. D.], 2015:60, Figs. 2-4] Notes: [Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation v. 17; ref. 34110] Wayag Lagoon, Raja Ampat Islands, West Papua Province, Indonesia, 00°00.058'N, 130°01.149'E, depth 4-12 meters. Current status: Valid as Chrysiptera ellenae Allen, Erdmann & Cahyani, 2015. Pomacentridae. Distribution: Raja Ampat Islands, West Papua, Indonesia. Habitat: marine.

Species Chrysiptera flavipinnis (Allen & Robertson, 1974) - yellowfin damselfish [=Abudefduf flavipinnis Allen [G. R.] & Robertson [D. R.], 1974:157, Pl. 2] Notes: [Records of the Australian Museum v. 29 (no. 4); ref. 7488] Pixie Reef, Great Barrier Reef, off Cairns, Queensland, Australia, depth 20 meters. Current status: Valid as Chrysiptera flavipinnis (Allen & Robertson, 1974). Pomacentridae. Distribution: Southwestern Pacific: eastern Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Coral Sea and eastern Australia. Habitat: marine.

Species Chrysiptera galba (Allen & Randall, 1974) - Canary damselfish [=Glyphidodontops galbus Allen [G. R.] & Randall [J. E.], 1974:40, Fig. 2] Notes: [Tropical Fish Hobbyist v. 22 (no. 9); ref. 100] South side of Ruea Point, Rapa Island, depth 14 meters. Current status: Valid as Chrysiptera galba (Allen & Randall, 1974). Pomacentridae. Distribution: Southeastern Pacific. Habitat: marine.

Species Chrysiptera giti Allen & Erdmann, 2008 - Giti damselfish [=Chrysiptera giti Allen [G. R.] & Erdmann [M. V.], 2008:173, Figs. 1-3] Notes: [aqua, International Journal of Ichthyology v. 13 (nos 3-4); ref. 29484] Teluk Sebakor, 3°16'58.36"S, 132°44'17.16"E, Fak Fak Peninsula, Papua Barat Province, Indonesia, depth 6-10 meters. Current status: Valid as Chrysiptera giti Allen & Erdmann, 2008. Pomacentridae. Distribution: West Papua (Indonesia) and Sulawesi. Habitat: marine.

Species Chrysiptera glauca (Cuvier, in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1830) - glauca damselfish [=Glyphisodon glaucus Cuvier [G.], in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1830:475, Abudefduf caesio Seale [A.], 1906:53, Fig. 8, Chrysiptera hollisi Fowler [H. W.], 1946:155, Figs. 21-22, Glyphisodon modestus Schlegel [H.] & Müller [S.], 1840:23, Pl. 6 (fig. 2), Glyphidodon pallidus De Vis [C. W.], 1884:452, Glyphisodon phaiosoma Bleeker [P.], 1849:9] Notes: [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 5; ref. 999] Guam, Mariana Islands, western Pacific.

Current status: Valid as Chrysiptera glauca (Cuvier, 1830). Pomacentridae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: South Africa, East Africa, Mozambique Channel, Seychelles, Madagascar and Mascarenes east to Wake Atoll, Line Islands and Gambier Islands, north to southern Japan, south to Western Australia, Lord Howe Island, New Caledonia and Tonga. Habitat: marine. (caesio) [Occasional Papers of the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum of Polynesian Ethnology and Natural History v. 4 (no. 1); ref. 3999] Tubuai, Austral Islands [Tubuai Islands], French Polynesia. Current status: Synonym of Chrysiptera glauca (Cuvier, 1830). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine. (hollisi) [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 98; ref. 1456] Aguni Shima, Ryukyu Islands, Japan. Current status: Synonym of Chrysiptera glauca (Cuvier, 1830). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine. (modestus) [Verhandelingen over de natuurlijke geschiedenis der Nederlandsche overzeesche bezittingen / door de Leden der Natuurkundige Commissie in Indië en andere schrijvers; uitgegeven ... door C. J. Temminck Temminck. Zoologie, No. 2; ref. 18698] Java Sea; North Java; South Borneo; West Sumatra, Indonesia. Current status: Synonym of Chrysiptera glauca (Cuvier, 1830). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine. (pallidus) [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 8 (pt 4); ref. 1089] Banks Group, Vanuatu, southwestern Pacific. Current status: Synonym of Chrysiptera glauca (Cuvier, 1830). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine. (phaiosoma) [Verhandelingen van het Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen. v. 22 [7]; ref. 321] Boleling, northern Bali, Indonesia. Current status: Synonym of Chrysiptera glauca (Cuvier, 1830). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Chrysiptera hemicyanea (Weber, 1913) - azure damselfish [=Abudefduf hemicyaneus Weber [M.], 1913:351, Pl. 10 (fig. 11)] Notes: [Die Fische der Siboga-Expedition; ref. 4602] Tual, Kei Islands, Siboga station 258. Current status: Valid as Chrysiptera hemicyanea (Weber, 1913). Pomacentridae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: northwestern and Western Australia and Indonesia. Habitat: marine.

Species Chrysiptera kuiteri Allen & Rajasuriya, 1995 - Kuiter's damselfish [=Chrysiptera kuiteri Allen [G. R.] & Rajasuriya [A.], 1995:283, Fig. 1] Notes: [Records of the Western Australian Museum v. 17 (pt 3); ref. 22665] Near shipwreck off Tulamben, northeastern coast of Bali, Indonesia, about 8°18'S, 115°37'E, depth 20 meters.

Current status: Valid as Chrysiptera kuiteri Allen & Rajasuriya, 1995. Pomacentridae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean: Sri Lanka and Indonesia (West Papua). Habitat: marine.

Species Chrysiptera leucopoma (Cuvier, in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1830) - leucopoma damselfish [=Glyphisodon leucopomus Cuvier [G.], in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1830:480] Notes: [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 5; ref. 999] Kosrae, Caroline Islands, western Pacific. Current status: Synonym of Chrysiptera leucopoma (Cuvier, 1830). Pomacentridae. Distribution: Western Pacific. Habitat: marine.

Species Chrysiptera maurineae Allen et al., 2015 - Maurine's damselfish [=Chrysiptera maurineae Allen [G. R.], Erdmann [M. V.] & Cahyani [N. K. D.], 2015:64, Figs. 5-6] Notes: [Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation v. 17; ref. 34110] Pulau Nurage, Cenderawasih Bay, West Papua Province, Indonesia, 3°01.807'S, 134°50.058'E, depth 5-12 meters. Current status: Valid as Chrysiptera maurineae Allen, Erdmann & Cahyani, 2015. Pomacentridae. Distribution: West Papua Province, Indonesia. Habitat: marine.

Species Chrysiptera niger (Allen, 1975) - black damselfish [=Glyphidodontops niger Allen [G. R.], 1975:89, Pl. 3 (fig. a)] Notes: [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 99 (pt 2); ref. 15846] Near mouth of Tufi Inlet, Cape Nelson, New Guinea, 9°05'S, 149°19'E, depth 1-2 meters. Current status: Valid as Chrysiptera niger (Allen, 1975). Pomacentridae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Papua New Guinea. Habitat: marine.

Species Chrysiptera notialis (Allen, 1975) - Southern damselfish

[=Glyphidodontops notialis Allen [G. R.], 1975:91, Pl. 3 (fig. b)] Notes: [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 99 (pt 2); ref. 15846] Off Phillip Point, Lord Howe Island, 31°32'S, 159°04'E, depth 15 meters. Current status: Valid as Chrysiptera notialis (Allen, 1975). Pomacentridae. Distribution: Southwestern Pacific. Habitat: marine.

Species Chrysiptera oxycephala (Bleeker, 1877) - bluespot damselfish [=Paraglyphidodon oxycephalus Bleeker [P.], 1877:387, Abudefduf azurepunctatus Fowler [H. W.] & Bean [B. A.], 1928:149, Chrysiptera melanomaculata Aoyagi [H.], 1941:180, Fig.] Notes: [Verslagen en Mededeelingen der Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen. Afdeeling Natuurkunde (Ser. 2) v. 10; ref. 452] Buro Island and Timor Island, Indonesia. Current status: Valid as Chrysiptera oxycephala (Bleeker, 1877). Pomacentridae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Indonesia, Philippines, Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands. Habitat: marine. (azurepunctatus) [Bulletin of the United States National Museum No. 100, v. 7; ref. 1475] Romblon Harbor, Philippines. Current status: Synonym of Chrysiptera oxycephala (Bleeker, 1877). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine. (melanomaculata) [Dobutsugaku Zasshi = Zoological Magazine Tokyo v. 53 (no. 3); ref. 12127] Palau Island. Current status: Synonym of Chrysiptera oxycephala (Bleeker, 1877). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Chrysiptera papuensis Allen et al., 2015 - Papuan damselfish [=Chrysiptera papuensis Allen [G. R.], Erdmann [M. V.] & Cahyani [N. K. D.], 2015:72, Figs. 10-11] Notes: [Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation v. 17; ref. 34110] Waga Waga, Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea, 10°24.429'S, 150°24.650'E, depth 25-10 meters. Current status: Valid as Chrysiptera papuensis Allen, Erdmann & Cahyani, 2015. Pomacentridae. Distribution: Papua New Guinea. Habitat: marine.

Species Chrysiptera parasema (Fowler, 1918) - goldtail damselfish

[=Abudefduf parasema Fowler [H. W.], 1918:56, Fig. 22] Notes: [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 70; ref. 1396] Philippines. Current status: Valid as Chrysiptera parasema (Fowler, 1918). Pomacentridae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines to southern Japan. Habitat: marine.

Species Chrysiptera pricei Allen & Adrim, 1992 - Price's damselfish [=Chrysiptera pricei Allen [G. R.] & Adrim [M.], 1992:103, Fig. 1] Notes: [Records of the Western Australian Museum v. 16 (pt 1); ref. 20890] Ampimoi Bay, near Arareni Point, Yapen Island, Irian Jaya, Indonesia, about 1°53'S, 136°32'E, depth 2-5 meters. Current status: Valid as Chrysiptera pricei Allen & Adrim, 1992. Pomacentridae. Distribution: West Papua, Indonesia. Habitat: marine.

Species Chrysiptera rapanui (Greenfield & Hensley, 1970) - Easter damselfish [=Abudefduf rapanui Greenfield [D. W.] & Hensley [D. A.], 1970:693, Fig. 3] Notes: [Copeia 1970 (no. 4); ref. 7742] Off the western coast of Ahu Akapu, Easter Island, southeastern Pacific, depth 21 meters. Current status: Valid as Chrysiptera rapanui (Greenfield & Hensley, 1970). Pomacentridae. Distribution: Kermadec Islands and Easter Island. Habitat: marine.

Species Chrysiptera rex (Snyder, 1909) - king damselfish [=Abudefduf rex Snyder [J. O.], 1909:601] Notes: [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 36 (no. 1688); ref. 4151] Naha, Okinawa Island, Ryukyu Islands, Japan. Current status: Valid as Chrysiptera rex (Snyder, 1909). Pomacentridae. Distribution: Southeastern Indian Ocean and western Pacific: Vietnam, Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia and north to Taiwan and Ryukyu Islands. Habitat: marine.

Species Chrysiptera rollandi (Whitley, 1961) - Rolland's damselfish [=Chromis rollandi Whitley [G. P.], 1961:60, Fig. 1] Notes: [Proceedings of the Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales v. for 1958-59; ref. 4731] Baie des Citrons, Nouméa, New Caledonia, southwestern Pacific. Current status: Valid as Chrysiptera rollandi (Whitley, 1961). Pomacentridae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Andaman Sea, Indonesia, Philippines, Papua New Guinea, Palau, Australia to Solomon Islands and New Caledonia. Habitat: marine.

Species Chrysiptera sheila Randall, 1994 - Sheila's damselfish [=Chrysiptera sheila Randall [J. E.], 1994:43, Figs. 5-8] Notes: [Revue française d'Aquariologie Herpétologie v. 21 (nos 1-2); ref. 21604] South coast, Rahah Bay, Oman, 16°57'N, 54°49'12"E, Arabian Sea, depth 0-2 meters. Current status: Valid as Chrysiptera sheila Randall, 1994. Pomacentridae. Distribution: Western Indian Ocean. Habitat: marine.

Species Chrysiptera sinclairi Allen, 1987 - Sinclair's damselfish [=Chrysiptera sinclairi Allen [G. R.], 1987:107, Fig. 1] Notes: [Revue française d'Aquariologie Herpétologie v. 13 (no. 4) (1986); ref. 5995] Hayne harbor Lagoon, Los Negros Island, Manus Island, 2°03'S, 147°26'E, depth 7-9 meters. Current status: Valid as Chrysiptera sinclairi Allen, 1987. Pomacentridae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Bismark Archipelago. Habitat: marine.

Species Chrysiptera springeri (Allen & Lubbock, 1976) - Springer's damselfish [=Glyphidodontops springeri Allen [G. R.] & Lubbock [R.], 1976:347, Fig. 1] Notes: [Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington v. 88 (no. 31); ref. 7328] Off eastern shore of Piru Bay, Tandjung Liang, Ceram, Molucca Islands,

Indonesia, depth 8 meters. Current status: Valid as Chrysiptera springeri (Allen & Lubbock, 1976). Pomacentridae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Malaysia, Philippines and Indonesia. Habitat: marine.

Species Chrysiptera starcki (Allen, 1973) - Starck's damselfish [=Abudefduf starcki Allen [G. R.], 1973:32, Fig. 1] Notes: [Australian Zoologist v. 18 (pt 1); ref. 95] Outer slope of Osprey Reef, Coral Sea, 13°58'S, 146°41'E, depth 37 meters. Current status: Valid as Chrysiptera starcki (Allen, 1973). Pomacentridae. Distribution: Western Pacific. Habitat: marine.

Species Chrysiptera talboti (Allen, 1975) - Talbot's damselfish [=Glyphidodontops talboti Allen [G. R.], 1975:93, Pl. 3 (fig. c)] Notes: [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 99 (pt 2); ref. 15846] One Tree Island, Capricorn Group, Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia, 23°30'S, 152°05'E. Current status: Valid as Chrysiptera talboti (Allen, 1975). Pomacentridae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Andaman Islands east to Indonesia, Vietnam, Philippines, Papua New Guinea to eastern Australia and New Caledonia to Tonga. Habitat: marine.

Species Chrysiptera taupou (Jordan & Seale, 1960) - south-seas damselfish [=Abudefduf taupou Jordan [D. S.] & Seale [A.], 1906:288, Pl. 43 (fig. 3), Chrysiptera elizabethae Fowler [H. W.], 1955:377, Fig. 1] Notes: [Bulletin of the Bureau of Fisheries v. 25 (for 1905); ref. 2497] Apia, Upolu Island, Samoa. Current status: Valid as Chrysiptera taupou (Jordan & Seale, 1906). Pomacentridae. Distribution: Southwestern Pacific. Habitat: marine. (elizabethae) [Transactions of the Royal Society of New Zealand v. 83 (pt 2); ref. 12272] Off Makaluva Island, near Suva, Fiji Islands.

Current status: Synonym of Chrysiptera taupou (Jordan & Seale, 1906). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Chrysiptera traceyi (Woods & Schultz, in Schultz et al., 1960) - Tracey's damselfish [=Pomacentrus traceyi Woods [L. P.] & Schultz [L. P.], in Schultz et al., 1960:114, Fig. 93] Notes: [Bulletin of the United States National Museum No. 202, v. 2; ref. 3972] Lagoon coral head near northern end of Rongelap Island, Rongelap Atoll, western Pacific, depth 18 feet. Current status: Valid as Chrysiptera traceyi (Woods & Schultz, 1960). Pomacentridae. Distribution: Western Pacific. Habitat: marine.

Species Chrysiptera tricincta (Allen & Randall, 1974) - threeband damselfish [=Glyphidodontops tricinctus Allen [G. R.] & Randall [J. E.], 1974:41, Fig. 3] Notes: [Tropical Fish Hobbyist v. 22 (no. 9); ref. 100] Fagasa Bay, Tutuila, American Samoa, depth 75 feet. Current status: Valid as Chrysiptera tricincta (Allen & Randall, 1974). Pomacentridae. Distribution: Western Pacific. Habitat: marine.

Species Chrysiptera unimaculata (Cuvier, in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1830) - onespot damselfish [=Glyphisodon unimaculatus Cuvier [G.], in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1830:478, Glyphidodon dispar Günther [A.], 1862:53, Glyphisodon filholi Sauvage [H.-E.], 1879:207, Glyphidodon hemimelas Kner [R.], 1868:30] Notes: [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 5; ref. 999] Timor, southern Malay Archipelago, Timor Sea, eastern Indian Ocean. Current status: Valid as Chrysiptera unimaculata (Cuvier, 1830). Pomacentridae. Distribution: Red Sea, Indo-West Pacific: East Africa, Mozambique Channel, Oman, Madagascar Channel, Madagascar and Mascarenes east to Fiji and Tonga, north to southern Japan, south to Queensland (Australia). Habitat: marine. (dispar) [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 4; ref. 1969] Ambon Island, Molucca Islands, Indonesia. Current status: Synonym of Chrysiptera unimaculata (Cuvier, 1830). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine. (filholi) [Bulletin de la Société philomathique de Paris (7th Série) v. 3; ref. 13259] Fiji Islands.

Current status: Synonym of Chrysiptera unimaculata (Cuvier, 1830). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine. (hemimelas) [Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 58 (nos 1-2); ref. 6074] Kandavu Island, Fiji Islands. Current status: Synonym of Chrysiptera unimaculata (Cuvier, 1830). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine.

GENUS Dascyllus Cuvier, 1829 - damselfishes, dascyllus, humbugs [=Dascyllus Cuvier [G.], 1829:179, Pellochromis (subgenus of Pomacentrus) Fowler [H. W.] & Bean [B. A.], 1928:14, Pirene Gistel [J.], 1848:IX, Semadascyllus Fowler [H. W.], 1941:257, Tetrades Bleeker [P.], 1864:145, Tetradrachmum Cantor [T. E.], 1849:1223] Notes: [ref. 995]. 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]). Current status: Valid as Dascyllus Cuvier, 1829. Pomacentridae. (Pellochromis) [ref. 1475]. Masc. Pomacentrus trimaculatus Rüppell, 1829. Type by original designation. Genus masculine or feminine; treated by Fowler & Bean as masculine. •Synonym of Dascyllus Cuvier, 1829 -- (Randall & Allen 1977:351 [ref. 6482]). Current status: Synonym of Dascyllus Cuvier, 1829. Pomacentridae. (Pirene) [ref. 1822]. 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]). Current status: Synonym of Dascyllus Cuvier, 1829. Pomacentridae. (Semadascyllus) [ref. 1438]. Masc. Dascyllus albisella Gill, 1862. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Dascyllus Cuvier, 1829 -- (Randall & Allen 1977:351 [ref. 6482]). Current status: Synonym of Dascyllus Cuvier, 1829. Pomacentridae. (Tetrades) [ref. 410]. Listed by Jordan as in this reference on p. 145 as a lapsus for Tetradrachmum, but Tetrades apparently not in this reference. •In the synonymy of Tetradrachmum Cantor, 1849, which is a synonym of Dascyllus Cuvier 1829. Current status: Synonym of Dascyllus Cuvier, 1829. Pomacentridae. (Tetradrachmum) [240] [ref. 715]. 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]). Current status: Synonym of Dascyllus Cuvier, 1829. Pomacentridae.

Species Dascyllus abudafur (Forsskal, 1775) - Indian Ocean humbug [=Chaetodon abudafur Forsskål [P. S.], 1775:65, xiii] Notes: [Descriptiones animalium (Forsskål); ref. 1351] Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Red Sea. Current status: Valid as Dascyllus abudafur (Forsskål, 1775). Pomacentridae. Distribution: Red Sea, East and South Africa, Seychelles, Comoros, Madagascar and Mascarenes east to Sunda Islands (Indonesia). Habitat: marine.

Species Dascyllus albisella Gill, 1862 - Hawaiian dascyllus [=Dascyllus albisella Gill [T. N.], 1862:149, Dascyllus edmondsoni Pietschmann [V.], 1934:100 [1]] Notes: [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 14 (nos 3-4); ref. 1662] Honolulu, Oahu Island, Hawaiian Islands. Current status: Valid as Dascyllus albisella Gill, 1862. Pomacentridae. Distribution: Central Pacific: Johnston Atoll and Hawaiian Islands. Habitat: marine. (edmondsoni) [Anzeiger der Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien v. 71; ref. 16452] In corals at Kaaawa, Oahu Island, Hawaiian Islands. Current status: Synonym of Dascyllus albisella Gill, 1862. Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Dascyllus aruanus (Linnaeus, 1758) - whitetail dascyllus [=Chaetodon aruanus Linnaeus [C.], 1758:275, Chaetodon araneus Bennett [J. W.], 1830:unnum. p., Pl. 17, Chaetodon arcuanus Gmelin [J. F.], 1789:1250, Dascyllus blochii Castelnau [F. L.], 1875:34, Abudefduf caroli Curtiss [A.], 1938:117, Pomacentrus devisi Jordan [D. S.] & Seale [A.], 1906:284, Pomacentrus emamo Lesson [R. P.], 1831:190, Pomacentrus trifasciatus De Vis [C. W.], 1884:452] Notes: [Systema Naturae, Ed. X v. 1; ref. 2787] "Habitat in Indiis" [Aru Islands, Molucca Islands, Indonesia]. Current status: Valid as Dascyllus aruanus (Linnaeus, 1758). Pomacentridae. Distribution: Red Sea, Indo-West Pacific: East Africa, Mozambique Channel, Seychelles, Madagascar and Mascarenes east to Wake Atoll, Marquesas Islands and Gambier Islands, north to souther Japan and Ryukyu Islands, south to Western Australia, Lord Howe Island, New Caledonia and Rapa.

Habitat: marine. (araneus) [A selection from the most remarkable and interesting fishes found on the coast of Ceylon First Edition; ref. 16785] Current status: Synonym of Dascyllus aruanus (Linnaeus, 1758). Pomacentridae. (arcuanus) [Caroli a Linné ... Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae v. 1 (pt 3); ref. 18139] Current status: Synonym of Dascyllus aruanus (Linnaeus, 1758). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine. (blochii) [Researches on the fishes of Australia No. 2; ref. 768] Queensland, Australia. Current status: Synonym of Dascyllus aruanus (Linnaeus, 1758). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine. (caroli) [A short zoology of Tahiti in the Society islands; ref. 18057] Lagoon near Tautira, Tahiti, Society Islands. Current status: Synonym of Dascyllus aruanus (Linnaeus, 1758). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine. (devisi) [Bulletin of the Bureau of Fisheries v. 25 (for 1905); ref. 2497] Current status: Synonym of Dascyllus aruanus (Linnaeus, 1758). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine. (emamo) [Voyage autour du monde Zool. v. 2 (pt 1); ref. 2776] Bora Bora Island, Society Islands. Current status: Synonym of Dascyllus aruanus (Linnaeus, 1758). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine. (trifasciatus) [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 8 (pt 4); ref. 1089] Probably South Seas. Current status: Synonym of Dascyllus aruanus (Linnaeus, 1758). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Dascyllus auripinnis Randall & Randlall, 2001 - goldfin dascyllus [=Dascyllus auripinnis Randall [J. E.] & Randall [H. A.], 2001:62, Figs. 3-4] Notes: [Zoological Studies v. 40 (no. 1); ref. 25280] Lagoon side of English Harbor, Tabuaeran [= Fanning Island], Line Islands, central Pacific. Current status: Valid as Dascyllus auripinnis Randall & Randall, 2001. Pomacentridae. Distribution: Central Pacific: Line Islands, Cook Islands. Habitat: marine.

Species Dascyllus carneus Fischer, 1885 - cloudy dascyllus [=Dascyllus carneus Fischer [J. G.], 1885:71, Pl. 2 (fig. 5), Pomacentrus megalops Liénard [F.], in Sauvage, 1891:234, Dascyllus nigripinnis Regan [C. T.], 1908:228, Pl. 24 (fig. 5)] Notes: [Jahrbuch der Hamburgischen Wissenschaftlichen Anstalten v. 2; ref. 18083] Mozambique, western Indian Ocean.

Current status: Valid as Dascyllus carneus Fischer, 1885. Pomacentridae. Distribution: Indian Ocean: South and East Africa, Mozambique Channel, Seychelles, Madagascar and Mascarenes east to Andaman Sea and Indonesia. Habitat: marine. (megalops) [Histoire physique, naturelle et politique de Madagascar; ref. 14503] Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean. Current status: Synonym of Dascyllus carneus Fischer, 1885. Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine. (nigripinnis) [The Transactions of the Linnean Society of London. Second Series. Zoology v. 12 (pt 3); ref. 3634] Maldives, Indian Ocean. Current status: Synonym of Dascyllus carneus Fischer, 1885. Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Dascyllus flavicaudus Randall & Allen, 1977 - yellowtail dascyllus [=Dascyllus flavicaudus Randall [H. A.] & Allen [G. R.], 1977:375, Fig. 11] Notes: [Records of the Australian Museum v. 31 (no. 9); ref. 6482] Reef of Haurei Bay, Rapa, about 27°45'S, 144°30'W, southern Pacific, depth 90 feet. Current status: Valid as Dascyllus flavicaudus Randall & Allen, 1977. Pomacentridae. Distribution: Western Pacific to south-central Pacific. Habitat: marine.

Species Dascyllus marginatus (Ruppell, 1829) - marginate dascyllus [=Pomacentrus marginatus Rüppell [W. P. E. S.], 1829:38, Pl. 8 (fig. 2)] Notes: [Atlas zu der Reise im nördlichen Africa. Fische des Rothen Meeres; ref. 3843] Massawa, Eritrea, Red Sea. Current status: Valid as Dascyllus marginatus (Rüppell, 1829). Pomacentridae. Distribution: Red Sea and Gulf of Oman (northwestern Indian Ocean). Habitat: marine.

Species Dascyllus melanurus Bleeker, 1854 - blacktail humbug [=Dascyllus melanurus Bleeker [P.], 1854:109, Pomacentrus onyx De Vis [C. W.], 1884:451] Notes: [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 6; ref. 16924] Banda Neira, Banda Island; Sumbawa Island; Priaman, Ulakan, western Sumatra, Indonesia. Current status: Valid as Dascyllus melanurus Bleeker, 1854. Pomacentridae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Western Australia, Indonesia, Philippines, Great Barrier Reef (Australia), to New Caledonia, Caroline Islands and

Marshall Islands. Habitat: marine. (onyx) [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 8 (pt 4); ref. 1089] South Seas. Current status: Synonym of Dascyllus melanurus Bleeker, 1854. Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Dascyllus reticulatus (Richardson, 1846) - reticulate dascyllus [=Heliases reticulatus Richardson [J.], 1846:254, Pomacentrus unifasciatus Kner [R.], 1868:31, Dascyllus xanthosoma Bleeker [P.], 1851:247] Notes: [Report of the British Association for the Advancement of Science 15th meeting [1845]; ref. 3742] China Seas. Current status: Valid as Dascyllus reticulatus (Richardson, 1846). Pomacentridae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Cocos-Keeling Islands, Gulf of Thailand, Australia north to Japan. Habitat: marine. (unifasciatus) [Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 58 (nos 1-2); ref. 6074] Kandavu Island, Fiji Islands. Current status: Synonym of Dascyllus reticulatus (Richardson, 1846). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine. (xanthosoma) [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 2; ref. 331] Banda Neira, Banda Islands, Indonesia. Current status: Synonym of Dascyllus reticulatus (Richardson, 1846). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Dascyllus strasburgi Klausewitz, 1960 - Strasburg's dascyllus [=Dascyllus strasburgi Klausewitz [W.], 1960:45, Fig. 1] Notes: [Bulletin of Aquatic Biology v. 2 (no. 15); ref. 11924] Haka Puuae Bay, Taipi Bay, Nuku Hiva, Marquesas Islands, Pacific. Current status: Valid as Dascyllus strasburgi Klausewitz, 1960. Pomacentridae. Distribution: Marquesas Islands. Habitat: marine.

Species Dascyllus trimaculatus (Ruppell, 1829) - threespot dascyllus [=Pomacentrus trimaculatus Rüppell [W. P. E. S.], 1829:39, Pl. 8 (fig. 3), Dascyllus axillaris Smith [J. L. B.], 1935:205, Pl. 22 (fig. D), Dascyllus niger Bleeker [P.], 1847:10, Sparus nigricans Gronow [L. T.], in Gray, 1854:61, Dascyllus unicolor Bennett [E. T.], 1831:127] Pomacentrus nuchalis Anonymous [Bennett [E. T.]], 1830:688, Notes: [Atlas zu der Reise im nördlichen Africa. Fische des Rothen Meeres; ref. 3843] Massawa, Eritrea, Red Sea.

Current status: Valid as Dascyllus trimaculatus (Rüppell, 1829). Pomacentridae. Distribution: Red Sea, Indo-West Pacific: East Africa, Mozambique Channel, Seychelles, Madagascar and Mascarenes east to Marshall Islands and Pitcairn Group, north to southern Japan, south to Western Australia, New South Wales (Australia), Lord Howe Island, New Caledonia and Austral Islands. Habitat: marine. (axillaris) [Records of the Albany Museum Grahamstown v. 4; ref. 4066] Great Fish Point, South Africa, western Indian Ocean. Current status: Synonym of Dascyllus trimaculatus (Rüppell, 1829). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine. (niger) [Verhandelingen van het Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen. v. 21 (art. 3); ref. 16878] Jakarta, Java, Indonesia. Current status: Synonym of Dascyllus trimaculatus (Rüppell, 1829). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine. (nigricans) [Catalogue of fish collected and described by Laurence Theodore Gronow; ref. 1911] India. Current status: Synonym of Dascyllus trimaculatus (Rüppell, 1829). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine. (nuchalis) [Memoir of the life and public services of Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles; ref. 259] Sumatra, Indonesia. Current status: Synonym of Dascyllus trimaculatus (Rüppell, 1829). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine. (unicolor) [Proceedings of the Committee of Science and Correspondence of the Zoological Society of London 1830-31 (pt 1); ref. 16794] Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean. Current status: Synonym of Dascyllus trimaculatus (Rüppell, 1829). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine.

GENUS Dischistodus Gill, 1863 - damselfishes [=Dischistodus Gill [T. N.], 1863:214, Notes: [ref. 1684]. 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]). Current status: Valid as Dischistodus Gill, 1863. Pomacentridae.

Species Dischistodus chrysopoecilus (Schlegel & Muller, 1840) - whitespot damsel [=Pomacentrus chrysopoecilus Schlegel [H.] & Müller [S.], 1840:21, [Pl. 5 (fig. 3)], Pomacentrus fasciatus var. intermedia Weber [M.], 1913:340, Pl. 6 (fig. 4), Pomacentrus notostigmus Richardson [J.], 1844:no p., Pl. 44 (figs. 1-2)]

Notes: [Verhandelingen over de natuurlijke geschiedenis der Nederlandsche overzeesche bezittingen / door de Leden der Natuurkundige Commissie in Indië en andere schrijvers; uitgegeven ... door C. J. Temminck Temminck. Zoologie, No. 2; ref. 18698] Java, Indonesia. Current status: Valid as Dischistodus chrysopoecilus (Schlegel & Müller, 1840). Pomacentridae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific. Habitat: marine. (intermedia) [Die Fische der Siboga-Expedition; ref. 4602] Sanguisiapo, Sulu, Philippines, Siboga station 93. Current status: Synonym of Dischistodus chrysopoecilus (Schlegel & Müller, 1840). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine. (notostigmus) [Ichthyology.--Part 1. The zoology of the voyage of H. M. S. Sulphur; ref. 3739] Current status: Synonym of Dischistodus chrysopoecilus (Schlegel & Müller, 1840). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine

Species Dischistodus darwiniensis Whitley, 1928 - banded damselfish [=Pomacentrus darwiniensis Whitley [G. P.], 1928:297, Notes: [Records of the Australian Museum v. 16 (no. 6); ref. 4663] Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia. Current status: Valid as Dischistodus darwiniensis (Whitley, 1928). Pomacentridae. Distribution: Australia. Habitat: marine.

Species Dischistodus fasciatus (Cuvier, in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1830) - banded damsel [=Pomacentrus fasciatus Cuvier [G.], in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1830:426, Pl. 134, Dascyllus fasciatus Macleay [W.], 1878:361, Pl. 10 (fig. 2)] Notes: [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 5; ref. 999] Java, Indonesia. Current status: Valid as Dischistodus fasciatus (Cuvier, 1830). Pomacentridae. Distribution: Western Pacific. Habitat: marine. (fasciatus M) [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 2 (pt 4); ref. 17573] Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia. Current status: Synonym of Dischistodus fasciatus (Cuvier, 1830). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Dischistodus melanotus (Bleeker, 1858) - blackvent damsel

[=Pomacentrus melanotus Bleeker [P.], 1858:13, Pomacentrus notophthalmus Bleeker [P.], 1853:137, Pomacentrus suluensis Seale [A.], 1910:519] Notes: [Acta Societatis Regiae Scientiarum Indo-Neêrlandicae v. 3 (11); ref. 361] Manado, Sulawesi, Indonesia. Current status: Valid as Dischistodus melanotus (Bleeker, 1858). Pomacentridae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Papua New Guinea, Great Barrier Reef to Yap. Habitat: marine. (notophthalmus) [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 4; ref. 16899] Ternate, Molucca Islands, Indonesia. Current status: Synonym of Dischistodus melanotus (Bleeker, 1858). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine. (suluensis) [The Philippine Journal of Science Section A v. 4 (no. 6) (for 1909); ref. 4000] Sitanki Island, Jolo Archipelago, Philippines. Current status: Synonym of Dischistodus melanotus (Bleeker, 1858). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Dischistodus perspicillatus (Cuvier, in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1830) - white damsel [=Pomacentrus pavo var. perspicillatus Cuvier [G.], in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1830:417, Pomacentrus bifasciatus Bleeker [P.], 1854:330, Pomacentrus dorsomaculatus Kendall [W. C.] & Goldsborough [E. L.], 1911:298 [footnote], Pomacentrus frenatus De Vis [C. W.], 1885:874, Chromis humbug Whitley [G. P.], 1954:23, Fig. 1, Pomacentrus trimaculatus Cuvier [G.], in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1830:427] Notes: [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 5; ref. 999] No locality. Current status: Valid as Dischistodus perspicillatus (Cuvier, 1830). Pomacentridae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Andaman Islands to Solomon Islands, Yap, Palau, Australia to Philippines. Habitat: marine. (bifasciatus) [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 6; ref. 343] Larantuka, Flores Island, Lesser Sunda Islands, Indonesia. Current status: Synonym of Dischistodus perspicillatus (Cuvier, 1830). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine. (dorsomaculatus) [Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology v. 26 (pt 7); ref. 2594] Current status: Synonym of Dischistodus perspicillatus (Cuvier, 1830). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine. (frenatus) [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 9 (pt 4); ref. 1091] Cardwell, Queensland, Australia. Current status: Synonym of Dischistodus perspicillatus (Cuvier, 1830). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine. (humbug) [Proceedings of the Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales v. for 1952-53; ref. 4721] Green Island, off Cairns, Queensland, Australia.

Current status: Synonym of Dischistodus perspicillatus (Cuvier, 1830). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine. (trimaculatus) [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 5; ref. 999] Jakarta, Java, Indonesia. Current status: Synonym of Dischistodus perspicillatus (Cuvier, 1830). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Dischistodus prosopotaenia (Bleeker, 1852) - honeyhead damsel [=Pomacentrus prosopotaenia Bleeker [P.], 1852:67, Dischistodus cartieri Bleeker [P.] (ex Cartier), 1877:82, Pomacentrus interorbitalis Günther [A.], 1862:30] Notes: [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 3; ref. 16832] Singapore. Current status: Valid as Dischistodus prosopotaenia (Bleeker, 1852). Pomacentridae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: East Andaman Sea to Solomon Islands, Australia, north to China and Ryukyu Islands. Habitat: marine. (cartieri) [Natuurkundige Verhandelingen van de Hollandsche Maatschappij der Wetenschappen te Haarlem (Ser. 3) v. 2 (no. 6); ref. 454] Cebu Island, Philippines. Current status: Synonym of Dischistodus prosopotaenia (Bleeker, 1852). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine. (interorbitalis) [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 4; ref. 1969] East Indian Archipelago. Current status: Synonym of Dischistodus prosopotaenia (Bleeker, 1852). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Dischistodus pseudochrysopoecilus (Allen & Robertson, 1974) - monarch damsel [=Pomacentrus pseudochrysopoecilus Allen [G. R.] & Robertson [D. R.], 1974:160, Pls. 4, 5A] Notes: [Records of the Australian Museum v. 29 (no. 4); ref. 7488] Off northern side of Naura Islet, Fergusson Island, D'Entrecasteaux Group, 9°36'S, 150°27'E, depth 2 meters. Current status: Valid as Dischistodus pseudochrysopoecilus (Allen & Robertson, 1974). Pomacentridae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Indonesia, Philippines, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands and Great Barrier Reef. Habitat: marine.

GENUS Hemiglyphidodon Bleeker, 1877 - lagoon damsels [=Hemiglyphidodon (subgenus of Glyphidodon) Bleeker [P.], 1877:91, 93, Ctenoglyphidodon (subgenus of Abudefduf) Fowler [H. W.], 1918:58] Notes: [ref. 454]. 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]). Current status: Valid as Hemiglyphidodon Bleeker, 1877. Pomacentridae. (Ctenoglyphidodon) [ref. 1396]. 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]). Current status: Synonym of Hemiglyphidodon Bleeker, 1877. Pomacentridae.

Species Hemiglyphidodon plagiometopon (Bleeker, 1852) - lagoon damsel [=Glyphisodon plagiometopon Bleeker [P.], 1852:67, Glyphisodon batjanensis Bleeker [P.], 1855:373, Abudefduf melanopselion Fowler [H. W.], 1918:59, Fig. 23] Notes: [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 3; ref. 16832] Singapore. Current status: Valid as Hemiglyphidodon plagiometopon (Bleeker, 1852). Pomacentridae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Andaman Islands to Solomon Islands, Palau, Australia to South China Sea. Habitat: marine. (batjanensis) [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 7; ref. 16937] Batjan, Indonesia. Current status: Synonym of Hemiglyphidodon plagiometopon (Bleeker, 1852). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine. (melanopselion) [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 70; ref. 1396] Philippines. Current status: Synonym of Hemiglyphidodon plagiometopon (Bleeker, 1852). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine.

GENUS Hypsypops Gill, 1861 - garibaldis, garibaldi damselfishes [=Hypsypops Gill [T. N.], 1861:165] Notes: [ref. 1775]. Masc. Glyphisodon rubicundus Girard, 1854. Type by monotypy. •Valid as Hypsypops Gill, 1861 -- (see Hensley 1986:857 [ref. 5734], Tang 2001:596 [ref. 25446]). Current status: Valid as Hypsypops Gill, 1861. Pomacentridae.

Species Hypsypops rubicundus (Girard, 1854) - garibaldi [=Glyphisodon rubicundus Girard [C. F.], 1854:148]

Notes: [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 7; ref. 5769] Monterey, California, U.S.A. Current status: Valid as Hypsypops rubicundus (Girard, 1854). Pomacentridae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific. Habitat: marine.

GENUS Lepidozygus Gunther, 1862 - fusillier damselfishes [=Lepidozygus Günther [A.], 1862:15, Chromanthias Whitley [G. P.], 1935:233] Notes: [ref. 1969]. 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]). Current status: Valid as Lepidozygus Günther, 1862. Pomacentridae. (Chromanthias) [ref. 4683]. Masc. Chromanthias exilis Whitley, 1935. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Lepidozygus Günther, 1862 -- (Emery 1983:1327 [ref. 5437]). Current status: Synonym of Lepidozygus Günther, 1862. Pomacentridae.

Species Lepidozygus tapeinosoma (Bleeker, 1856) - fusillier damselfish [=Pomacentrus tapeinosoma Bleeker [P.], 1856:376, Lepidozygus anthioides Smith [J. L. B.], 1956:888, Pl. 20 (fig. C), Chromanthias exilis Whitley [G. P.], 1935:233] Notes: [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 10; ref. 16853] Ternate, Molucca Islands, Indonesia. Current status: Valid as Lepidozygus tapeinosoma (Bleeker, 1856). Pomacentridae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: East Africa to Line Islands,Tuamotu Islands, Great Barrier Reef, north to Ryukyu Islands. Habitat: marine. (anthioides) [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 12) v. 8 (no. 96) (art. 103); ref. 12487] Astove Island, Aldabra, western Indian Ocean. Current status: Synonym of Lepidozygus tapeinosoma (Bleeker, 1856). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine. (exilis) [Records of the Australian Museum v. 19 (no. 4); ref. 4683] Nauru, Micronesia, South Pacific. Current status: Synonym of Lepidozygus tapeinosoma (Bleeker, 1856). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine.

GENUS Mecaenichthys Whitley, 1929 - immaculate damsels

[=Mecaenichthys Whitley [G. P.], 1929:218] Notes: [ref. 4666]. 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]). Current status: Valid as Mecaenichthys Whitley, 1929. Pomacentridae.

Species Mecaenichthys immaculatus (Ogilby, 1885) - immaculate damsel [=Heliastes immaculatus Ogilby [J. D.], 1885:446] Notes: [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 10 (pt 2); ref. 3262] Shark Reef, Port Jackson, New South Wales, Australia. Current status: Valid as Mecaenichthys immaculatus (Ogilby, 1885). Pomacentridae. Distribution: Australia. Habitat: marine.

GENUS Microspathodon Gunther, 1862 - damselfishes [=Microspathodon Günther [A.], 1862:35, 57, Azurella Jordan [D. S.], 1919:341, Centrochromis Norman [J. R.], 1922:534, Pomataprion Gill [T. N.], 1863:216] Notes: [ref. 1969]. 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]). Current status: Valid as Microspathodon Günther, 1862. Pomacentridae. (Azurella) [ref. 2413]. Fem. Pomacentrus bairdii Gill, 1862. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Microspathodon Günther, 1862. Current status: Synonym of Microspathodon Günther, 1862. Pomacentridae. (Centrochromis) [ref. 6475]. 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. Current status: Synonym of Microspathodon Günther, 1862. Pomacentridae. (Pomataprion) [ref. 1684]. Masc. Hypsypops dorsalis Gill, 1862. Type by subsequent designation. Type designated by Jordan & Evermann 1898:1565 [ref. 2444]. •Synonym of Microspathodon Günther, 1862. Current status: Synonym of Microspathodon Günther, 1862. Pomacentridae.

Species Microspathodon bairdii (Gill, 1862) - Baird's damselfish [=Pomacentrus bairdii Gill [T. N.], 1862:149] Notes: [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 14 (nos 3-4); ref. 1662] Cape San Lucas, Baja California, Mexico. Current status: Valid as Microspathodon bairdii (Gill, 1862). Pomacentridae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific. Habitat: marine.

Species Microspathodon chrysurus (Cuvier, in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1830) - Cuvier's damselfish [=Glyphisodon chrysurus Cuvier [G.], in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1830:476, Pomacentrus denegatus Poey [F.], 1860:190, Mycrospathodon fowleri Silvester [C. F.], 1915:216, Pomacentrus niveatus Poey [F.], 1876:144 [102], Glyphidodon rudis Poey [F.], 1860:191] Notes: [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 5; ref. 999] Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands Islands. Current status: Valid as Microspathodon chrysurus (Cuvier, 1830). Pomacentridae. Distribution: Western Atlantic. Habitat: marine. (denegatus) [Memorias sobre la historia natural de la Isla de Cuba v. 2; ref. 3499] Cuba. Current status: Synonym of Microspathodon chrysurus (Cuvier, 1830). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine. (fowleri) [Carnegie Institution of Washington Year Book No. 14; ref. 4027] Coral reef off Guanica harbor, Puerto Rico, Caribbean Sea. Current status: Synonym of Microspathodon chrysurus (Cuvier, 1830). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine. (niveatus) [Anales de la Sociedad Española de Historia Natural, Madrid v. 5; ref. 3510] Cuba. Current status: Synonym of Microspathodon chrysurus (Cuvier, 1830). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine. (rudis) [Memorias sobre la historia natural de la Isla de Cuba v. 2; ref. 3499] Cuba. Current status: Synonym of Microspathodon chrysurus (Cuvier, 1830). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Microspathodon dorsalis (Gill, 1862) - Gill's microspathodon [=Hypsypops dorsalis Gill [T. N.], 1862:147, Microspathodon azurissimus Jordan [D. S.] & Starks [E. C.], in Jordan, 1895:478, Pl. 44, Microspathodon cinereus Gilbert [C. H.], 1890:71, Pomacentrus quadrigutta Gill [T. N.], 1862:149]

Notes: [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 14 (nos 3-4); ref. 1662] Cape San Lucas, Baja California, Mexico. Current status: Valid as Microspathodon dorsalis (Gill, 1862). Pomacentridae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific. Habitat: marine. (azurissimus) [Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences (Series 2) v. 5; ref. 2394] Venados Islands, near Mazatlán, Sinaloa, western Mexico. Current status: Synonym of Microspathodon dorsalis (Gill, 1862). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine. (cinereus) [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 13 (no. 797); ref. 1623] Clarion and Socorro Islands. Current status: Synonym of Microspathodon dorsalis (Gill, 1862). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine. (quadrigutta) [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 14 (nos 3-4); ref. 1662] Cape San Lucas, Baja California, Mexico. Current status: Synonym of Microspathodon dorsalis (Gill, 1862). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Microspathodon frontatus Emery, 1970 - Emery's damselfish [=Microspathodon frontatus Emery [A. R.], 1970:294, Figs. 1, 3] Notes: [Studies in Tropical Oceanography (Miami) No. 4 (pt 2); ref. 7735] Annobón Island, Isla la Piramide near town of Ambo, Equatorial Guinea, Gulf of Guinea. Current status: Valid as Microspathodon frontatus Emery, 1970. Pomacentridae. Distribution: Eastern Atlantic: Ghana to Congo, islands of Gulf of Guinea. Habitat: marine.

GENUS Neoglyphidodon Allen, 1991 - damselfishes [=Neoglyphidodon Allen [G. R.], 1991:246] Notes: [ref. 19344]. Masc. Glyphisodon melas Cuvier, 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). Current status: Valid as Neoglyphidodon Allen, 1991. Pomacentridae.

Species Neoglyphidodon bonang (Bleeker, 1852) - Bonang damselfish [=Glyphisodon bonang Bleeker [P.], 1852:582] Notes: [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 3; ref. 334] Padang, Sumatra, Indonesia.

Current status: Valid as Neoglyphidodon bonang (Bleeker, 1852). Pomacentridae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Sri Lanka to Sumatra, Java, Bali and Komodo. Habitat: marine.

Species Neoglyphidodon carlsoni (Allen, 1975) - Carlson's damselfish [=Paraglyphidodon carlsoni Allen [G. R.], 1975:(175) 179, Fig.] Notes: [Damselfishes of the South Seas; ref. 97] Leeward side of Yaukuve Levu Island, Great Astrolabe Lagoon, Fiji Islands, depth 1-3 meters. Current status: Valid as Neoglyphidodon carlsoni (Allen, 1975). Pomacentridae. Distribution: Western Pacific. Habitat: marine.

Species Neoglyphidodon crossi Allen, 1991 - Cross' damselfish [=Neoglyphidodon crossi Allen [G. R.], 1991:118, 221, Fig.] Notes: [Damselfishes of the world; ref. 19344] Ambon Island, Ambon Bay, Molucca Islands, Indonesia, depth 3-4 meters. Current status: Valid as Neoglyphidodon crossi Allen, 1991. Pomacentridae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Indonesia. Habitat: marine.

Species Neoglyphidodon melas (Valenciennes, in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1830) - melas damselfish [=Glyphisodon melas Valenciennes [A.] (ex Kuhl & van Hasselt), in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1830:472, Glyphisodon ater Valenciennes [A.] (ex Ehrenberg), in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1830:473, Glyphisodon melanopus Bleeker [P.], 1856:82, Abudefduf rhomaleus Snyder [J. O.], 1911:534, Glyphisodon violaceus Brevoort [J. C.], 1856:264 [12], Glyphisodon xanthonotus Bleeker [P.], 1859:357] Notes: [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 5; ref. 999] Java, Indonesia. Current status: Valid as Neoglyphidodon melas (Valenciennes, 1830). Pomacentridae. Distribution: Red Sea, Indo-West Pacific: East Africa, Madagascar and western Mascarenes east to Philippines and Vanuatu, north to Ryukyu Islands and southern Japan, south to northern Australia. Habitat: marine.

(ater) [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 5; ref. 999] Massawa, Eritrea, Red Sea. Current status: Synonym of Neoglyphidodon melas (Valenciennes, 1830). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine. (melanopus) [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 11; ref. 16856] Ora Malang, southeastern Java, Indonesia. Current status: Synonym of Neoglyphidodon melas (Valenciennes, 1830). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine. (rhomaleus) [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 40 (no. 1836); ref. 4152] Naha, Okinawa Island, Ryukyu Islands, Japan. Current status: Synonym of Neoglyphidodon melas (Valenciennes, 1830). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine. (violaceus) [Notes on some figures of Japanese fish taken from recent specimens by the artists of the U. S. Japan Expedition. Pp. 253-288, Pls. 3-12 (color) In: M. C. Perry, Narrative of the Expedition of an American Squadron to the China Seas and Japan.; ref. 17284] Ryukyu Islands, Japan. Current status: Synonym of Neoglyphidodon melas (Valenciennes, 1830). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine. (xanthonotus) [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 18; ref. 16983] Sancapura, Bawean, Indonesia. Current status: Synonym of Neoglyphidodon melas (Valenciennes, 1830). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Neoglyphidodon mitratus Allen & Erdmann, 2012 - mitratus damselfish [=Neoglyphidodon mitratus Allen [G. R.] & Erdmann [M. V.], 2012:1136, Figs. 1-2] Notes: [Reef fishes of the East Indies.; ref. 31980] Bairoko Inlet, 8°11.008'S, 157°16.622'E, New Georgia Island, Solomon Islands, depth 10 meters. Current status: Valid as Neoglyphidodon mitratus Allen & Erdmann, 2012. Pomacentridae. Distribution: Palau, Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands. Habitat: marine.

Species Neoglyphidodon nigroris (Cuvier, in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1830) - nigoris damselfish [=Glyphisodon nigroris Cuvier [G.], in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1830:485, Glyphisodon behnii Bleeker [P.], 1847:25, Chromis bitaeniatus Fowler [H. W.] & Bean [B. A.], 1928:56, Pl. 6, Abudefduf coracinus Seale [A.], 1910:520, Pl. 13, Abudefduf filifer Weber [M.], 1913:348, Fig. 74, Glyphisodon xanthurus Bleeker [P.], 1853:345]

Notes: [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 5; ref. 999] No locality. Current status: Valid as Neoglyphidodon nigroris (Cuvier, 1830). Pomacentridae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: East Andaman Sea to New Caledonia, Australia to Japan. Habitat: marine.

(behnii) [Verhandelingen van het Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen. v. 21 (art. 3); ref. 16878] Jakarta, Java, Indonesia. Current status: Synonym of Neoglyphidodon nigroris (Cuvier, 1830). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine. (bitaeniatus) [Bulletin of the United States National Museum No. 100, v. 7; ref. 1475] Maricaban Island, Philippines. Current status: Synonym of Neoglyphidodon nigroris (Cuvier, 1830). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine. (coracinus) [The Philippine Journal of Science Section A v. 4 (no. 6) (for 1909); ref. 4000] Sitanki Island, Jolo Archipelago, Philippines. Current status: Synonym of Neoglyphidodon nigroris (Cuvier, 1830). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine. (filifer) [Die Fische der Siboga-Expedition; ref. 4602] Feer, Hoch-Kei Island, Indonesia, Siboga station 263. Current status: Synonym of Neoglyphidodon nigroris (Cuvier, 1830). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine. (xanthurus) [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 5; ref. 5117] Ambon Island, Molucca Islands, Indonesia. Current status: Synonym of Neoglyphidodon nigroris (Cuvier, 1830). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Neoglyphidodon oxyodon (Bleeker, 1858) - oxyodon damselfish [=Glyphisodon oxyodon Bleeker [P.], 1858:14] Notes: [Acta Societatis Regiae Scientiarum Indo-Neêrlandicae v. 3 (11); ref. 361] Manado, Sulawesi, Indonesia. Current status: Valid as Neoglyphidodon oxyodon (Bleeker, 1858). Pomacentridae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Indonesia, Philippines and Timor Sea. Habitat: marine.

Species Neoglyphidodon polycanthus (Ogilby, 1889) - Ogilby's neoglyphidodon [=Glyphidodon polyacanthus Ogilby [J. D.], 1889:65] Notes: [Memoirs of the Australian Museum, Sydney No. 2 (art. no. 3); ref. 18489] Lord Howe Island. Current status: Valid as Neoglyphidodon polyacanthus (Ogilby, 1889). Pomacentridae. Distribution: Southwestern Pacific. Habitat: marine.

Species Neoglyphidodon thoracotaeniatus (Fowler & Bean, 1928) - Fowler's neoglyphidodon [=Abudefduf thoracotaeniatus Fowler [H. W.] & Bean [B. A.], 1928:158, Pl. 14] Notes: [Bulletin of the United States National Museum No. 100, v. 7; ref. 1475] Biri Channel, Philippines.

Current status: Valid as Neoglyphidodon thoracotaeniatus (Fowler & Bean, 1928). Pomacentridae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Malaysia, Brunei, Indonesia to Philippines. Habitat: marine.

GENUS Neopomacentrus Allen, 1975 - damselfishes [=Neopomacentrus Allen [G. R.], 1975:39, 166] Notes: [ref. 97]. 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]). Current status: Valid as Neopomacentrus Allen, 1975. Pomacentridae.

Species Neopomacentrus aktites Allen et al., 2017 - Allen's lyretail damselfish [=Neopomacentrus aktites Allen [G. R.], Moore [G. I.] & Allen [M. G.], 2017:3, Figs. 1-4] Notes: [Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation v. 29; ref. 35693] Western Australia, Dampier Archipelago, Flying Foam Passage, -20.46743°, 116.82782°, depth 2-9 meters. Current status: Valid as Neopomacentrus aktites Allen, Moore & Allen, 2017. Pomacentridae. Distribution: Western Australia. Habitat: marine.

Species Neopomacentrus anabatoides (Bleeker, 1847) - silver demoiselle [=Glyphisodon anabatoides Bleeker [P.], 1847:28] Notes: [Verhandelingen van het Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen. v. 21 (art. 3); ref. 16878] Jakarta, Java, Indonesia. Current status: Valid as Neopomacentrus anabatoides (Bleeker, 1847). Pomacentridae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: East Andaman Sea, Malaysia, Singapore, South China Sea, Indonesia and Philippines. Habitat: marine.

Species Neopomacentrus aquadulcis Jenkins & Allen, 2002 - sweetwater demoiselle

[=Neopomacentrus aquadulcis Jenkins [A. P.] & Allen [G. R.], 2002:379, Fig. 1] Notes: [Records of the Western Australian Museum v. 20 (pt 4); ref. 25999] Mouth of freshwater stream at Lawadi Village, Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea, 10°15.81'S, 150°43.14'E, depth 1 meter. Current status: Valid as Neopomacentrus aquadulcis Jenkins & Allen, 2002. Pomacentridae. Distribution: Papua New Guinea. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Neopomacentrus azysron (Bleeker, 1877) - yellowtail demoiselle [=Pomacentrus (Pomacentrus) azysron Bleeker [P.], 1877:50, Abudefduf melanocarpus Fowler [H. W.] & Bean [B. A.], 1928:182] Notes: [Natuurkundige Verhandelingen van de Hollandsche Maatschappij der Wetenschappen te Haarlem (Ser. 3) v. 2 (no. 6); ref. 454] 7 miles west of Honiara, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands, western Pacific, depth 1-2 meters [original locality Ambon Island]. Current status: Valid as Neopomacentrus azysron (Bleeker, 1877). Pomacentridae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: South China Sea, south to Australia and New Caledonia north to Taiwan. Habitat: marine. (melanocarpus) [Bulletin of the United States National Museum No. 100, v. 7; ref. 1475] Cabugao Bay, Catanduanes Island, Philippines. Current status: Synonym of Neopomacentrus azysron (Bleeker, 1877). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Neopomacentrus bankieri (Richardson, 1846) - Chinese demoiselle [=Glyphisodon bankieri Richardson [J.], 1846:253] Notes: [Report of the British Association for the Advancement of Science 15th meeting [1845]; ref. 3742] Hong Kong, China Seas. Current status: Valid as Neopomacentrus bankieri (Richardson, 1846). Pomacentridae. Distribution: Western Pacific: southern China, Vietnam, Indonesia and Australia. Habitat: marine.

Species Neopomacentrus cyanomos (Bleeker, 1856) - regal demoiselle [=Pomacentrus cyanomos Bleeker [P.], 1856:89, Pomacentrus leucosphyrus Fowler [H. W.], 1904:533, Pl. 19 (lower left fig.), Pomacentrus prateri Fowler [H. W.], 1928:117, Pl. 2] Notes: [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 11; ref. 16856] Jakarta, Java, Indonesia.

Current status: Valid as Neopomacentrus cyanomos (Bleeker, 1856). Pomacentridae. Distribution: Red Sea, Indo-West Pacific: East Africa to Philippines and Vanuatu, north to southern Japan, south to Western Australia, Queensland (Australia) and New Caledonia. Habitat: marine. (leucosphyrus) [Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia. Second series. v. 12 (pt 4); ref. 1367] Padang, Sumatra, Indonesia. Current status: Synonym of Neopomacentrus cyanomos (Bleeker, 1856). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine. (prateri) [Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society v. 33 (pt 1); ref. 15895] Back Bay, Mumbai, India. Current status: Synonym of Neopomacentrus cyanomos (Bleeker, 1856). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Neopomacentrus filamentosus (Macleay, 1882) - brown demoiselle [=Gliphidodon filamentosus Macleay [W.], 1882:365] Notes: [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 7 (pt 3); ref. 17585] New Guinea. Current status: Valid as Neopomacentrus filamentosus (Macleay, 1882). Pomacentridae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Andaman Sea, Singapore, to Indonesia, Philippines, south to Australia and to Solomon Islands. Habitat: marine.

Species Neopomacentrus fuliginosus (Smith, 1960) - African demoiselle [=Abudefduf fuliginosus Smith [J. L. B.], 1960:339, Fig. 6] Notes: [Ichthyological Bulletin, Department of Ichthyology, Rhodes University No. 19; ref. 11949] Mozambique, western Indian Ocean. Current status: Valid as Neopomacentrus fuliginosus (Smith, 1960). Pomacentridae. Distribution: Western Indian Ocean: East Africa (Kenya to Mozambique), Mazambique Channel, east to Madagascar and Mauritius (Mascarenes). Habitat: marine.

Species Neopomacentrus metallicus (Jordan & Seale, 1906) - metallic demoiselle [=Abudefduf metallicus Jordan [D. S.] & Seale [A.], 1906:289, Fig. 51] Notes: [Bulletin of the Bureau of Fisheries v. 25 (for 1905); ref. 2497] Apia, Upolu Island, Samoa. Current status: Valid as Neopomacentrus metallicus (Jordan & Seale, 1906). Pomacentridae. Distribution: Western Pacific.

Habitat: marine.

Species Neopomacentrus miryae Dor & Allen, 1977 - Miry's demoiselle [=Neopomacentrus miryae Dor [M.] & Allen [G. R.], 1977:183, Fig. 1] Notes: [Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington v. 90 (no. 1); ref. 7246] Dahab, Sinai Peninsula, Egypt, Gulf of Aqaba, Red Sea, depth 10 meters. Current status: Valid as Neopomacentrus miryae Dor & Allen, 1977. Pomacentridae. Distribution: Red Sea and Gulf of Oman (northwestern Indian Ocean). Habitat: marine.

Species Neopomacentrus nemurus (Bleeker, 1857) - coral demoiselle [=Glyphisodon nemurus Bleeker [P.], 1857:73] Notes: [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 13; ref. 16866] Kajeli, Buru Island, Molucca Islands; Ambon Island, Molucca Islands, Indonesia. Current status: Valid as Neopomacentrus nemurus (Bleeker, 1857). Pomacentridae. Distribution: West Pacific: Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands and Palau. Habitat: marine.

Species Neopomacentrus sindensis (Day, 1873) - Arabian demoiselle [=Glyphidodon sindensis Day [F.], 1873:cclxiii] Notes: [Sea-fishes of India and Burma.; ref. 17372] Karachi, Pakistan. Current status: Valid as Neopomacentrus sindensis (Day, 1873). Pomacentridae. Distribution: Western Indian Ocean. Habitat: marine.

Species Neopomacentrus sororius Randall & Allen, 2005 - twin demoiselle [=Neopomacentrus sororius Randall [J. E.] & Allen [G. R.], 2005:77, Figs. 5-7] Notes: [aqua, Journal of Ichthyology and Aquatic Biology v. 10 (no. 2); ref. 28408] Lively Rocks, Trincomalee, Sri Lanka, depth 8 meters. Current status: Valid as Neopomacentrus sororius Randall & Allen, 2005. Pomacentridae. Distribution: Indian Ocean: Kenya, Tanzania, Madagascar, east to Andaman Sea and northwestern Sumatra.

Habitat: marine.

Species Neopomacentrus taeniurus (Bleeker, 1856) - freshwater demoiselle [=Pomacentrus taeniurus Bleeker [P.], 1856:51, Glyphisodon amboinensis Bleeker [P.], 1857:72, Glyphidodon cochinensis Day [F.], 1865:38, Pomacentrus inhacae Smith [J. L. B.], 1955:894, Pomacentrus rathbuni Jordan [D. S.] & Snyder [J. O.], 1901:754, Pl. 34] Notes: [Acta Societatis Regiae Scientiarum Indo-Neêrlandicae v. 1; ref. 311] Ambon Island, Molucca Islands, Indonesia. Current status: Valid as Neopomacentrus taeniurus (Bleeker, 1856). Pomacentridae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: East Africa, India, east to Andaman Sea, to Vanuatu and New Caledonia, north to Ryukyu Islands. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine. (amboinensis) [Acta Societatis Regiae Scientiarum Indo-Neêrlandicae v. 2 (no. 7); ref. 356] Ambon Island, Molucca Islands, Indonesia. Current status: Synonym of Neopomacentrus taeniurus (Bleeker, 1856). Pomacentridae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine. (cochinensis) [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1865 (pt 1) (art. 1); ref. 17367] Cochin, India. Current status: Synonym of Neopomacentrus taeniurus (Bleeker, 1856). Pomacentridae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine. (inhacae) [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 12) v. 8 (no. 96) (art. 103); ref. 12487] Inhaca Island, Mozambique, 26°S, 33°E, western Indian Ocean. Current status: Synonym of Neopomacentrus taeniurus (Bleeker, 1856). Pomacentridae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine. (rathbuni) [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 23 (no. 1235); ref. 2504] Near Yokohama, doubtless from Misaki or Boshu, Japan. Current status: Synonym of Neopomacentrus taeniurus (Bleeker, 1856). Pomacentridae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

Species Neopomacentrus violascens (Bleeker, 1848) - violet demoiselle [=Pristotis violascens Bleeker [P.], 1848:637, Dascyllus xanthurus Bleeker [P.], 1853:117] Notes: [Journal of the Indian Archipelago and Eastern Asia (Singapore) v. 2 (no. 9); ref. 315] Bima, Sumbawa Island, Lesser Sunda Islands, Indonesia. Current status: Valid as Neopomacentrus violascens (Bleeker, 1848). Pomacentridae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: East Andaman Sea, Indonesia, Philippines, Papua New Guinea east to New Caledonia. Habitat: marine. (xanthurus) [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 4; ref. 16900] Ambon Island, Molucca Islands, Indonesia. Current status: Synonym of Neopomacentrus violascens (Bleeker, 1848). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Neopomacentrus xanthurus Allen & Randall, 1981 - Red Sea demoiselle [=Neopomacentrus xanthurus Allen [G. R.] & Randall [J. E.], 1981:(6) 54, Figs. 36-37] Notes: [Israel Journal of Zoology v. 29 (nos 1/3) (for 1980); ref. 8760] Suakin harbor, Red Sea State, off marine lab jetty, Sudan, Red Sea, depth 0.5 meters. Current status: Valid as Neopomacentrus xanthurus Allen & Randall, 1980. Pomacentridae. Distribution: Red Sea endemic. Habitat: marine.

GENUS Nexilosus Heller & Snodgrass, 1903 - Coquito damsels, Coquito sergeants [=Nexilosus Heller [E.] & Snodgrass [R. E.], 1903:204] Notes: [ref. 2089]. 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]). Current status: Valid as Nexilosus Heller & Snodgrass, 1903. Pomacentridae.

Species Nexilosus latifrons (Tschudi, 1846) - Coquito damsel [=Pomacentrus latifrons Tschudi [J. J. von], 1846:17, Nexilosus albemarleus Heller [E.] & Snodgrass [R. E.], 1903:204, Pl. 8] Notes: [Untersuchungen über die Fauna Peruana; ref. 4469] Huacho, Peru. Current status: Valid as Nexilosus latifrons (Tschudi, 1846). Pomacentridae. Distribution: Southeastern Pacific. Habitat: marine. (albemarleus) [Proceedings of the Washington Academy of Science. v. 5; ref. 2089] Tagus Cove, Isabela Island [Albemarle Island], Galápagos Islands. Current status: Synonym of Nexilosus latifrons (Tschudi, 1846). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine.

GENUS Parma Gunther, 1862 - damselfishes [=Parma Günther [A.], 1862:57, Actinochromis Bleeker [P.], 1877:5, 6, 142, 166] Notes: [ref. 1969]. Fem. Parma microlepis Günther, 1862. Type by subsequent designation. Type designated by Jordan 1919:318 [ref. 4904]. •Synonym of Sciaenoides Blyth, 1860 -- (Kottelat 2013:360 [ref. 32989]). •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]). Current status: Valid as Parma Günther, 1862. Pomacentridae. (Actinochromis) [ref. 454]. 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]). Current status: Synonym of Parma Günther, 1862. Pomacentridae.

Species Parma alboscapularis Allen & Hoese, 1975 - New Zealand black angelfish [=Parma alboscapularis Allen [G. R.] & Hoese [D. F.], 1975:279, Figs. 1G, 2G, 13, 14] Notes: [Records of the Western Australian Museum v. 3 (pt 4); ref. 7097] Off Erskine Valley Stream, Lord Howe Island, depth 8 meters. Current status: Valid as Parma alboscapularis Allen & Hoese, 1975. Pomacentridae. Distribution: Southwestern Pacific. Habitat: marine.

Species Parma bicolor Allen & Larson, 1979 - bicolor scalyfin [=Parma bicolor Allen [G. R.] & Larson [H. K.], 1979:12, Figs. 1, 3, 4] Notes: [Revue française d'Aquariologie Herpétologie v. 6 (no. 1); ref. 8853] Mondrain Island, Recherche Archipelago, Western Australia, about 34°07'S, 122°15'E, depth 10-20 meters. Current status: Valid as Parma bicolor Allen & Larson, 1979. Pomacentridae. Distribution: Australia: Western Australia. Habitat: marine.

Species Parma kermadecensis Allen, 1987 - Kermadec scalyfin [=Parma kermadecensis Allen [G. R.], 1987:(266) 267, Figs. 1-4] Notes: [Records of the Western Australian Museum v. 13 (pt 2); ref. 6250] Te Konui Point Boat Coce, Raoul Island, Kermadec Islands about 29°17'S, 177°53'W, depth 20 meters. Current status: Valid as Parma kermadecensis Allen, 1987. Pomacentridae. Distribution: Southwestern Pacific: Kermadec Islands. Habitat: marine.

Species Parma mccullochi Whitley, 1929 - McCulloch's scalyfin [=Parma mccullochi Whitley [G. P.], 1929:228] Notes: [Memoirs of the Queensland Museum v. 9 (pt 3); ref. 4666] Rottnest Island, Western Australia. Current status: Valid as Parma mccullochi Whitley, 1929. Pomacentridae. Distribution: Australia: Western Australia. Habitat: marine.

Species Parma microlepis Gunther, 1862 - white-ear scalyfin [=Parma microlepis Günther [A.], 1862:57, Glyphidodon (Parma) australis Steindachner [F.], 1867:328 [22], Pomacentrus semifasciatus Günther [A.], 1881:226, Pl. 125 (fig. F), Parma squamipinnis Günther [A.], 1862:58, 505] Notes: [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 4; ref. 1969] Port Jackson, New South Wales, Australia. Current status: Valid as Parma microlepis Günther, 1862. Pomacentridae. Distribution: New Zealand and southeastern Australia (New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania). Habitat: marine. (australis) [Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 56 (1. Abth.); ref. 14188] Port Jackson, New South Wales, Australia. Current status: Synonym of Parma microlepis Günther, 1862. Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine. (semifasciatus) [Andrew Garrett's Fische der Südsee Bd 2 (Heft 7); ref. 14286] Boston Island, Marshall Islands. Current status: Synonym of Parma microlepis Günther, 1862. Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine. (squamipinnis) [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 4; ref. 1969] Australia. Current status: Synonym of Parma microlepis Günther, 1862. Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Parma occidentalis Allen & Hoese, 1975 - Western scalyfin [=Parma occidentalis Allen [G. R.] & Hoese [D. F.], 1975:283, Figs. 1E, 2F, 15, 16] Notes: [Records of the Western Australian Museum v. 3 (pt 4); ref. 7097] Nancy Cove, Rottnest Island, Western Australia. Current status: Valid as Parma occidentalis Allen & Hoese, 1975. Pomacentridae. Distribution: Australia: Western Australia. Habitat: marine.

Species Parma oligolepis Whitley, 1929 - whitescale parma [=Parma oligolepis Whitley [G. P.], 1929:230, Pl. 28 (fig. 1)] Notes: [Memoirs of the Queensland Museum v. 9 (pt 3); ref. 4666] Cape Moreton, Queensland, Australia. Current status: Valid as Parma oligolepis Whitley, 1929. Pomacentridae. Distribution: Australia. Habitat: marine.

Species Parma polylepis Gunther, 1862 - banded parma [=Parma polylepis Günther [A.], 1862:59] Notes: [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 4; ref. 1969] Norfolk Island. Current status: Valid as Parma polylepis Günther, 1862. Pomacentridae. Distribution: Southwestern Pacific. Habitat: marine.

Species Parma unifasciata (Steindachner, 1867) - girdled scalyfin [=Pomacentrus unifasciatus Steindachner [F.], 1867:326 [20]] Notes: [Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 56 (1. Abth.); ref. 14188] Port Jackson, New South Wales, Australia. Current status: Valid as Parma unifasciata (Steindachner, 1867). Pomacentridae. Distribution: Eastern Australia. Habitat: marine.

Species Parma victoriae (Gunther, 1863) - Victorian scalyfin [=Glyphidodon victoriae Günther [A.], 1863:115 [2], Heliastes lividus Klunzinger [C. B.], 1872:36, Parma viola Whitley [G. P.], 1929:231, Pl. 28 (fig. 2)] Notes: [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 3) v. 11 (no. 62); ref. 1972] Victoria, South Australia. Current status: Valid as Parma victoriae (Günther, 1863). Pomacentridae.

Distribution: Australia: Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia and Western Australia. Habitat: marine. (lividus) [Archiv für Naturgeschichte v. 38 (no. 1); ref. 2623] Port Phillip, Victoria, Australia. Current status: Synonym of Parma victoriae (Günther, 1863). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine. (viola) [Memoirs of the Queensland Museum v. 9 (pt 3); ref. 4666] Tasmania, Australia. Current status: Synonym of Parma victoriae (Günther, 1863). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine.

GENUS Plectroglyphidodon Fowler & Ball, 1924 - damselfishes [=Plectroglyphidodon Fowler [H. W.] & Ball [S. C.], 1924:271, Negostegastes Whitley [G. P.], 1929:225, Oliglyphisodon Fowler [H. W.], 1941:266, Pterocyclosoma Fowler [H. W.], 1941:264] Notes: [ref. 1471]. 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]). Current status: Valid as Plectroglyphidodon Fowler & Ball, 1924. Pomacentridae. (Negostegastes) [ref. 4666]. Masc. Glyphisodon leucozona Bleeker, 1859. Type by original designation. •Synonym of Plectroglyphidodon Fowler & Ball, 1924 -- (Shen & Chan 1979:51 [ref. 6944]). Current status: Synonym of Plectroglyphidodon Fowler & Ball, 1924. Pomacentridae. (Oliglyphisodon) [ref. 1438]. Masc. Glyphisodon imparipennis Vaillant & Sauvage, 1875. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Plectroglyphidodon Fowler & Ball, 1924. Current status: Synonym of Plectroglyphidodon Fowler & Ball, 1924. Pomacentridae. (Pterocyclosoma) [ref. 1438]. Neut. Glyphisodon sindonis Jordan & Evermann, 1903. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Plectroglyphidodon Fowler & Ball, 1924. Current status: Synonym of Plectroglyphidodon Fowler & Ball, 1924. Pomacentridae.

Species Plectroglyphidodon dickii (Lienard, 1839) - Dick's damselfish [=Glyphisodon dickii Liénard [F.], 1839:35, Glyphidodon unifasciatus Kner [R.] & Steindachner [F.], 1867:375 [20], Pl. 2 (fig. 3)] Notes: [Rapport Annuel sur les travaux de la Société d'Histoire Naturelle de l'Ile Maurice No. 10; ref. 17536] Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean. Current status: Valid as Plectroglyphidodon dickii (Liénard, 1839). Pomacentridae.

Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: South Africa, East Africa, Mozambique Channel, Seychelles, Madagascar and Mascarenes east to Wake Atoll, Marquesas Islands and Tuamotu Archipelago, north to southern Japan, south to Western Australia, Lord Howe Island, New Caledonia and Tonga. Habitat: marine. (unifasciatus) [Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 54 (pt 3); ref. 2640] Upolu, Samoa. Current status: Synonym of Plectroglyphidodon dickii (Liénard, 1839). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Plectroglyphidodon flaviventris Allen & Randall, 1974 - yellowbelly plectroglyphidodon [=Plectroglyphidodon flaviventris Allen [G. R.] & Randall [J. E.], 1974:44, Fig. 4] Notes: [Tropical Fish Hobbyist v. 22 (no. 9); ref. 100] Outer reef at Rangiroa, 200 meters east of Tiputa Pass, Tuamotu Archipelago, depth 30 feet. Current status: Valid as Plectroglyphidodon flaviventris Allen & Randall, 1974. Pomacentridae. Distribution: Eastern Oceania. Habitat: marine.

Species Plectroglyphidodon imparipennis (Vaillant & Sauvage, 1875) - Vaillant's damselfish [=Glyphisodon imparipennis Vaillant [L. L.] & Sauvage [H. E.], 1875:279, Oliglyphisodon caeruleomaculatus Fowler [H. W.], 1946:158, Figs. 27-28, Chromis elaphrus Jenkins [O. P.], 1903:457, Fig. 23, Abudefduf iwasakii Okada [Y.] & Ikeda [H.], 1939:170, Fig. 7, Chrysiptera prughi Fowler [H. W.], 1946:156, Figs. 23-24] Notes: [Revue et Magasin de Zoologie (Ser. 3) v. 3; ref. 17853] Honolulu, Oahu Island, Hawaiian Islands. Current status: Valid as Plectroglyphidodon imparipennis (Vaillant & Sauvage, 1875). Pomacentridae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: South Africa, East Africa, Mozambique Channel, Seychelles and Mascarenes east to Minami-tori-shima, Hawaiian Islands and Pitcairn Group, north to Ryukyu Islands, south to Western Australia, New Caledonia and Austral Islands. Habitat: marine. (caeruleomaculatus) [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 98; ref. 1456] Aguni Shima, Ryukyu Islands, Japan. Current status: Synonym of Plectroglyphidodon imparipennis (Vaillant & Sauvage, 1875). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine. (elaphrus) [Bulletin of the U. S. Fish Commission v. 22 (1902); ref. 2341] Honolulu, Oahu Island, Hawaiian Islands. Current status: Synonym of Plectroglyphidodon imparipennis (Vaillant & Sauvage, 1875). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine.

(iwasakii) [Transactions Biogeogaphical Society of Japan v. 3 (no. 2); ref. 17212] Isigaki Island, Yaeyama Islands, southern Ryukyu Islands, Japan. Current status: Synonym of Plectroglyphidodon imparipennis (Vaillant & Sauvage, 1875). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine. (prughi) [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 98; ref. 1456] Aguni Shima, Ryukyu Islands, Japan. Current status: Synonym of Plectroglyphidodon imparipennis (Vaillant & Sauvage, 1875). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Plectroglyphidodon johnstonianus Fowler & Ball, 1924 - johnstonianus damselfish [=Plectoglyphidodon johnstonianus Fowler [H. W.] & Ball [S. C.], 1924:271, Plectroglyphidodon nitidus Smith [J. L. B.], 1956:892, Pl. 21 (fig. B)] Notes: [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 76; ref. 1471] Johnston Johnston Atoll, Central Pacific. Current status: Valid as Plectroglyphidodon johnstonianus Fowler & Ball, 1924. Pomacentridae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: East Africa, Mozambique Channel, Aldabra and Mascarenes east to Hawaiian Islands and Pitcairn Group, north to Ryukyu Islands and Ogasawara Islands and Japan, south to Western Australia, Lord Howe Island, New Caledonia and Rapa. Habitat: marine. (nitidus) [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 12) v. 8 (no. 96) (art. 103); ref. 12487] Aldabra Island, western Indian Ocean. Current status: Synonym of Plectroglyphidodon johnstonianus Fowler & Ball, 1924. Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Plectroglyphidodon lacrymatus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825) - lacrymatus damselfish [=Glyphisodon lacrymatus Quoy [J. R. C.] & Gaimard [J. P.], 1825:388, Pl. 62 (fig. 7), Glyphidodon florulentus Günther [A.], 1862:49, Glyphisodon nivosus Hombron [J. B.] & Jacquinot [H.], in Jacquinot & Guichenot, 1853:50, Pl. 5 (fig. 5)] Notes: [Voyage autour du monde; ref. 3574] Guam, Mariana Islands, western Pacific. Current status: Valid as Plectroglyphidodon lacrymatus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825). Pomacentridae. Distribution: Red Sea, Indo-West Pacific: East Africa, Mozambique Channel, Madagascar and western Mascarenes to Marshall Islands and Marquesas Islands, north to Ryukyu Islands and southern Japan, south to Australia, Lord Howe Island, New Caledonia and Rapa. Habitat: marine. (florulentus) [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 4; ref. 1969] Indian Ocean. Current status: Synonym of Plectroglyphidodon lacrymatus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine.

(nivosus) [Voyage au Pôle Sud et dans l'Oceanie v. 3 (pt 2); ref. 18307] No locality. Current status: Synonym of Plectroglyphidodon lacrymatus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Plectroglyphidodon leucozonus (Bleeker, 1859) - Bleeker's plectroglyphidodon [=Glyphisdodon leucozona Bleeker [P.], 1859:338, Abudefduf atrapinna Seale [A.], 1935:367, Pl. 22 (fig. 2), Glyphidodon cingulum Klunzinger [C. B.], 1871:526, Abudefduf corneyi Jordan [D. S.] & Dickerson [M. C.], 1908:613, Fig. 5, Abudefduf melanozonatus Aoyagi [H.], 1941:234, Fig. 35, Abudefduf yamashinai Okada [Y.] & Ikeda [H.], 1937:82, Fig. 1; Pl. 3 (fig. 2)] Notes: [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 19; ref. 368] Karangbollong [Karang-Bollong Bay, on northeastern tip of Nusa Kambangan Island, 4.5 kilometers southeast to Cilacap, Jawa Tengah Province, Java, Indonesia, eastern Indian Ocean, ca. 7°45'34''S, 109°02'32''E]. Current status: Valid as Plectroglyphidodon leucozonus (Bleeker, 1859). Pomacentridae. Distribution: Red Sea, Indo-West Pacific: East Africa east to Marquesas Islands and Pitcairn Group, north to southern Japan, south to Western Australia, New South Wales (Australia), Lord Howe Island, Tonga and Austral Islands. Habitat: marine. (atrapinna) [Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences (Series 4) v. 21 (no. 27); ref. 12336] Sikaina Island, Solomon Islands. Current status: Synonym of Plectroglyphidodon leucozonus (Bleeker, 1859). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine. (cingulum) [Verhandlungen der K.-K. zoologisch-botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien v. 21; ref. 2622] Al-Qusair, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt, Red Sea. Current status: Synonym of Plectroglyphidodon leucozonus (Bleeker, 1859). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine. (corneyi) [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 34 (no. 1625); ref. 2438] Suva, Fiji Islands. Current status: Synonym of Plectroglyphidodon leucozonus (Bleeker, 1859). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine. (melanozonatus) [Biogeographica, Tokyo v. 4 (no. 1); ref. 12997] Kowan, Okinawa Island, Ryukyu Islands, Japan. Current status: Synonym of Plectroglyphidodon leucozonus (Bleeker, 1859). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine. (yamashinai) [Bulletin of the Biogeographical Society of Japan v. 7; ref. 17211] Miyako Island, Ryukyu Islands, Japan. Current status: Synonym of Plectroglyphidodon leucozonus (Bleeker, 1859). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Plectroglyphidodon phoenixensis (Schultz, 1943) - Phoenix damselfish [=Abudefduf phoenixensis Schultz [L. P.], 1943:190, Fig. 15]

Notes: [Bulletin of the United States National Museum No. 180; ref. 3957] Reef of Enderbury Island, Phoenix Islands [Kiribati Islands], western Pacific. Current status: Valid as Plectroglyphidodon phoenixensis (Schultz, 1943). Pomacentridae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: East Africa, Mazambique Channel, western Mascarenes east to Hawaiian Islands and Pitcairn Group, Christmas Island, Indonesia, north to Ryukyu Islands. Habitat: marine.

Species Plectroglyphidodon randalli Allen, 1991 - Randall's plectroglyphidodon [=Plectroglyphidodon randalli Allen [G. R.], 1991:135, 221, Fig.] Notes: [Damselfishes of the world; ref. 19344] 2 kilometers north of Flic en Flac, Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean, depth 2-3 meters. Current status: Valid as Plectroglyphidodon randalli Allen, 1991. Pomacentridae. Distribution: Southwestern Indian Ocean: Réunion and Mauritius (western Mascarenes endemic). Habitat: marine.

Species Plectroglyphidodon sagmarius Randall & Earle, 1999 - sagmarius damselfish [=Plectroglyphidodon sagmarius Randall [J. E.] & Earle [J. L.], 1999:339, Figs. 5-6] Notes: [Cybium v. 23 (no. 4); ref. 24306] Northeast of Matahumu Point, Fatu Hiva, Marquesas Islands, depth 6 meters. Current status: Valid as Plectroglyphidodon sagmarius Randall & Earle, 1999. Pomacentridae. Distribution: Marquesas Islands. Habitat: marine.

Species Plectroglyphidodon sindonis (Jordan & Evermann, 1902) - sindonis damselfish [=Glyphisodon sindonis Jordan [D. S.] & Evermann [B. W.], 1903:188] Notes: [Bulletin of the U. S. Fish Commission v. 22 (1902); ref. 2450] Honolulu, Oahu Island, Hawaiian Islands. Current status: Valid as Plectroglyphidodon sindonis (Jordan & Evermann, 1903). Pomacentridae. Distribution: Hawaiian Islands. Habitat: marine.

GENUS Pomacentrus Lacepede, 1802 - damselfishes

[=Pomacentrus Lacepède [B. G. E.], 1802:505, Lepidopomacentrus (subgenus of Pomacentrus) Allen [G. R.], 1975:39, 43, Omopomacentrus (subgenus of Pomacentrus) Fowler [H. W.], 1944:363, Parapomacentrus Bleeker [P.], 1877:65, Pseudopomacentrus (subgenus of Pomacentrus) Bleeker [P.], 1877:39] Notes: [ref. 4929]. 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]). Current status: Valid as Pomacentrus Lacepède, 1802. Pomacentridae. (Lepidopomacentrus) [ref. 97]. 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]). Current status: Synonym of Pomacentrus Lacepède, 1802. Pomacentridae. (Omopomacentrus) [ref. 1448]. Masc. Pomacentrus acapulcoensis Fowler, 1944. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Pomacentrus Lacepède, 1802 -- (Kottelat 2013:378 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Pomacentrus Lacepède, 1802. Pomacentridae. (Parapomacentrus) [ref. 454]. 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]). Current status: Synonym of Pomacentrus Lacepède, 1802. Pomacentridae. (Pseudopomacentrus) [ref. 454]. 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]). Current status: Synonym of Pomacentrus Lacepède, 1802. Pomacentridae.

Species Pomacentrus adelus Allen, 1991 - obscure damsel [=Pomacentrus adelus Allen [G. R.], 1991:136, 222, Fig.] Notes: [Damselfishes of the world; ref. 19344] Ashmore Reef, Timor Sea, depth 0-4 meters. Current status: Valid as Pomacentrus adelus Allen, 1991. Pomacentridae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Andaman Sea to Indonesia and Philippines, to New Caledonia and Australia.

Habitat: marine.

Species Pomacentrus agassizii Bliss, 1883 - Creole damsel [=Pomacentrus agassizii Bliss [R.], 1883:53] Notes: [Transactions of the Royal Society of Arts and Sciences of Mauritius (N. S.) v. 13; ref. 16966] Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean. Current status: Valid as Pomacentrus agassizii Bliss, 1883. Pomacentridae. Distribution: Southwestern Indian Ocean: Mozambique Channel, Madagascar, Réunion, Mauritius and Rodrigues (Mascarenes). Habitat: marine.

Species Pomacentrus albiaxillaris Allen et al., 2017 - albiaxillaris damselfish [=Pomacentrus albiaxillaris Allen [G. R.], Erdmann [M. V.] & Pertiwi [P. D.], 2017:51, Figs. 2-3, 4B, 5, 6A, 7B] Notes: [Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation v. 25; ref. 35154] Republic of Palau, SE of Koror, Uchelbeluu Reef, 7°16.680'N, 134°33.272'E. Current status: Valid as Pomacentrus albiaxillaris Allen, Erdmann & Pertiwi, 2017. Pomacentridae. Distribution: Palau. Habitat: marine.

Species Pomacentrus albicaudatus Baschieri-Salvadori, 1955 - whitefin damsel [=Pomacentrus albicaudatus Baschieri-Salvadori [F.], 1955:64, Pl. 4 (fig. 4)] Notes: [Rivista di Biologia Coloniale. v. 15; ref. 12129] Red Sea. Current status: Valid as Pomacentrus albicaudatus Baschieri-Salvadori, 1955. Pomacentridae. Distribution: Red Sea endemic. Habitat: marine.

Species Pomacentrus albimaculus Allen, 1975 - whitespot damsel [=Pomacentrus albimaculus Allen [G. R.], 1975:96, Pl. 4 (figs. a-b)] Notes: [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 99 (pt 2); ref. 15846] Near main wharf at Madang, New Guinea, 5°14'S, 145°45'E, depth 16 meters. Current status: Valid as Pomacentrus albimaculus Allen, 1975. Pomacentridae.

Distribution: Western Pacific: West Papau (Indonesia), Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands. Habitat: marine.

Species Pomacentrus alexanderae Evermann & Seale, 1907 - Alexander's damsel [=Pomacentrus alexanderae Evermann [B. W.] & Seale [A.], 1907:90, Fig. 17] Notes: [Bulletin of the Bureau of Fisheries v. 26 (Doc. 607) (for 1906); ref. 1285] Bacon, Sorsogon, Luzon Island, Philippines. Current status: Valid as Pomacentrus alexanderae Evermann & Seale, 1907. Pomacentridae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: South China Sea, Gulf of Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia to Philippines and north to Taiwan and the Ryukyu Islands. Habitat: marine.

Species Pomacentrus alleni Burgess, 1981 - Andaman damsel [=Pomacentrus alleni Burgess [W. E.], 1981:68, Fig.] Notes: [Tropical Fish Hobbyist v. 30 (no. 3); ref. 8180] Ko Ba Ngu Island, Similan Islands, Thailand, Andaman Sea, 8°40'N, 97°38'E. Current status: Valid as Pomacentrus alleni Burgess, 1981. Pomacentridae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean: Andaman Sea and western Indonesia. Habitat: marine.

Species Pomacentrus amboinensis Bleeker, 1868 - Ambon damsel [=Pomacentrus amboinensis Bleeker [P.], 1868:334, Pomacentrus dimidiatus Bleeker [P.], 1877:385] Notes: [Verslagen en Mededeelingen der Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen. Afdeeling Natuurkunde (Ser. 2) v. 2; ref. 425] Ambon Island, Molucca Islands, Indonesia. Current status: Valid as Pomacentrus amboinensis Bleeker, 1868. Pomacentridae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Andaman Islands to Micronesia and New Caledonia, Australia, north to Ryukyu and Ogasawara islands. Habitat: marine. (dimidiatus) [Verslagen en Mededeelingen der Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen. Afdeeling Natuurkunde (Ser. 2) v. 10; ref. 452] Timor Island, southern Malay Archipelago; Ambon Island, Molucca Islands, Indonesia. Current status: Synonym of Pomacentrus amboinensis Bleeker, 1868. Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Pomacentrus aquilus Allen & Randall, 1981 - dark damsel [=Pomacentrus aquilus Allen [G. R.] & Randall [J. E.], 1981:(7) 68, Figs. 45-47] Notes: [Israel Journal of Zoology v. 29 (nos 1/3) (for 1980); ref. 8760] Marsa el Mukabeila, fringing reef, outer reef flat, Egypt, Gulf of Aqaba, Red Sea, depth 0.5-2 meters. Current status: Valid as Pomacentrus aquilus Allen & Randall, 1981. Pomacentridae. Distribution: Red Sea, western Indian Ocean: Persian Gulf and East Africa to Madagascar. Habitat: marine.

Species Pomacentrus arabicus Allen, 1991 - Arabian damsel [=Pomacentrus arabicus Allen [G. R.], 1991:139, 223, Fig.] Notes: [Damselfishes of the world; ref. 19344] Khawr Kalbuh, Muscat, Oman, 23°37'N, 58°35'E, depth 2-6 meters. Current status: Valid as Pomacentrus arabicus Allen, 1991. Pomacentridae. Distribution: Gulf of Oman: Arabian Sea. Habitat: marine.

Species Pomacentrus armillatus Allen, 1993 - bracelet damselfish [=Pomacentrus armillatus Allen [G. R.], 1993:21, Figs. 1-2] Notes: [Revue française d'Aquariologie Herpétologie v. 20 (no. 1); ref. 20780] Bohaydulong Island, Bodgaya Islands, Sabah, Borneo, East Malaysia, about 4°35'N, 118°45'E, depth 15-20 meters. Current status: Valid as Pomacentrus armillatus Allen, 1993. Pomacentridae. Distribution: Western Pacific: northern Borneo and Philippines. Habitat: marine.

Species Pomacentrus atriaxillaris Allen, 2002 - atriaxillaris damselfish [=Pomacentrus atriaxillaris Allen [G. R.], 2002:46, Figs. 1-2] Notes: [aqua, Journal of Ichthyology and Aquatic Biology v. 6 (no. 2); ref. 26516] Marie Bank, Mitsio Islands, northwestern Madagascar, 12°56.09'S, 48°32.28'E, depth 12 meters.

Current status: Valid as Pomacentrus atriaxillaris Allen, 2002. Pomacentridae. Distribution: Western Indian Ocean: off northwestern Madagascar. Habitat: marine.

Species Pomacentrus aurifrons Allen, 2004 - yellowhead damselfish [=Pomacentrus aurifrons Allen [G. R.], 2004:3, Figs. 1-2] Notes: [Zootaxa No. 399; ref. 27383] Toiyama Island, Amphlett Group, Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea (9°18.909'S, 150°51.100'E), depth 12 meters. Current status: Valid as Pomacentrus aurifrons Allen, 2004. Pomacentridae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Papua New Guinea to Solomon Islands, Vanuatu and New Caledonia. Habitat: marine.

Species Pomacentrus auriventris Allen, 1991 - goldbelly damsel [=Pomacentrus auriventris Allen [G. R.], 1991:140, 224, Fig.] Notes: [Damselfishes of the world; ref. 19344] Flying Fish Cove, Christmas Island, Indian Ocean, about 10°29'S, 105°40'E, depth 5-10 meters. Current status: Valid as Pomacentrus auriventris Allen, 1991. Pomacentridae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Christmas Island and Palau. Habitat: marine.

Species Pomacentrus australis Allen & Robertson, 1974 - Australian damsel [=Pomacentrus australis Allen [G. R.] & Robertson [D. R.], 1974:158, Pl. 3] Notes: [Records of the Australian Museum v. 29 (no. 4); ref. 7488] Outer reef off eastern side of One Tree Island Reef, Capricorn Group, Great Barrier Reef, 23°30'S, 152°05'E, depth 16 meters. Current status: Valid as Pomacentrus australis Allen & Robertson, 1974. Pomacentridae. Distribution: Australia. Habitat: marine.

Species Pomacentrus azuremaculatus Allen, 1991 - bluespotted damsel [=Pomacentrus azuremaculatus Allen [G. R.], 1991:141, 225, Fig.]

Notes: [Damselfishes of the world; ref. 19344] 5 kilometers southeast of Phuket, off Ko Hi, Phuket Island, Thailand, 7°45'N, 98°22'E, depth 5-15 meters. Current status: Valid as Pomacentrus azuremaculatus Allen, 1991. Pomacentridae. Distribution: Indian Ocean: India and Andaman Sea to Java (Indonesia). Habitat: marine.

Species Pomacentrus baenschi Allen, 1991 - Baensch's damsel [=Pomacentrus baenschi Allen [G. R.], 1991:141, 226, Fig.] Notes: [Damselfishes of the world; ref. 19344] Kisiti Reef off Shimoni, Kenya, 4°43'S, 39°22'E, depth 1-3 meters. Current status: Valid as Pomacentrus baenschi Allen, 1991. Pomacentridae. Distribution: Western Indian Ocean. Habitat: marine.

Species Pomacentrus bankanensis Bleeker, 1854 - speckled damselfish [=Pomacentrus bankanensis Bleeker [P.], 1854:513, Pomacentrus delurus Jordan [D. S.] & Seale [A.], 1905:783, Fig. 6, Pomacentrus dorsalis Gill [T. N.], 1859:147] Notes: [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 5; ref. 5965] Bangka, Indonesia. Current status: Valid as Pomacentrus bankanensis Bleeker, 1854. Pomacentridae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Christmas Island and South China Sea to Fiji and Australia north to Ryukyu Islands. Habitat: marine. (delurus) [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 28 (no. 1407); ref. 2495] South Negros, Philippines. Current status: Synonym of Pomacentrus bankanensis Bleeker, 1854. Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine. (dorsalis) [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 11; ref. 1762] Shimoda, Japan. Current status: Synonym of Pomacentrus bankanensis Bleeker, 1854. Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Pomacentrus bellipictus Allen et al., 2018 - bellipictus damselfish [=Pomacentrus bellipictus Allen [G. R.], Erdmann [M. V.] & Hidayat [N. I.], 2018:4, Figs. 2-3, 4A] Notes: [Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation v. 30; ref. 35949] Indonesia, West Papua Province, Kokas District, off Arguni Island, Furum Islet, 2.6425°S, 132.5227°E, depth 1.5-2 meters.

Current status: Valid as Pomacentrus bellipictus Allen, Erdmann & Hidayat, 2018. Pomacentridae. Distribution: Kokas, West Papua (Indonesia). Habitat: marine.

Species Pomacentrus bintanensis Allen, 1999 - Bintan damselfish [=Pomacentrus bintanensis Allen [G. R.], 1999:103, Figs. 5B, 6] Notes: [Revue française d'Aquariologie Herpétologie v. 25 (nos 3-4) (for 1998); ref. 23870] Off Point Bintan, north coast of Bintan Island, Riau Islands, Indonesia, 1°11.21'N, 104°27.38'E, depth 6 meters. Current status: Valid as Pomacentrus bintanensis Allen, 1999. Pomacentridae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Indonesia. Habitat: marine.

Species Pomacentrus bipunctatus Allen & Randall, 2004 - bipunctatus damselfish [=Pomacentrus bipunctatus Allen [G. R.] & Randall [J. E.], 2004:77, Figs. 1-4] Notes: [aqua, Journal of Ichthyology and Aquatic Biology v. 9 (no. 2); ref. 28268] Truk Lagoon, 7°15'N, 152°02'E, north of Fefan Island, Caroline Islands, Micronedia, depth 5-6 meters. Current status: Valid as Pomacentrus bipunctatus Allen & Randall, 2004. Pomacentridae. Distribution: Western Pacific. Habitat: marine.

Species Pomacentrus brachialis Cuvier, in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1830 - charcoal damsel [=Pomacentrus brachialis Cuvier [G.], in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1830:420, Pomacentrus melanopterus Bleeker [P.], 1852:562, Pseudopomacentrus rainfordi Whitley [G. P.], 1935:236] Notes: [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 5; ref. 999] Java, Indonesia. Current status: Valid as Pomacentrus brachialis Cuvier, 1830. Pomacentridae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Indonesia to Philippines, east to New Caledonia and Fiji, Great Barrier Reef. Habitat: marine. (melanopterus) [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 3; ref. 16834] Ambon Island, Molucca Islands, Indonesia.

Current status: Synonym of Pomacentrus brachialis Cuvier, 1830. Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine. (rainfordi) [Records of the Australian Museum v. 19 (no. 4); ref. 4683] Hayman Island, Queensland, Australia. Current status: Synonym of Pomacentrus brachialis Cuvier, 1830. Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Pomacentrus burroughi Fowler, 1918 - Burrough's damsel [=Pomacentrus burroughi Fowler [H. W.], 1918:48, Fig. 19, Pomacentrus cranei Herre [A. W. C. T.], 1935:409] Notes: [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 70; ref. 1396] Philippines. Current status: Valid as Pomacentrus burroughi Fowler, 1918. Pomacentridae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Indonesia to Philippines, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands to Fiji. Habitat: marine. (cranei) [Field Museum of Natural History, Publications, Zoölogical Series v. 18 (no. 12); ref. 2109] Tenibuli, Ysabel Island, Solomon Islands. Current status: Synonym of Pomacentrus burroughi Fowler, 1918. Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Pomacentrus caeruleopunctatus Allen, 2002 - Allen's pomacentrus [=Pomacentrus caeruleopunctatus Allen [G. R.], 2002:49, Figs. 4-6] Notes: [aqua, Journal of Ichthyology and Aquatic Biology v. 6 (no. 2); ref. 26516] Marie Bank, Mitsio Islands, northwestern Madagascar, 12°56.09'S, 48°32.28'E, depth 7-10 meters. Current status: Valid as Pomacentrus caeruleopunctatus Allen, 2002. Pomacentridae. Distribution: Western Indian Ocean: Madagascar. Habitat: marine.

Species Pomacentrus caeruleus Quoy & Gaimard, 1825 - caerulean damsel [=Pomacentrus caeruleus Quoy [J. R. C.] & Gaimard [J. P.], 1825:397, Pl. 64 (fig. 2), Pomacentrus caeruleoluteus Liénard [F.], in Sauvage, 1891:430, Pomacentrus pulcherrimus Smith [J. L. B.], 1960:344, Pl. 28 (fig. A), Notes: [Voyage autour du monde; ref. 3574] Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean. Current status: Valid as Pomacentrus caeruleus Quoy & Gaimard, 1825. Pomacentridae. Distribution: Western Indian Ocean: South Africa, East Africa, Mozambique Channel, Seychelles, Madagascar and Mascarenes east to Maldives. Habitat: marine.

(caeruleoluteus) [Histoire physique, naturelle et politique de Madagascar; ref. 14503] Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean. Current status: Synonym of Pomacentrus caeruleus Quoy & Gaimard, 1825. Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine. (pulcherrimus) [Ichthyological Bulletin, Department of Ichthyology, Rhodes University No. 19; ref. 11949] Pinda, Mozambique, western Indian Ocean. Current status: Synonym of Pomacentrus caeruleus Quoy & Gaimard, 1825. Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Pomacentrus callainus Randall, 2002 - callainus damselfish [=Pomacentrus callainus Randall [J. E.], 2002:169, Figs. 1-2] Notes: [aqua, Journal of Ichthyology and Aquatic Biology v. 5 (no. 4); ref. 26194] Hakaumama'o Reef, Tongatapu, Tonga, depth 3 meters. Current status: Valid as Pomacentrus callainus Randall, 2002. Pomacentridae. Distribution: Western Pacific. Habitat: marine.

Species Pomacentrus cheraphilus Allen et al., 2011 - cheraphilus damsel [=Pomacentrus cheraphilus Allen [G. R.], Erdmann [M. V.] & Hilomen [V. V.], 2011:36, Figs. 1-3] Notes: [aqua, International Journal of Ichthyology v. 17 (no 1); ref. 31134] East Brunei Patches, 5°01.215'N, 114°43.892'E, Brunei, depth 12-15 meters. Current status: Valid as Pomacentrus cheraphilus Allen, Erdmann & Hilomen, 2011. Pomacentridae. Distribution: Brunei and Philippines. Habitat: marine.

Species Pomacentrus chrysurus Cuvier, in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1830 - whitetail damsel [=Pomacentrus chrysurus Cuvier [G.] (ex Broussonet), in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1830:423, Pomacentrus flavicauda Whitley [G. P.], 1928:297, Fig. 1, Pomacentrus hogoleuensis Hombron [J. B.] & Jacquinot [H.], in Jacquinot & Guichenot, 1853:47, Pl. 5 (fig. 3), Glyphidodon luteocaudatus Saville-Kent [W.], 1893:368, Color Pl. 16 (fig. 11), Pomacentrus rhodonotus Bleeker [P.], 1853:282] Notes: [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 5; ref. 999] South Seas. Current status: Valid as Pomacentrus chrysurus Cuvier, 1830. Pomacentridae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Maldives and Sri Lanka to Palau and New Caledonia, Australia to Japan. Habitat: marine.

(flavicauda) [Records of the Australian Museum v. 16 (no. 6); ref. 4663] North-west Islet, Capricorn Group, Queensland, Australia. Current status: Synonym of Pomacentrus chrysurus Cuvier, 1830. Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine. (hogoleuensis) [Voyage au Pôle Sud et dans l'Oceanie v. 3 (pt 2); ref. 18307] Hogolen, Caroline Islands. Current status: Synonym of Pomacentrus chrysurus Cuvier, 1830. Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine. (luteocaudatus) [The Great Barrier Reef of Australia; its products and potentialites; ref. 13269] Queensland, Australia. Current status: Synonym of Pomacentrus chrysurus Cuvier, 1830. Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine. (rhodonotus) [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 4; ref. 12580] Cauer, Sumatra, Indonesia. Current status: Synonym of Pomacentrus chrysurus Cuvier, 1830. Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Pomacentrus coelestis Jordan & Starks, 1901 - neon damselfish [=Pomacentrus coelestis Jordan [D. S.] & Starks [E. C.], 1901:383, Pl. 21] Notes: [Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences (Series 3) v. 2 (nos 7-8); ref. 2523] Wakanoura, Kii Province, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan, Inland Sea. Current status: Valid as Pomacentrus coelestis Jordan & Starks, 1901. Pomacentridae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Christmas Island and South China Sea to the Line Islands and French Polynesia, Australia to Japan and Ogasawara Islands. Habitat: marine.

Species Pomacentrus colini Allen, 1991 - Colin's damsel [=Pomacentrus colini Allen [G. R.], 1991:146, 227, Fig.] Notes: [Damselfishes of the world; ref. 19344] Motupore Island, off Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, depth 13-16 meters. Current status: Valid as Pomacentrus colini Allen, 1991. Pomacentridae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Papua New Guinea. Habitat: marine.

Species Pomacentrus cuneatus Allen, 1991 - wedgespot damsel [=Pomacentrus cuneatus Allen [G. R.], 1991:146, 228, Fig.] Notes: [Damselfishes of the world; ref. 19344] Ambon Island, off Poka village in Ambon Bay, Molucca Islands, Indonesia, depth 2 meters.

Current status: Valid as Pomacentrus cuneatus Allen, 1991. Pomacentridae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Singapore and Indonesia. Habitat: marine.

Species Pomacentrus emarginatus Cuvier, 1829 - outer-reef damsel [=Pomacentrus emarginatus Cuvier [G.], 1829:179] Notes: [Le Règne Animal (Edition 2) v. 2; ref. 995] No locality. Current status: Valid as Pomacentrus emarginatus Cuvier, 1829. Pomacentridae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Palau and new Guinea. Habitat: marine.

Species Pomacentrus exilis Allen & Emery, 1973 - exilis damselfish [=Pomacentrus exilis Allen [G. R.] & Emery [A. R.], 1973:565, Fig. 1] Notes: [Copeia 1973 (no. 3); ref. 18898] Piis Island, Truk Group, eastern Caroline Islands, depth 30 feet. Current status: Valid as Pomachromis exilis (Allen & Emery, 1973). Pomacentridae. Distribution: Western Pacific. Habitat: marine.

Species Pomacentrus fakfakensis Allen & Erdmann, 2009 - Fakfak damselfish [=Pomacentrus fakfakensis Allen [G. R.] & Erdmann [M. V.], 2009:123, Figs. 2-3] Notes: [Records of the Western Australian Museum v. 25 (pt 2); ref. 30681] Karawatu Island, 4°01.803'S. 133°27.711'E, Papua Barat Province, Indonesia, depth 4-5 meters. Current status: Valid as Pomacentrus fakfakensis Allen & Erdmann, 2009. Pomacentridae. Distribution: West Papua (Indonesia). Habitat: marine.

Species Pomacentrus flavioculus Allen et al., 2017 - flavioculus damselfish [=Pomacentrus flavioculus Allen [G. R.], Erdmann [M. V.] & Pertiwi [P. D.], 2017:24, Figs. 1-2, 4A]

Notes: [Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation v. 28; ref. 35605] Fiji, Lau Archipelago, Vatoa Island, 19°48'S, 178°15'W. Current status: Valid as Pomacentrus flavioculus Allen, Erdmann & Pertiwi, 2017. Pomacentridae. Distribution: Fiji and Tonga. Habitat: marine.

Species Pomacentrus flavoaxillaris Allen et al., 2017 - flavoaxillaris damselfish [=Pomacentrus flavoaxillaris Allen [G. R.], Erdmann [M. V.] & Pertiwi [P. D.], 2017:59, Figs. 4C, 6B, 7C, 9-11] Notes: [Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation v. 25; ref. 35154] Federated States of Micronesia, Pohnpei, Ant Atoll, pinnacle reef in SE part of lagoon, 6°46.104'N, 157°59.767'E, depth 8-10 meters. Current status: Valid as Pomacentrus flavoaxillaris Allen, Erdmann & Pertiwi, 2017. Pomacentridae. Distribution: Federated States of Micronesia. Habitat: marine.

Species Pomacentrus geminospilus Allen, 1993 - Sabah damsel [=Pomacentrus geminospilus Allen [G. R.], 1993:23, Figs. 3-4] Notes: [Revue française d'Aquariologie Herpétologie v. 20 (no. 1); ref. 20780] Pass between Bodgaya and Bohaydulong Islands, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia, about 4°34'N, 118°46'E, depth 10-12 meters. Current status: Valid as Pomacentrus geminospilus Allen, 1993. Pomacentridae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Malaysia and Philippines. Habitat: marine.

Species Pomacentrus grammorhynchus Fowler, 1918 - bluespot damsel [=Pomacentrus grammorhynchus Fowler [H. W.], 1918:44, Fig. 17] Notes: [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 70; ref. 1396] Philippines. Current status: Valid as Pomacentrus grammorhynchus Fowler, 1918. Pomacentridae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: South China Sea to New Caledonia, Australia and north to Taiwan. Habitat: marine.

Species Pomacentrus imitator Whitley, 1964 - imitator damsel [=Pseudopomacentrus imitator Whitley [G. P.], 1964:175, Fig. 9] Notes: [Records of the Australian Museum v. 26 (no. 5); ref. 3772] Lihou Atoll, Coral Sea. Current status: Valid as Pomacentrus imitator (Whitley, 1964). Pomacentridae. Distribution: Western Pacific. Habitat: marine.

Species Pomacentrus indicus Allen, 1991 - Indian damsel [=Pomacentrus indicus Allen [G. R.], 1991:148, 229, Fig.] Notes: [Damselfishes of the world; ref. 19344] Villingili Island, North Male Atoll, Maldives, Indian Ocean, 4°10'S, 73°30'E, depth 2-15 meters. Current status: Valid as Pomacentrus indicus Allen, 1991. Pomacentridae. Distribution: Indian Ocean. Habitat: marine.

Species Pomacentrus javanicus Allen, 1991 - Java damsel [=Pomacentrus javanicus Allen [G. R.], 1991:148, 230, Fig.] Notes: [Damselfishes of the world; ref. 19344] Pulau Putri, Seribu Islands Indonesia, depth 12 meters. Current status: Valid as Pomacentrus javanicus Allen, 1991. Pomacentridae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Java Sea. Habitat: marine.

Species Pomacentrus komodoensis Allen, 1999 - Komodo damselfish [=Pomacentrus komodoensis Allen [G. R.], 1999:101, Figs. 3-4] Notes: [Revue française d'Aquariologie Herpétologie v. 25 (nos 3-4) (for 1998); ref. 23870] Northwestern corner of large rocky island off southern end of Komodo Island, Indonesia, about 8°44'S, 119°25'E, depth 3-4 meters. Current status: Valid as Pomacentrus komodoensis Allen, 1999. Pomacentridae. Distribution: Indonesia.

Habitat: marine.

Species Pomacentrus lepidogenys Fowler & Bean, 1928 - scaly damsel [=Pomacentrus lepidogenys Fowler [H. W.] & Bean [B. A.], 1928:98, Pl. 8] Notes: [Bulletin of the United States National Museum No. 100, v. 7; ref. 1475] Ligpo Point, Balayan Bay, Philippines. Current status: Valid as Pomacentrus lepidogenys Fowler & Bean, 1928. Pomacentridae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Andaman Sea to Palau, Australia, Vanuatu and New Caledonia. Habitat: marine.

Species Pomacentrus leptus Allen & Randall, 1981 - slender damsel [=Pomacentrus leptus Allen [G. R.] & Randall [J. E.], 1981:(7) 74, Figs. 48-49] Notes: [Israel Journal of Zoology v. 29 (nos 1/3) (for 1980); ref. 8760] Towartit Reef complex, 19 kilometers south of Port Sudan, Sudan, Red Sea, depth 2-3 meters. Current status: Valid as Pomacentrus leptus Allen & Randall, 1981. Pomacentridae. Distribution: Red Sea, western Indian Ocean: East Africa, Gulf of Aden, Gulf of Oman. Habitat: marine.

Species Pomacentrus limosus Allen, 1992 - muddy damsel [=Pomacentrus limosus Allen [G. R.], 1992:691, Fig. 1] Notes: [Records of the Western Australian Museum v. 15 (pt 4); ref. 20891] Churchill Reef, 15°31'S, 123°17'E, Western Australia, depth 8.9-8.5 meters. Current status: Valid as Pomacentrus limosus Allen, 1992. Pomacentridae. Distribution: Australia: Western Australia. Habitat: marine.

Species Pomacentrus littoralis Cuvier, in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1830 - smoky damsel [=Pomacentrus littoralis Cuvier [G.] (ex Kuhl & van Hasselt), in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1830:425] Notes: [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 5; ref. 999] Java, Indonesia. Current status: Valid as Pomacentrus littoralis Cuvier, 1830. Pomacentridae.

Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Gulf of Thailand, South China Sea, Singapore to Indonesia, Philippines, and Australia. Habitat: marine.

Species Pomacentrus maafu Allen & Drew, 2012 - Maafu damselfish [=Pomacentrus maafu Allen [G. R.] & Drew [J. A.], 2012:173, Figs. 1-3] Notes: [aqua, International Journal of Ichthyology v. 18 (no. 3); ref. 32095] Dravuni Island, 18.758°S, 178.520°E, Great Astrolabe Reef, Viti Levu, Fiji, depth 3-10 meters. Current status: Valid as Pomacentrus maafu Allen & Drew, 2012. Pomacentridae. Distribution: Fiji and Tonga. Habitat: marine.

Species Pomacentrus magniseptus Allen et al., 2017 - magiseptus damselfish [=Pomacentrus magniseptus Allen [G. R.], Erdmann [M. V.] & Pertiwi [P. D.], 2017:64, Figs. 6C, 12-13] Notes: [Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation v. 25; ref. 35154] Great Barrier Reef, northern corner of Escape Reef, Queensland, Australia, approximately 15°50'S, 145°50'E, depth 3-6 meters. Current status: Valid as Pomacentrus magniseptus Allen, Erdmann & Pertiwi, 2017. Pomacentridae. Distribution: Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia. Habitat: marine.

Species Pomacentrus melanochir Bleeker, 1877 - Indonesian damsel [=Pomacentrus melanochir Bleeker [P.], 1877:384] Notes: [Verslagen en Mededeelingen der Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen. Afdeeling Natuurkunde (Ser. 2) v. 10; ref. 452] Bali, Flores, Timor, and Ambon Island, Molucca Islands, Indonesia. Current status: Valid as Pomacentrus melanochir Bleeker, 1877. Pomacentridae. Distribution: Indonesia and Philippines. Habitat: marine.

Species Pomacentrus micronesicus Liu et al., 2014 - Micronesian damselfish

[=Pomacentrus micronesicus Liu [S.-Y.], Ho [H.-C.] & Dai [C.-F.], 2014:3, 1F, 2, 3] Notes: [Zoological Studies v. 52 (no. 6); ref. 32931] Kwajalen Atoll, Marshall Islands, 9°11'02.87"N, 167°25'04.88"E, depth 5-10 meters. Current status: Valid as Pomacentrus micronesicus Liu, Ho & Dai, 2014. Pomacentridae. Distribution: Kwajalen Atoll, Marshall Islands. Habitat: marine.

Species Pomacentrus microspilus Allen & Randall, 2005 - microspoilus damselfish [=Pomacentrus microspilus Allen [G. R.] & Randall [J. E.], 2005] Notes: [aqua, Journal of Ichthyology and Aquatic Biology v. 10 (no. 3); ref. 28411] Nananu-I-Ra Bay, 17°15.475'N, 178°08.68'E, Viti Levu, Fiji, depth 4-8 meters. Current status: Valid as Pomacentrus microspilus Allen & Randall, 2005. Pomacentridae. Distribution: Fiji. Habitat: marine.

Species Pomacentrus milleri Taylor, 1964 - Miller's damselfish [=Pomacentrus milleri Taylor [W. R.], 1964:261, Pl. 60] Notes: [Fishes of Arnhem Land v. 4; ref. 3498] Coral reef at Yirrkalla, station M48-21, near Cape Arnhem, Northern Territory, Australia. Current status: Valid as Pomacentrus milleri Taylor, 1964. Pomacentridae. Distribution: Australia. Habitat: marine.

Species Pomacentrus moluccensis Bleeker, 1853 - lemon damsel [=Pomacentrus moluccensis Bleeker [P.], 1853:118, Pomacentrus popei Evermann [B. W.] & Seale [A.], 1907:90, Fig. 16, Pomacentrus sufflavus Whitley [G. P.], 1927:18, Pl. 1 (fig. 3)] Notes: [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 4; ref. 16900] Ambon and Ternate, Molucca Islands, Indonesia. Current status: Valid as Pomacentrus moluccensis Bleeker, 1853. Pomacentridae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Andaman Sea to Great Barrier Reef, to New Caledonia and Micronesia, north to Ryukyu Islands. Habitat: marine.

(popei) [Bulletin of the Bureau of Fisheries v. 26 (Doc. 607) (for 1906); ref. 1285] Bacon, Sorsogon, Philippines. Current status: Synonym of Pomacentrus moluccensis Bleeker, 1853. Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine. (sufflavus) [Records of the Australian Museum v. 16 (no. 1); ref. 15829] Michaelmas Cay, Great Barrier Reef, off Cairns, Queensland, Australia. Current status: Synonym of Pomacentrus moluccensis Bleeker, 1853. Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Pomacentrus nagasakiensis Tanaka, 1917 - Nagasaki damsel [=Pomacentrus nagasakiensis Tanaka [S.], 1917:9, Pomacentrus arenarius Allen [G. R.], 1987:9, Fig. 1, Pomacentrus caudovittatus Schmidt [P. J.], 1931:64, Pl. 4 (fig. 2)] Notes: [Dobutsugaku Zasshi = Zoological Magazine Tokyo v. 29 (no. 339); ref. 4329] Fish market in Nagasaki, Japan. Current status: Valid as Pomacentrus nagasakiensis Tanaka, 1917. Pomacentridae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Maldives and Sri Lanka to Palau, New Caledonia and Australia, to Japan and Ogasawara Islands. Habitat: marine. (arenarius) [Memoirs of the Museum of Victoria v. 48 (no. 1); ref. 17639] Escape Reef, Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia, 15°50'S, 145°50'E, depth 15 meters. Current status: Synonym of Pomacentrus nagasakiensis Tanaka, 1917. Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine. (caudovittatus) [Transactions of the Pacific Committee of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR. v. 1; ref. 3937] Kominato, Amami-Oshima Island, Ryukyu Islands, Japan. Current status: Synonym of Pomacentrus nagasakiensis Tanaka, 1917. Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Pomacentrus nigriradiatus Allen et al., 2017 - nigriradiatus damselfish [=Pomacentrus nigriradiatus Allen [G. R.], Erdmann [M. V.] & Pertiwi [P. D.], 2017:68, Figs. 4D, 6D, 14-15] Notes: [Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation v. 25; ref. 35154] Upolu Island, off Lotofaga, Samoa, 14°01.034'S, 171°50.644'W, depth 12-15 meters. Current status: Valid as Pomacentrus nigriradiatus Allen, Erdmann & Pertiwi, 2017. Pomacentridae. Distribution: New Caledonia to American Samoa. Habitat: marine.

Species Pomacentrus nigromanus Weber, 1913 - goldback damsel [=Pomacentrus nigromanus Weber [M.], 1913:338, Fig. 72] Notes: [Die Fische der Siboga-Expedition; ref. 4602] Ambon Island, Molucca Islands, Indonesia, Siboga station 231. Current status: Valid as Pomacentrus nigromanus Weber, 1913. Pomacentridae.

Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: northwestern Australia and Northern Territory (Australia), Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu to Palau. Habitat: marine.

Species Pomacentrus nigromarginatus Allen, 1973 - blackmargined damsel [=Pomacentrus nigromarginatus Allen [G. R.], 1973:38, Fig. 3] Notes: [Australian Zoologist v. 18 (pt 1); ref. 95] Outer reef slope off northern end of Kranket Island, about 3 nautical miles north of Madang, New Guinea, 5°11'24"S, 145°50'54"E, depth 35 meters. Current status: Valid as Pomacentrus nigromarginatus Allen, 1973. Pomacentridae. Distribution: Western Pacific: South China Sea to Australia north to Ryukyu Islands. Habitat: marine.

Species Pomacentrus opisthostigma Fowler, 1918 - brown damsel [=Pomacentrus opisthostigma Fowler [H. W.], 1918:51, Fig. 20] Notes: [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 70; ref. 1396] Philippines. Current status: Valid as Pomacentrus opisthostigma Fowler, 1918. Pomacentridae. Distribution: Western Pacific: eastern Indonesia, Philippines and Papua New Guinea. Habitat: marine.

Species Pomacentrus pavo (Bloch, 1787) - sapphire damsel [=Chaetodon pavo Bloch [M. E.], 1787:60, Pl. 198 (fig. 1), Holocentrus diacanthus Lacepède [B. G. E.], 1802:333, 372, Pomacentrus furcatus Thiollière [V. J. de l'I.], in Montrouzier, 1857:479 [201], Pomacentrus hainanensis Wang [K. F.], 1941:94, Pomacentrus notatus De Vis [C. W.], 1884:451, Pomacentrus pavoninus Bleeker [P.], 1853:85, Pomacentrus polynema Bleeker [P.], 1853:283, Pomacentrus suvarovensis Stead [D. G.], 1907:4, Pl. 1] Notes: [Naturgeschichte der ausländischen Fische v. 3; ref. 468] East Indies. Current status: Valid as Pomacentrus pavo (Bloch, 1787). Pomacentridae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: East Africa, Mozambique Channel, Mauritius (Mascarenes) east to Marshall Islands, Gilbert Islands (Kiribati), Marquesas Islands and Tuamotu Archipelago, north to Kerama Islands (southern Japan), south to Western Australia, Lord Howe Islands,

Norfolk Island and Tonga. Habitat: marine. (diacanthus) [Histoire naturelle des poissons (Lacepéde) v. 4; ref. 4929] Current status: Synonym of Pomacentrus pavo (Bloch, 1787). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine. (furcatus) [Annales de la Société d'Agriculture, Histoire Naturelle et Arts Utiles de Lyon (sér. 2) v. 8 (1856); ref. 17789] Woodlark Island, South Pacific. Current status: Synonym of Pomacentrus pavo (Bloch, 1787). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine. (hainanensis) [Contributions from the Biological Laboratory of the Science Society of China. (Zoological Series) v. 15 (no. 6); ref. 4583] Hainan Island, China. Current status: Synonym of Pomacentrus pavo (Bloch, 1787). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine. (notatus) [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 8 (pt 4); ref. 1089] New Britain Island, Bismarck Archipelago. Current status: Synonym of Pomacentrus pavo (Bloch, 1787). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine. (pavoninus) [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 5; ref. 16911] Lawajong, Solor Island, Indonesia. Current status: Synonym of Pomacentrus pavo (Bloch, 1787). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine. (polynema) [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 4; ref. 12580] Priaman, Sumatra, Indonesia. Current status: Synonym of Pomacentrus pavo (Bloch, 1787). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine. (suvarovensis) [Deptment Fish. N. S. W.; ref. 15178] Survarow Islands, southwestern Pacific. Current status: Synonym of Pomacentrus pavo (Bloch, 1787). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Pomacentrus philippinus Evermann & Seale, 1907 - Philippine damsel [=Pomacentrus philippinus Evermann [B. W.] & Seale [A.], 1907:91, Fig. 18] Notes: [Bulletin of the Bureau of Fisheries v. 26 (Doc. 607) (for 1906); ref. 1285] Bacon, Sorsogon, Philippines. Current status: Valid as Pomacentrus philippinus Evermann & Seale, 1907. Pomacentridae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Maldives and Andaman Sea to Solomon Islands, Australia, north to Ryukyu Islands. Habitat: marine.

Species Pomacentrus pikei Bliss, 1883 - blacklip damsel [=Pomacentrus pikei Bliss [R.], 1883:54] Notes: [Transactions of the Royal Society of Arts and Sciences of Mauritius (N. S.) v. 13; ref. 16966] Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean.

Current status: Valid as Pomacentrus pikei Bliss, 1883. Pomacentridae. Distribution: Southwestern Indian Ocean: Réunion, Mauritius and Rodrigues (Mascarenes endemic). Habitat: marine.

Species Pomacentrus polyspinus Allen, 1991 - Thai damsel [=Pomacentrus polyspinus Allen [G. R.], 1991:155, 230, Fig.] Notes: [Damselfishes of the world; ref. 19344] Ko Hi Island off Phuket, Thailand, 7°45'N, 98°22'E, depth 4-8 meters. Current status: Valid as Pomacentrus polyspinus Allen, 1991. Pomacentridae. Distribution: Anadaman Sea: off Phuket Island, Thailand. Habitat: marine.

Species Pomacentrus proteus Allen, 1991 - Colombo damsel [=Pomacentrus proteus Allen [G. R.], 1991:156, 231, Fig.] Notes: [Damselfishes of the world; ref. 19344] Colombo, near Kinross Swimming Club, Sri Lanka, 6°58'N, 79°52'E, depth 3-10 meters. Current status: Valid as Pomacentrus proteus Allen, 1991. Pomacentridae. Distribution: Indian Ocean: Sri Lanka and East Andaman Sea. Habitat: marine.

Species Pomacentrus reidi Fowler & Bean, 1928 - Reid's damsel [=Pomacentrus reidi Fowler [H. W.] & Bean [B. A.], 1928:99, Pl. 9] Notes: [Bulletin of the United States National Museum No. 100, v. 7; ref. 1475] Tataan Island, Tawi Tawi Islands, Philippines. Current status: Valid as Pomacentrus reidi Fowler & Bean, 1928. Pomacentridae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Eastern Indonesia, Philippines, Palau, Papua New Guinea to Vanuatu and New Caledonia, Australia. Habitat: marine.

Species Pomacentrus rodriguesensis Allen & Wright, 2003 - Rodriguez damselfish [=Pomacentrus rodriguesensis Allen [G. R.] & Wright [J. E.], 2003:134, Figs. 1-3] Notes: [aqua, Journal of Ichthyology and Aquatic Biology v. 7 (no. 4); ref. 27247] Grand Pate, Rodrigues Island, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean,

19°39'16"S, 63°25'28"E, depth 9 meters. Current status: Valid as Pomacentrus rodriguesensis Allen & Wright, 2003. Pomacentridae. Distribution: Southwestern Indian Ocean: Rodrigues (Mascarenes endemic). Habitat: marine.

Species Pomacentrus saksonoi Allen, 1995 - Anton's damsel [=Pomacentrus saksonoi Allen [G. R.], 1995:88, Fig. 4] Notes: [Revue française d'Aquariologie Herpétologie v. 21 (nos 3-4) (1994); ref. 21616] West side of Pulau Junnkung, Seribu Islands, Indonesia, about 5°34'S, 106°31'E, depth 12-15 meters. Current status: Valid as Pomacentrus saksonoi Allen, 1995. Pomacentridae. Distribution: Java Sea and Sulawesi (Indonesia). Habitat: marine.

Species Pomacentrus similis Allen, 1991 - similar damsel [=Pomacentrus similis Allen [G. R.], 1991:157, 232, Fig.] Notes: [Damselfishes of the world; ref. 19344] Trincomalee, Sri Lanka, about 8°30'N, 81°06'E, depth 3 meters. Current status: Valid as Pomacentrus similis Allen, 1991. Pomacentridae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Sri Lanka, Anadaman Sea and Indonesia. Habitat: marine.

Species Pomacentrus simsiang Bleeker, 1856 - blueback damsel [=Pomacentrus simsiang Bleeker [P.], 1856:90, Pomacentrus hebardi Fowler [H. W.], 1918:46, Fig. 18, Pomacentrus tropicus Seale [A.], 1910:517, Pl. 12 (fig. 1)] Notes: [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 11; ref. 16856] Jakarta, Java, Indonesia. Current status: Valid as Pomacentrus simsiang Bleeker, 1856. Pomacentridae. Distribution: Western Pacific.: Indonesia, Philippines, Papua New Guinea east to Micronesia. Habitat: marine. (hebardi) [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 70; ref. 1396] Philippines.

Current status: Synonym of Pomacentrus simsiang Bleeker, 1856. Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine. (tropicus) [The Philippine Journal of Science Section A v. 4 (no. 6) (for 1909); ref. 4000] Sitanki Island, Jolo Archipelago, Philippines. Current status: Synonym of Pomacentrus simsiang Bleeker, 1856. Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Pomacentrus smithi Fowler & Bean, 1928 - Smith's damsel [=Pomacentrus smithi Fowler [H. W.] & Bean [B. A.], 1928:75, Pl. 7] Notes: [Bulletin of the United States National Museum No. 100, v. 7; ref. 1475] Biri Channel, Balicuatro Island, Philippines. Current status: Valid as Pomacentrus smithi Fowler & Bean, 1928. Pomacentridae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Indonesia to Philippines. Habitat: marine.

Species Pomacentrus spilotoceps Randall, 2002 - pilotoceps damselfish [=Pomacentrus spilotoceps Randall [J. E.], 2002:174, Figs. 4-5] Notes: [aqua, Journal of Ichthyology and Aquatic Biology v. 5 (no. 4); ref. 26194] Hakaumama'o Reef, Tongatapu, Tonga, depth 3 meters. Current status: Valid as Pomacentrus spilotoceps Randall, 2002. Pomacentridae. Distribution: Western Pacific. Habitat: marine.

Species Pomacentrus stigma Fowler & Bean, 1928 - blackspot damsel [=Pomacentrus stigma Fowler [H. W.] & Bean [B. A.], 1928:100, Pl. 10, Pomacentrus tablasensis Montalban [H. R.], 1928:72, Pl. 14 (fig. 2)] Notes: [Bulletin of the United States National Museum No. 100, v. 7; ref. 1475] Romblon Harbor, Philippines. Current status: Valid as Pomacentrus stigma Fowler & Bean, 1928. Pomacentridae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Brunei, Malaysia, Indonesia and Philippines. Habitat: marine. (tablasensis) [Monographs, Bureau of Science of the Phillipines No. 24 (1927); ref. 15801] Tablas, Romblon Province, Philippines. Current status: Synonym of Pomacentrus stigma Fowler & Bean, 1928. Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Pomacentrus sulfureus Klunzinger, 1871 - sulphur damsel [=Pomacentrus sulfureus Klunzinger [C. B.], 1871:521, Pomacentrus grandidieri Steindachner [F.], 1891:174, Pomacentrus scintillans Smith [J. L. B.], 1955:895, Pl. 20 (fig. A)] Notes: [Verhandlungen der K.-K. zoologisch-botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien v. 21; ref. 2622] Al-Qusair, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt, Red Sea. Current status: Valid as Pomacentrus sulfureus Klunzinger, 1871. Pomacentridae. Distribution: Red Sea, western Indian Ocean: East Africa and Seychelles, Comores, Madagascar and Mauritius (Mascarenes) east to Chagos Archipelago. Habitat: marine. (grandidieri) [Anzeiger der Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien v. 28; ref. 12571] Madagascar. Current status: Synonym of Pomacentrus sulfureus Klunzinger, 1871. Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine. (scintillans) [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 12) v. 8 (no. 96) (art. 103); ref. 12487] Zanzibar, Tanzania, western Indian Ocean. Current status: Synonym of Pomacentrus sulfureus Klunzinger, 1871. Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Pomacentrus taeniometopon Bleeker, 1852 - brackish damsel [=Pomacentrus taeniometopon Bleeker [P.], 1852:283] Notes: [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 3; ref. 16825] Wahai, northern Ceram, Indonesia. Current status: Valid as Pomacentrus taeniometopon Bleeker, 1852. Pomacentridae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Indonesia, Philippines, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Palau, north to Taiwan and Ryukyu Islands. Habitat: brackish, marine.

Species Pomacentrus trichrourus Gunther, in Playfair & Gunther, 1867 - paletail damsel [=Pomacentrus trichrourus Günther [A.], in Playfair & Günther, 1867:146, Pl. 17 (fig. 5)] Notes: [The fishes of Zanzibar; ref. 3490] Zanzibar, Tanzania, western Indian Ocean. Current status: Valid as Pomacentrus trichrourus Günther, 1867. Pomacentridae. Distribution: Red Sea, western Indian Ocean: East Africa south to Sodwana Bay (South Africa), east to Madagascar and Mascarenes. Habitat: marine.

Species Pomacentrus trilineatus Cuvier, in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1830 - threeline damsel

[=Pomacentrus trilineatus Cuvier [G.] (ex Ehrenberg), in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1830:428, Pomacentrus biocellatus Rüppell [W. P. E. S.], 1838:127, Pl. 31 (fig. 3)] Notes: [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 5; ref. 999] Red Sea; Molucca Islands, Indonesia. Current status: Valid as Pomacentrus trilineatus Cuvier, 1830. Pomacentridae. Distribution: Red Sea, western Indian Ocean: East Africa to Madagascar. Habitat: marine. (biocellatus) [Neue Wirbelthiere zu der Fauna von Abyssinien gehörig. Fische des Rothen Meeres; ref. 3844] Massawa, Eritrea, Red Sea. Current status: Synonym of Pomacentrus trilineatus Cuvier, 1830. Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Pomacentrus tripunctatus Cuvier, in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1830 - threespot damsel [=Pomacentrus tripunctatus Cuvier [G.], in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1830:421, Pomacentrus bilineatus Castelnau [F. L.], 1873:89, Pomacentrus elongatus Seale [A.], 1910:518, Pl. 12 (fig. 2), Pristotis fuscus Bleeker [P.], 1849:9, Pomacentrus katunko Bleeker [P.], 1852:169, Pomacentrus macleayi Whitley [G. P.], 1928:221, Pomacentrus montrouzieri Thiollière [V. J. de l'I.], in Montrouzier, 1857:478 [200], Pomacentrus obscurus Alleyne [H. G.] & Macleay [W.], 1877:343, Pl. 15 (fig. 2), Pomacentrus punctatolineatus Cartier [O.], 1874:98, Pomacentrus vanicolensis Cuvier [G.], in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1830:421] Notes: [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 5; ref. 999] Vanikoro Island, Santa Cruz Islands, southwestern Pacific. Current status: Valid as Pomacentrus tripunctatus Cuvier, 1830. Pomacentridae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Sri Lanka and India to Vanuatu and New Caledonia, Australia, north to Yaeyama Islands. Habitat: marine. (bilineatus) [Proceedings of the Zoological and Acclimatisation Society of Victoria, Melbourne v. 2; ref. 758] Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia. Current status: Synonym of Pomacentrus tripunctatus Cuvier, 1830. Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine. (elongatus) [The Philippine Journal of Science Section A v. 4 (no. 6) (for 1909); ref. 4000] Limbones Cove at entrance to Manila Bay, Luzon Island, Philippines. Current status: Synonym of Pomacentrus tripunctatus Cuvier, 1830. Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine. (fuscus) [Verhandelingen van het Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen. v. 22 [7]; ref. 321] Boleling, northern Bali, Indonesia. Current status: Synonym of Pomacentrus tripunctatus Cuvier, 1830. Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine. (katunko) [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 3; ref. 16835] Kupang, Timor Island, southern Malay Archipelago.

Current status: Synonym of Pomacentrus tripunctatus Cuvier, 1830. Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine. (macleayi) [Records of the Australian Museum v. 16 (no. 4); ref. 4661] Torres Strait, Queensland, Australia. Current status: Synonym of Pomacentrus tripunctatus Cuvier, 1830. Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine. (montrouzieri) [Annales de la Société d'Agriculture, Histoire Naturelle et Arts Utiles de Lyon (sér. 2) v. 8 (1856); ref. 17789] Woodlark Island, South Pacific. Current status: Synonym of Pomacentrus tripunctatus Cuvier, 1830. Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine. (obscurus) [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 1 (pts 3-4); ref. 101] Torres Strait, Queensland, Australia. Current status: Synonym of Pomacentrus tripunctatus Cuvier, 1830. Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine. (punctatolineatus) [Verhandlungen der Physikalisch-medizinischen Gesellschaft zu Würzburg, N. S. v. 5; ref. 17974] Bohol, Philippines. Current status: Synonym of Pomacentrus tripunctatus Cuvier, 1830. Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine. (vanicolensis) [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 5; ref. 999] Vanikoro Island, Santa Cruz Islands, southwestern Pacific. Current status: Synonym of Pomacentrus tripunctatus Cuvier, 1830. Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Pomacentrus vaiuli Jordan & Seale, 1906 - ocellate damselfish [=Pomacentrus vaiuli Jordan [D. S.] & Seale [A.], 1906:280, Pl. 40 (fig. 2)] Notes: [Bulletin of the Bureau of Fisheries v. 25 (for 1905); ref. 2497] Samoa. Current status: Valid as Pomacentrus vaiuli Jordan & Seale, 1906. Pomacentridae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: South China Sea to Micronesia and Samoa, Great Barrier Reef and Western Australia and north to Japan. Habitat: brackish, marine.

Species Pomacentrus wardi Whitley, 1927 - Ward's damsel [=Pomacentrus wardi Whitley [G. P.], 1927:301, Fig.] Notes: [Records of the Australian Museum v. 15 (no. 5); ref. 4662] Heron Island, Capricorn Group, Queensland, Australia. Current status: Valid as Pomacentrus wardi Whitley, 1927. Pomacentridae. Distribution: Eastern Australia. Habitat: marine.

Species Pomacentrus xanthosternus Allen, 1991 - yellowbreasted damsel [=Pomacentrus xanthosternus Allen [G. R.], 1991:163, 233, Fig.]

Notes: [Damselfishes of the world; ref. 19344] Pulau Putri, Seribu Islands Java Sea, Indonesia, depth 2-3 meters. Current status: Valid as Pomacentrus xanthosternus Allen, 1991. Pomacentridae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Myanmar, Thailand and Indonesia. Habitat: marine.

Species Pomacentrus yoshii Allen & Randall, 2004 - Yoshi's damselfish [=Pomacentrus yoshii Allen [G. R.] & Randall [J. E.], 2004:83, Figs. 7-8] Notes: [aqua, Journal of Ichthyology and Aquatic Biology v. 9 (no. 2); ref. 28268] Outer reel slope off Calalen Islet, Majuro Atoll, Caroline Islands, depth 10-15 meters. Current status: Valid as Pomacentrus yoshii Allen & Randall, 2004. Pomacentridae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Caroline Islands. Habitat: marine.

GENUS Pomachromis Allen & Randall, 1974 - damselfishes [=Pomachromis Allen [G. R.] & Randall [J. E.], 1974:45] Notes: [ref. 100]. 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]). Current status: Valid as Pomachromis Allen & Randall, 1974. Pomacentridae.

Species Pomachromis exilis (Allen & Emery, 1973) - exilis reef damsel [=Pomacentrus exilis Allen [G. R.] & Emery [A. R.], 1973:565, Fig. 1] Notes: [Copeia 1973 (no. 3); ref. 18898] Piis Island, Truk Group, eastern Caroline Islands, depth 30 feet. Current status: Valid as Pomachromis exilis (Allen & Emery, 1973). Pomacentridae. Distribution: Western Pacific. Habitat: marine.

Species Pomachromis fuscidorsalis Allen & Randall, 1974 - fuscidorsalis reef damselfish [=Pomachromis fuscidorsalis Allen [G. R.] & Randall [J. E.], 1974:48, Fig. 5]

Notes: [Tropical Fish Hobbyist v. 22 (no. 9); ref. 100] Teavaraa Pass, Papara, Tahiti, Society Islands, depth 20 feet. Current status: Valid as Pomachromis fuscidorsalis Allen & Randall, 1974. Pomacentridae. Distribution: Eastern Oceania. Habitat: marine.

Species Pomachromis guamensis Allen & Larson, 1975 - Guam reef damsel [=Pomachromis guamensis Allen [G. R.] & Larson [H. K.], 1975:(123) 124, Fig. 1] Notes: [Micronesica v. 11 (no. 1); ref. 8004] Off Tanguisson Point, Guam, Mariana Islands, western Pacific, depth 35 feet. Current status: Valid as Pomachromis guamensis Allen & Larson, 1975. Pomacentridae. Distribution: Western Pacific. Habitat: marine.

Species Pomachromis richardsoni (Snyder, 1909) - Richardson's reef damsel [=Abudefduf richardsoni Snyder [J. O.], 1909:600] Notes: [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 36 (no. 1688); ref. 4151] Naha, Okinawa Island, Ryukyu Islands, Japan. Current status: Valid as Pomachromis richardsoni (Snyder, 1909). Pomacentridae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: western Mascarenes east to Samoa and Tonga, north to Ryukyu Islands and southern Japan, south to Queensland (Australia) and Loyalty Islands (New Caledonia) to Samoa. Habitat: marine.

GENUS Premnas Cuvier, 1816 - spinecheeked anemonefishes, maroon clownfishes [=Premnas Cuvier [G.], 1816:345, Prochilus Klein [J. T.], 1775:1043, Prochilus Walbaum [J. J.] (ex Klein), 1792:586, Prochilus Bleeker [P.] (ex Klein), 1864:185] Notes: [ref. 993]. 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]). Current status: Valid as Premnas Cuvier, 1816. Pomacentridae. (Prochilus K) [ref. 2618]. Masc. Not available, published in a work that does not conform to the principle of binominal nomenclature.

•In the synonymy of Premnas Cuvier, 1816. Current status: Synonym of Premnas Cuvier, 1816. Pomacentridae. (Prochilus W) [ref. 4572]. 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 Premnas Cuvier, 1816 (first species), and several labrid genera. Current status: Synonym of Premnas Cuvier, 1816. Pomacentridae. (Prochilus B) [ref. 414]. 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 Premnas Cuvier, 1816. Current status: Synonym of Premnas Cuvier, 1816. Pomacentridae.

Species Premnas biaculeatus (Bloch, 1790) - maroon clownfish [=Chaetodon biaculeatus Bloch [M. E.], 1790:11, Pl. 219 (fig. 2), Sargus ensifer Gronow [L. T.], in Gray, 1854:66, Premnas epigrammata Fowler [H. W.], 1904:532, Pl. 19 (lower right fig.), Premnas gibbosus Castelnau [F. L.], 1875:34, Perca koelreuteri Walbaum [J. J.], 1792:343, Premnas semicinctus Cuvier [G.], in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1830:409, Pl. 133 (fig. 1), Holocentrus sonnerat Lacepède [B. G. E.], 1802:344, 389, Perca trifasciata Walbaum [J. J.], 1792:354, Lutianus trifasciatus Schneider [J. G.], in Bloch & Schneider, 1801:568, Premnas trifasciatus Cuvier [G.], in Guérin-Méneville, 1828:no page number, Livraison 13, Premnas trifasciatus Cuvier [G.], in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1830:405, Premnas unicolor Cuvier [G.], in Guérin-Méneville, 1828:no page number, Livraison 13, Premnas unicolor Cuvier [G.], 1829:179] Notes: [Naturgeschichte der ausländischen Fische v. 4; ref. 469] East Indies. Current status: Valid as Premnas biaculeatus (Bloch, 1790). Pomacentridae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Andaman Sea, Indonesia, South China Sea to Philippines and Papua New Guinea, Great Barrier Reef, to Solomon Islands and Vanuatu. Habitat: marine. (ensifer) [Catalogue of fish collected and described by Laurence Theodore Gronow; ref. 1911] Indian Ocean. Current status: Synonym of Premnas biaculeatus (Bloch, 1790). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine. (epigrammata) [Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia. Second series. v. 12 (pt 4); ref. 1367] Padang, Sumatra, Indonesia. Current status: Synonym of Premnas biaculeatus (Bloch, 1790). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine.

(gibbosus) [Researches on the fishes of Australia No. 2; ref. 768] Cape York, Queensland, Australia. Current status: Synonym of Premnas biaculeatus (Bloch, 1790). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine. (koelreuteri) [Petri Artedi sueci genera piscium Part 3; ref. 4572] No locality stated. Current status: Synonym of Premnas biaculeatus (Bloch, 1790). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine. (semicinctus) [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 5; ref. 999] No locality. Current status: Synonym of Premnas biaculeatus (Bloch, 1790). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine. (sonnerat) [Histoire naturelle des poissons (Lacepéde) v. 4; ref. 4929] Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean. Current status: Synonym of Premnas biaculeatus (Bloch, 1790). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine. (trifasciata) [Petri Artedi sueci genera piscium Part 3; ref. 4572] No locality stated. Current status: Synonym of Premnas biaculeatus (Bloch, 1790). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine. (trifasciatus S) [M. E. Blochii, Systema Ichthyologiae; ref. 471] Current status: Synonym of Premnas biaculeatus (Bloch, 1790). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine. (trifasciatus C in C) [Planches de Seba v. 3; ref. 29508] Current status: Synonym of Premnas biaculeatus (Bloch, 1790). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine. (trifasciatus C in G) [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 5; ref. 999] Banda and Java, Indonesia. Current status: Synonym of Premnas biaculeatus (Bloch, 1790). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine. (unicolor C in G) [Planches de Seba v. 3; ref. 29508] Current status: Synonym of Premnas biaculeatus (Bloch, 1790). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine. (unicolor C) [Le Règne Animal (Edition 2) v. 2; ref. 995] No locality. Current status: Synonym of Premnas biaculeatus (Bloch, 1790). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine.

GENUS Pristotis Ruppell, 1838 - damselfishes [=Pristotis Rüppell [W. P. E. S.], 1838:128, Daya Bleeker [P.], 1877:71] Notes: [ref. 3844]. 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]). Current status: Valid as Pristotis Rüppell, 1838. Pomacentridae. (Daya) [ref. 454]. Fem. Pomacentrus jerdoni Day, 1873. Type by monotypy. •Synonym of Pristotis Rüppell, 1838 -- (Allen 1975:227 [ref. 97], Shen & Chan 1978:211 [ref. 6945]). Current status: Synonym of Pristotis Rüppell, 1838. Pomacentridae.

Species Pristotis cyanostigma Ruppell, 1838 - Ruppell's damselfish [=Pristotis cyanostigma Rüppell [W. P. E. S.], 1838:128, Pl. 31 (fig. 5), Pristotis coeruleopunctatus Rüppell [W. P. E. S.], 1838:129, Pl. 31 (fig. 5)] Notes: [Neue Wirbelthiere zu der Fauna von Abyssinien gehörig. Fische des Rothen Meeres; ref. 3844] Massawa, Eritrea, Red Sea. Current status: Valid as Pristotis cyanostigma Rüppell, 1838. Pomacentridae. Distribution: Gulf of Aden (northwestern Indian Ocean) and Red Sea. Habitat: marine. (coeruleopunctatus) [Neue Wirbelthiere zu der Fauna von Abyssinien gehörig. Fische des Rothen Meeres; ref. 3844] Massawa, Eritrea, Red Sea. Current status: Synonym of Pristotis cyanostigma Rüppell, 1838. Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Pristotis obtusirostris (Gunther, 1862) - Gunther's pristotis [=Pomacentrus obtusirostris Günther [A.], 1862:24, Pomacentrus dolii Macleay [W.], 1881:65, Pl. 1 (fig. 1), Daya jerdoni var. fusca McCulloch [A. R.], 1921:171, Pl. 9 (fig. 2), Pomacentrus jerdoni Day [F.], 1873:237, Pristotis judithae Tyler [J. C.], 1966:1, Fig. 1, Chromis virescens Ogilby [J. D.], 1922:303, Pl. 19 (fig. 3)] Notes: [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 4; ref. 1969] No locality stated. Current status: Valid as Pristotis obtusirostris (Günther, 1862). Pomacentridae. Distribution: Red Sea, Indo-West Pacific: Persian Gulf India east to Philippines and New Guinea, north to Ryukyu Islands, south to Western Australia, Queensland (Australia) and New Caledonia. Habitat: marine. (dolii) [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 6 (pt 1); ref. 4931] Port Jackson, New South Wales, Australia. Current status: Synonym of Pristotis obtusirostris (Günther, 1862). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine. (fusca) [Memoirs of the Queensland Museum v. 7; ref. 15318] Southern Queensland, Australia. Current status: Synonym of Pristotis obtusirostris (Günther, 1862). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine. (jerdoni) [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1873 (pt 1); ref. 18824] Madras, India. Current status: Synonym of Pristotis obtusirostris (Günther, 1862). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine. (judithae) [Notulae Naturae (Philadelphia) No. 393; ref. 9085] Off northern tip of Maché Island, Seychelles, depth 60 feet. Current status: Synonym of Pristotis obtusirostris (Günther, 1862). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine.

(virescens) [Memoirs of the Queensland Museum v. 7; ref. 15359] Hervey Bay, southern Queensland, Australia. Current status: Synonym of Pristotis obtusirostris (Günther, 1862). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine.

GENUS Similiparma Hensley, 1986 - damselfishes [=Similiparma Hensley [D. A.], 1986:858] Notes: [Copeia 1986 (no. 4); ref. 5734] 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). Current status: Valid as Similiparma Hensley, 1986. Pomacentridae.

Species Similiparma hermani (Steindachner, 1887) - Cape damsel [=Glyphidodon (Parma) hermani Steindachner [F.], 1887:230] Notes: [Anzeiger der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Wien, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 24 (no. 19) (for 21 July 1887); ref. 18911] Coasts of Cape Verde Islands. Current status: Valid as Similiparma hermani (Steindachner, 1887). Pomacentridae. Distribution: Eastern Atlantic: Cape Verde Islands. Habitat: marine.

Species Similiparma lurida (Cuvier, in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1830) - Canary damsel [=Glyphisodon luridus Cuvier [G.], in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1830:475, Chaetodonton luridi Gmelin [J. F.], 1789:1269, Chaetodon luridus Cuvier [G.] (ex Solander), in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1830:475] Notes: [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 5; ref. 999] Madeira. Current status: Valid as Similiparma lurida (Cuvier, 1830). Pomacentridae. Distribution: Eastern Atlantic. Habitat: marine. (luridi) [Caroli a Linné ... Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae v. 1 (pt 3); ref. 18139] Current status: Synonym of Similiparma lurida (Cuvier, 1830). Pomacentridae.

(luridus) [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 5; ref. 999] Madeira. Current status: Synonym of Similiparma lurida (Cuvier, 1830). Pomacentridae.

GENUS Stegastes Jenyns, 1840 - damselfishes, gregorys, majors [=Stegastes Jenyns [L.], 1840:62, Brachypomacentrus (subgenus of Eupomacentrus) Bleeker [P.], 1877:73, Eupomacentrus Bleeker [P.], 1877:73] Notes: [ref. 2344]. 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]). Current status: Valid as Stegastes Jenyns, 1840. Pomacentridae. (Brachypomacentrus) [ref. 454]. Masc. Pomacentrus albifasciatus Schlegel & Müller, 1839. Type by monotypy in subgenus. Also appeared in Bleeker 1877:40 [ref. 453]. •Synonym of Stegastes Jenyns, 1840 -- (Shen & Chan 1978:220 [ref. 6945]). Current status: Synonym of Stegastes Jenyns, 1840. Pomacentridae. (Eupomacentrus) [ref. 454]. Masc. Pomacentrus lividus 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]). Current status: Synonym of Stegastes Jenyns, 1840. Pomacentridae.

Species Stegastes acapulcoensis (Fowler, 1944) - Acapulco damselfish [=Pomacentrus acapulcoensis Fowler [H. W.], 1944:363, Figs. 222-223, Abudefduf nigripinnis Borodin [N. A.], 1928:26, Pl. 3 (fig. 2)] Notes: [Monographs of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia No. 6; ref. 1448] Acapulco, Mexico. Current status: Valid as Stegastes acapulcoensis (Fowler, 1944). Pomacentridae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific. Habitat: marine. (nigripinnis) [Bulletin Vanderbilt Oceanographic Museum v. 1 (art. 1); ref. 526] Galápagos Islands. Current status: Synonym of Stegastes acapulcoensis (Fowler, 1944). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Stegastes adustus (Troschel, in Muller, 1865) - Troschel's damselfish [=Pomacentrus adustus Troschel [F. H.], in Müller, 1865:633 (v. 3), Pomacentrus dorsopunicans Poey [F.], 1868:328, Pomacentrus obscuratus Poey [F.], 1876:143 [101], Eupomacentrus rubridorsalis Beebe [W.] & Hollister [G.], 1933:85, Fig. 16] Notes: [Reisen in den Vereinigten Staaten, Canada und Mexico; ref. 14184] (Caribbean) Mexico. Current status: Valid as Stegastes adustus (Troschel, 1865). Pomacentridae. Distribution: Western Atlantic. Habitat: marine. (dorsopunicans) [Repertorio Fisico-Natural de la Isla de Cuba v. 2; ref. 3505] Havana, Cuba. Current status: Synonym of Stegastes adustus (Troschel, 1865). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine. (obscuratus) [Anales de la Sociedad Española de Historia Natural, Madrid v. 5; ref. 3510] Havana, Cuba. Current status: Synonym of Stegastes adustus (Troschel, 1865). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine. (rubridorsalis) [Zoologica, Scientific Contributions of the New York Zoological Society v. 12 (no. 9); ref. 16100] Chatham Bay, Union Island, Grenadines, British West Indies. Current status: Synonym of Stegastes adustus (Troschel, 1865). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Stegastes albifasciatus (Schlegel & Muller, 1840) - Schlegel's damselfish [=Pomacentrus albifasciatus Schlegel [H.] & Müller [S.], 1840:21, Pomacentrus eclipticus Jordan [D. S.] & Seale [A.], 1906:282, Fig. 50, Pomacentrus leucopleura Bleeker [P.], 1854:85] Notes: [Verhandelingen over de natuurlijke geschiedenis der Nederlandsche overzeesche bezittingen / door de Leden der Natuurkundige Commissie in Indië en andere schrijvers; uitgegeven ... door C. J. Temminck Temminck. Zoologie, No. 2; ref. 18698] Northeastern coast of Sulawesi, Indonesia. Current status: Valid as Stegastes albifasciatus (Schlegel & Müller, 1840). Pomacentridae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Aldabra, Saint Brandon's Shoals and Mascarenes east to Wake Atoll, Line Islands and Tuamotu Archipelago, south to Western Australia, New Caledonia and Tonga. Habitat: marine. (eclipticus) [Bulletin of the Bureau of Fisheries v. 25 (for 1905); ref. 2497] Apia, Upolu Island, Samoa. Current status: Synonym of Stegastes albifasciatus (Schlegel & Müller, 1840). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine. (leucopleura) [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 7; ref. 16939] Ulakan, Sumatra, Indonesia. Current status: Synonym of Stegastes albifasciatus (Schlegel & Müller, 1840). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Stegastes altus (Okada & Ikeda, 1937) - Okada's damselfish [=Pomacentrus altus Okada [Y.] & Ikeda [H.], 1937:87, Fig. 3; Pl. 4 (fig. 1)] Notes: [Bulletin of the Biogeographical Society of Japan v. 7; ref. 17211] Kowan, Okinawa Island, Okinawa Prefecture, Ryukyu Islands, Japan. Current status: Valid as Stegastes altus (Okada & Ikeda, 1937). Pomacentridae. Distribution: Western North Pacific. Habitat: marine.

Species Stegastes apicalis (De Vis, 1885) - De Vis' stegastes [=Pomacentrus apicalis De Vis [C. W.], 1885:874] Notes: [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 9 (pt 4); ref. 1091] Great Barrier Reef, Australia. Current status: Valid as Stegastes apicalis (De Vis, 1885). Pomacentridae. Distribution: Western Pacific. Habitat: marine.

Species Stegastes arcifrons (Heller & Snodgrass, 1903) - Heller's stegastes [=Pomacentrus arcifrons Heller [E.] & Snodgrass [R. E.], 1903:202, Pl. 7] Notes: [Proceedings of the Washington Academy of Science. v. 5; ref. 2089] Barrington Island, Galápagos Islands. Current status: Valid as Stegastes arcifrons (Heller & Snodgrass, 1903). Pomacentridae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific. Habitat: marine.

Species Stegastes aureus (Fowler, 1927) - golden stegastes [=Pomacentrus aureus Fowler [H. W.], 1927:22, Fig. 3] Notes: [Bulletin of the Bernice P. Bishop Museum. No. 38; ref. 15785] Howland Island, central Pacific. Current status: Valid as Stegastes aureus (Fowler, 1927). Pomacentridae. Distribution: Western Pacific. Habitat: marine.

Species Stegastes baldwini Allen & Woods, 1980 - Baldwin's stegastes [=Stegastes baldwini Allen [G. R.] & Woods [L. P.], 1980:183, Fig. 7] Notes: [Records of the Western Australian Museum v. 8 (pt 2); ref. 6919] Clipperton Island, about 10°18'N, 109°13'W, about 0-1.5 kilometers north of wreck on east side of island, eastern Pacific. Current status: Valid as Stegastes baldwini Allen & Woods, 1980. Pomacentridae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific. Habitat: marine.

Species Stegastes beebei (Nichols, 1924) - Beebe's stegastes [=Eupomacentrus beebei Nichols [J. T.], 1924:63] Notes: [Zoologica, Scientific Contributions of the New York Zoological Society v. 5 (no. 4); ref. 15460] Eden, Indefatigable [Santa Cruz] Island, Galápagos Islands. Current status: Valid as Stegastes beebei (Nichols, 1924). Pomacentridae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific. Habitat: marine.

Species Stegastes diencaeus (Jordan & Rutter, 1897) - dienacaeus damselfish [=Eupomacentrus diencaeus Jordan [D. S.] & Rutter [C. M.], 1897:116, Eupomacentrus mellis Emery [A. R.] & Burgess [W. E.], 1974:880, Figs. 1, 2A, 4A] Notes: [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 49; ref. 10644] Kingston, Jamaica. Current status: Valid as Stegastes diencaeus (Jordan & Rutter, 1897). Pomacentridae. Distribution: Western Atlantic. Habitat: marine. (mellis) [Copeia 1974 (no. 4); ref. 7500] 0.2 kilometers southwest of Alligator Reef Light, Florida Keys, U.S.A., depth 7 meters. Current status: Synonym of Stegastes diencaeus (Jordan & Rutter, 1897). Pomacentridae. Distribution: Western Atlantic. Habitat: marine.

Species Stegastes emeryi (Allen & Randall, 1974) - Emery's stegastes [=Eupomacentrus emeryi Allen [G. R.] & Randall [J. E.], 1974:37, Fig. 1]

Notes: [Tropical Fish Hobbyist v. 22 (no. 9); ref. 100] Off Christian's Point, Pitcairn Island, depth 40-60 feet. Current status: Valid as Stegastes emeryi (Allen & Randall, 1974). Pomacentridae. Distribution: Eastern Oceania. Habitat: marine.

Species Stegastes fasciolatus (Ogilby, 1889) - Ogilby's stegastes [=Pomacentrus fasciolatus Ogilby [J. D.], 1889:64, Pomacentrus atrilabiatus Fowler [H. W.], 1946:146, Figs. 15-16, Pomacentrus inornatus Jordan [D. S.] & Seale [A.], 1906:281, Pomacentrus jenkinsi Jordan [D. S.] & Evermann [B. W.], 1903:189, Pseudopomacentrus navalis Whitley [G. P.], 1964:174, Fig. 8, Pomacentrus niomatus De Vis [C. W.], 1884:451, Eupomacentrus paschalis Whitley [G. P.], 1929:225, Pomacentrus vanderbilti Fowler [H. W.], 1941:263, Fig. 14] Notes: [Memoirs of the Australian Museum, Sydney No. 2 (art. no. 3); ref. 18489] Lord Howe Island, southwestern Pacific. Current status: Valid as Stegastes fasciolatus (Ogilby, 1889). Pomacentridae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Coral Sea, New Caledonia, Lord Howe Island, Norfolk Island and Kermadec Islands east to Hawaiian Islands and Easter Island, north to southern Japan, Ryukyu Islands and Wake Atoll, south to Tonga and Rapa. Habitat: marine. (atrilabiatus) [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 98; ref. 1456] Aguni Shima, Ryukyu Islands, Japan. Current status: Synonym of Stegastes fasciolatus (Ogilby, 1889). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine. (inornatus) [Bulletin of the Bureau of Fisheries v. 25 (for 1905); ref. 2497] Current status: Synonym of Stegastes fasciolatus (Ogilby, 1889). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine. (jenkinsi) [Bulletin of the U. S. Fish Commission v. 22 (1902); ref. 2450] Hawaiian Islands. Current status: Synonym of Stegastes fasciolatus (Ogilby, 1889). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine. (navalis) [Records of the Australian Museum v. 26 (no. 5); ref. 3772] Kenn Reef, Coral Sea [Queensland, Australia, southwestern Pacific]. Current status: Synonym of Stegastes fasciolatus (Ogilby, 1889). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine. (niomatus) [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 8 (pt 4); ref. 1089] Probably South Sea islands. Current status: Synonym of Stegastes fasciolatus (Ogilby, 1889). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine. (paschalis) [Memoirs of the Queensland Museum v. 9 (pt 3); ref. 4666] Easter Island [southeastern Pacific]. Current status: Synonym of Stegastes fasciolatus (Ogilby, 1889). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine.

(vanderbilti) [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 93; ref. 1438] Waianae, Oahu Island, Hawaiian Islands. Current status: Synonym of Stegastes fasciolatus (Ogilby, 1889). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Stegastes flavilatus (Gill, 1862) - beaubrummel [=Pomacentrus flavilatus Gill [T. N.], 1862:148, Pomacentrus gilli Gilbert [C. H.] & Starks [E. C.], 1904:141, Pl. 22 (fig. 44)] Notes: [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 14 (nos 3-4); ref. 1662] Cape San Lucas, Baja California, Mexico. Current status: Valid as Stegastes flavilatus (Gill, 1862). Pomacentridae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific. Habitat: marine. (gilli) [Memoirs of the California Academy of Sciences v. 4; ref. 1639] Panama. Current status: Synonym of Stegastes flavilatus (Gill, 1862). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Stegastes fuscus (Cuvier, in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1830) - dusky damselfish [=Pomacentrus fuscus Cuvier [G.], in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1830:432, Stegastes trindadensis Gasparini [J. L.], Moura [R. L. de] & Sazima [I.], 1999:5, Figs. 2-3] Notes: [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 5; ref. 999] Brazil. Current status: Valid as Stegastes fuscus (Cuvier, 1830). Pomacentridae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: Brazil. Habitat: marine. (trindadensis) [Boletim do Museu de Biologia Mello Leitão (Nova sér.) No. 10; ref. 24182] Trindade, Martin Vaz Islands, off southeastern Brazil, South Atlantic, 20°31'S, 29°19'W. Current status: Synonym of Stegastes fuscus (Cuvier, 1830). Pomacentridae. Distribution: Off southeastern Brazil. Habitat: marine.

Species Stegastes gascoynei (Whitley, 1964) - Coral Sea gregory [=Psuedopomacentrus gascoynei Whitley [G. P.], 1964:173, Fig. 7] Notes: [Records of the Australian Museum v. 26 (no. 5); ref. 3772] Kenn Reef, Coral Sea. Current status: Valid as Stegastes gascoynei (Whitley, 1964). Pomacentridae. Distribution: Western Pacific.

Habitat: marine.

Species Stegastes imbricatus Jenyns, 1840 - Jenyns' stegastes [=Stegastes imbricatus Jenyns [L.], 1840:63, 165, Pl. 9 (fig. 2)] Notes: [The zoology of the voyage of H. M. S. Beagle; ref. 2344] Quail Island, Porto Praya, Cape Verde Islands. Current status: Valid as Stegastes imbricatus Jenyns, 1840. Pomacentridae. Distribution: Eastern Atlantic: Senegal to Angola, including offshore islands. Habitat: marine.

Species Stegastes insularis Allen & Emery, 1985 - insular stegastes [=Stegastes insularis Allen [G. R.] & Emery [A. R.], 1985:19, Pl. 2 (figs. F, G)] Notes: [Indo-Pacific Fishes No. 3; ref. 5236] Off Ethel Beach, Christmas Island, eastern Indian Ocean, depth 3-6 meters. Current status: Valid as Stegastes insularis Allen & Emery, 1985. Pomacentridae. Distribution: Christmas Islands (Indian Ocean), Marcus Island (northwestern Pacific), Japan and Taiwan. Habitat: marine.

Species Stegastes leucorus (Gilbert, 1892) - Gilbert's stegastes [=Pomacentrus leucorus Gilbert [C. H.], 1892:554, Pomacentrus elaimelas Fowler [H. W.], 1944:381, Figs. 225-227] Notes: [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 14 (no. 880); ref. 1626] Socorro Island, Revillagigedo Islands, off western Mexico. Current status: Valid as Stegastes leucorus (Gilbert, 1892). Pomacentridae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific. Habitat: marine. (elaimelas) [Monographs of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia No. 6; ref. 1448] Mazatlán, Sinaloa, western Mexico. Current status: Synonym of Stegastes leucorus (Gilbert, 1892). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Stegastes leucostictus (Muller & Troschel, in Schomburgk, 1848) - Muller's stegastes [=Pomacentrus leucostictus Müller [J.] & Troschel [F. H.], in Schomburgk, 1848:674 [18], Pomacentrus analis Poey [F.], 1868:327, Pomacentrus atrocyaneus Poey [F.], 1860:190, Pomacentrus caudalis Poey [F.], 1868:328,

Eupomacentrus nepenthe Nichols [J. T.], 1921:1, Fig. 1] Notes: [The history of Barbados; comprising a geographical description of the island and an account of its geology and natural productions.; ref. 17812] Barbados, West Indies. Current status: Valid as Stegastes leucostictus (Müller & Troschel, 1848). Pomacentridae. Distribution: Western Atlantic. Habitat: marine. (analis) [Repertorio Fisico-Natural de la Isla de Cuba v. 2; ref. 3505] Havana, Cuba. Current status: Synonym of Stegastes leucostictus (Müller & Troschel, 1848). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine. (atrocyaneus) [Memorias sobre la historia natural de la Isla de Cuba v. 2; ref. 3499] Havana, Cuba. Current status: Synonym of Stegastes leucostictus (Müller & Troschel, 1848). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine. (caudalis) [Repertorio Fisico-Natural de la Isla de Cuba v. 2; ref. 3505] Havana, Cuba. Current status: Synonym of Stegastes leucostictus (Müller & Troschel, 1848). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine. (nepenthe) [American Museum Novitates No. 26; ref. 15321] Berry Islands, Bahamas, in rock pools. Current status: Synonym of Stegastes leucostictus (Müller & Troschel, 1848). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Stegastes limbatus (Cuvier, in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1830) - limbatus damselfish [=Glyphisodon limbatus Cuvier [G.], in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1830:477, Pomacentrus ater Liénard [F.], in Sauvage, 1891:428, Pomacentrus madagascariensis Sauvage [H.-E.], 1882:174, Pomacentrus pristiger Valenciennes [A.], in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1833:506] Notes: [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 5; ref. 999] Réunion, western Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean. Current status: Valid as Stegastes limbatus (Cuvier, 1830). Pomacentridae. Distribution: Southwestern Indian Ocean: Madagascar; Réunion, Mauritius and Rodrigues (Mascarenes). Habitat: marine. (ater) [Histoire physique, naturelle et politique de Madagascar; ref. 14503] Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean. Current status: Synonym of Stegastes limbatus (Cuvier, 1830). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine. (madagascariensis) [Bulletin de la Société philomathique de Paris (7th Série) v. 6; ref. 3894] Madagascar. Current status: Synonym of Stegastes limbatus (Cuvier, 1830). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine. (pristiger) [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 9; ref. 1002] Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean.

Current status: Synonym of Stegastes limbatus (Cuvier, 1830). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Stegastes lividus (Forster, in Bloch & Schneider, 1801) - lividus damselfish [=Chaetodon lividus Forster [J. R.], in Bloch & Schneider, 1801:235, Stegastes robertsoni Randall [J. E.], 2001:103, Figs. 7-9, Pomacentrus vitianus Sauvage [H.-E.], 1879:206] Notes: [M. E. Blochii, Systema Ichthyologiae; ref. 471] Tahuata, Marquesas Is, southern Pacific. Current status: Valid as Stegastes lividus (Forster, 1801). Pomacentridae. Distribution: South Pacific: Marquesas Islands [other records are Stegastes punctatus on ref. 28077]. Habitat: marine. (robertsoni) [Copeia 2001 (no. 1); ref. 25124] Taiohae Bay, west side at head of bay, Nuku Hiva, Marquesas Islands, depth 5 meters. Current status: Synonym of Stegastes lividus (Forster, 1801). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine. (vitianus) [Bulletin de la Société philomathique de Paris (7th Série) v. 3; ref. 13259] Fiji Islands. Current status: Synonym of Stegastes lividus (Forster, 1801). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Stegastes lubbocki Allen & Smith, 1992 - Lubbock's stegastes [=Stegastes lubbocki Allen [G. R.] & Smith [K. N.], 1992:114, Fig. 1] Notes: [Records of the Western Australian Museum v. 16 (pt 1); ref. 20889] Pratt Point, Ascension Island, eastern Atlantic, 7°57'S, 14°22'W. Current status: Valid as Stegastes lubbocki Allen & Smith, 1992. Pomacentridae. Distribution: Ascension Island. Habitat: marine.

Species Stegastes luteobrunneus (Smith, 1960) - Smith's stegastes [=Pomacentrus luteobrunneus Smith [J. L. B.], 1960:343, Pls. 26 (fig. F), 27 (fig. F), Pomacentrus craticulus Smith [J. L. B.], 1965:31, Pl. 7 (fig. B)] Notes: [Ichthyological Bulletin, Department of Ichthyology, Rhodes University No. 19; ref. 11949] Aldabra Island, Seychelles, western Indian Ocean. Current status: Valid as Stegastes luteobrunneus (Smith, 1960). Pomacentridae. Distribution: Indian Ocean: Gulf of Aden, East Africa, Durban (South Africa), Mozambique channel, Madagascar Channel, Madagascar and Mascarenes east to Cocos-Keeling Islands.

Habitat: marine. (craticulus) [Occasional Papers of the Department of Ichthyology, Rhodes University No. 4; ref. 9256] Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, southwestern Indian Ocean, depth 2-3 fathoms. Current status: Synonym of Stegastes luteobrunneus (Smith, 1960). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Stegastes marginatus (Jenkins, 1901) - marginated damselfish [=Eupomacentrus marginatus Jenkins [O. P.], 1901:391, Fig. 5] Notes: [Bulletin of the U. S. Fish Commission v. 19 (1899); ref. 2340] Honolulu, Oahu Island, Hawaiian Islands. Current status: Valid as Stegastes marginatus (Jenkins, 1901). Pomacentridae. Distribution: Hawaiian Islands. Habitat: marine.

Species Stegastes nigricans (Lacepede, 1802) - Lacepede's stegastes [=Holocentrus nigricans Lacepède [B. G. E.] (ex Commerson), 1802:332, 367, Pomacentrus nigripinnis Bliss [R.], in Gudger, 1929:525, Pomacentrus scolopseus Quoy [J. R. C.] & Gaimard [J. P.], 1825:398, Pomacentrus scolopsis Günther [A.], 1862:28, Pomacentrus subniger De Vis [C. W.], 1885:873, Pomacentrus taeniops Cuvier [G.], in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1830:423, Abudefduf tamaii Aoyagi [H.], 1941:230, Fig. 33] Notes: [Histoire naturelle des poissons (Lacepéde) v. 4; ref. 4929] No locality stated [probably Mauritius, southwestern Indian Ocean]. Current status: Valid as Stegastes nigricans (Lacepède, 1802). Pomacentridae. Distribution: Red Sea, Indo-West Pacific: East Africa, Mozambique Channel, Madagascar and Mascarenes east to Tuamotu Archipelago, north to Ryukyu Islands and Wake Atoll, south to Western Australia, New Caledonia and Tonga. Habitat: marine. (nigripinnis) [Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History v. 58 (art. 9); ref. 11187] Current status: Synonym of Stegastes nigricans (Lacepède, 1802). Pomacentridae. (scolopseus) [Voyage autour du monde; ref. 3574] Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean. Current status: Synonym of Stegastes nigricans (Lacepède, 1802). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine. (scolopsis) [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 4; ref. 1969] Current status: Synonym of Stegastes nigricans (Lacepède, 1802). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine.

(subniger) [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 9 (pt 4); ref. 1091] Cardwell, Queensland, Australia. Current status: Synonym of Stegastes nigricans (Lacepède, 1802). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine. (taeniops) [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 5; ref. 999] Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean; Bora Bora; Guam, Mariana Islands, western Pacific. Current status: Synonym of Stegastes nigricans (Lacepède, 1802). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine. (tamaii) [Biogeographica, Tokyo v. 4 (no. 1); ref. 12997] Miyako Island, Ryukyu Islands, Japan. Current status: Synonym of Stegastes nigricans (Lacepède, 1802). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Stegastes obreptus (Whitley, 1948) - Whitley's stegastes [=Pomacentrus obreptus Whitley [G. P.], 1948:275] Notes: [Australian Zoologist v. 11 (pt 3); ref. 4709] Monte Bello Islands, Western Australia. Current status: Valid as Stegastes obreptus (Whitley, 1948). Pomacentridae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Sri Lanka and East Andaman Sea to West Papua, Australia and north to Ryukyu Islands. Habitat: marine.

Species Stegastes otophorus (Poey, 1860) - freshwater gregory [=Pomacentrus otophorus Poey [F.], 1860:188] Notes: [Memorias sobre la historia natural de la Isla de Cuba v. 2; ref. 3499] Cuba. Current status: Valid as Stegastes otophorus (Poey, 1860). Pomacentridae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: Jamaica, Panama and Cuba. Habitat: brackish, marine.

Species Stegastes partitus (Poey, 1868) - partitus damselfish [=Pomacentrus partitus Poey [F.], 1868:327, Pomacentrus freemani Beebe [W.] & Tee-Van [J.], 1928:196, Fig.] Notes: [Repertorio Fisico-Natural de la Isla de Cuba v. 2; ref. 3505] Havana, Cuba. Current status: Valid as Stegastes partitus (Poey, 1868). Pomacentridae. Distribution: Western Atlantic. Habitat: marine. (freemani) [Zoologica, Scientific Contributions of the New York Zoological Society v. 10 (no. 1); ref. 15836] Sand Cay, Port-au-Prince Bay, Haiti, West

Indies. Current status: Synonym of Stegastes partitus (Poey, 1868). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Stegastes pelicieri Allen & Emery, 1985 - Pelicier's damselfish [=Stegastes pelicieri Allen [G. R.] & Emery [A. R.], 1985:27, Pl. 3 (figs. G, H)] Notes: [Indo-Pacific Fishes No. 3; ref. 5236] Off Flic en Flac village, Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean, depth 6 meters. Current status: Valid as Stegastes pelicieri Allen & Emery, 1985. Pomacentridae. Distribution: Southwestern Indian Ocean: Mozambique Channel, Madagascar; Réunion, Mauritius and Rodrigues (Mascarenes). Habitat: marine.

Species Stegastes pictus (Castelnau, 1855) - painted damselfish [=Pomacentrus pictus Castelnau [F. L.], 1855:9, Pl. 2 (fig. 1)] Notes: [Animaux nouveaux or rares v. 2; ref. 766] Bahia, Brazil. Current status: Valid as Stegastes pictus (Castelnau, 1855). Pomacentridae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: Brazil. Habitat: marine.

Species Stegastes planifrons (Cuvier, in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1830) - planifrons damselfish [=Pomacentrus planifrons Cuvier [G.], in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1830:431] Notes: [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 5; ref. 999] Martinique Island, West Indies. Current status: Valid as Stegastes planifrons (Cuvier, 1830). Pomacentridae. Distribution: Western Atlantic. Habitat: marine.

Species Stegastes punctatus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825) - Quoy's stegastes [=Pomacentrus punctatus Quoy [J. R. C.] & Gaimard [J. P.], 1825:395, Pl. 64 (fig. 1), Pomacentrus cyanospilos Bleeker [P.], 1853:709, Pomacentrus kumkum Montrouzier [X.], 1857:478 [200], Pomacentrus obscurus Thiollière [V. J. de l'I.], in Montrouzier, 1857:478 [200], Pomacentrus prosopotaenioides Bleeker [P.], 1852:286] Notes: [Voyage autour du monde; ref. 3574] Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean.

Current status: Valid as Stegastes punctatus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825). Pomacentridae. Distribution: Red Sea, Indo-West Pacific: East Africa, Madagascar and Mascarenes east to Tuamotu Archipelago, north to southern Japan, south to Western Australia, New Caledonia and Tonga. Habitat: marine. (cyanospilos) [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 3 (no. 5); ref. 16833] Wahai, Ceram, Indonesia. Current status: Synonym of Stegastes punctatus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine. (kumkum) [Annales de la Société d'Agriculture, Histoire Naturelle et Arts Utiles de Lyon (sér. 2) v. 8 (1856); ref. 17789] Current status: Synonym of Stegastes punctatus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825). Pomacentridae. (obscurus) [Annales de la Société d'Agriculture, Histoire Naturelle et Arts Utiles de Lyon (sér. 2) v. 8 (1856); ref. 17789] Woodlark Island, South Pacific. Current status: Synonym of Stegastes punctatus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine. (prosopotaenioides) [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 3; ref. 16825] Ambon Island, Molucca Islands, Indonesia. Current status: Synonym of Stegastes punctatus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Stegastes rectifraenum (Gill, 1862) - rectifraenum damselfish [=Pomacentrus rectifraenum Gill [T. N.], 1862:148, Pomacentrus analigutta Gill [T. N.], in Günther, 1862:27] Notes: [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 14 (nos 3-4); ref. 1662] Cape San Lucas, Baja California, Mexico. Current status: Valid as Stegastes rectifraenum (Gill, 1862). Pomacentridae. Distribution: Mexico, including Gulf of California. Habitat: marine. (analigutta) [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 4; ref. 1969] Cape San Lucas, Baja California. Current status: Synonym of Stegastes rectifraenum (Gill, 1862). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Stegastes redemptus (Heller & Snodgrass, 1903) - Heller's stegastes [=Pomacentrus redemptus Heller [E.] & Snodgrass [R. E.], 1903:200, Pl. 6] Notes: [Proceedings of the Washington Academy of Science. v. 5; ref. 2089] Clarion Island, Revilla Gigedo [Revillagigedo] Islands, off western Mexico. Current status: Valid as Stegastes redemptus (Heller & Snodgrass, 1903). Pomacentridae. Distribution: Mexico.

Habitat: marine.

Species Stegastes rocasensis (Emery, 1972) - Roca damselfish [=Eupomacentrus rocasensis Emery [A. R.], 1972:330, Figs. 1-3] Notes: [Copeia 1972 (no. 2); ref. 815] Lagoon off Atol das Rocas, northern Brazil, 3°56'S, 33°49'W, depth 0.3 meters. Current status: Valid as Stegastes rocasensis (Emery, 1972). Pomacentridae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: Brazil and St. Paul's Rocks. Habitat: marine.

Species Stegastes sanctaehelenae (Sauvage, 1879) - St. Helen's stegastes [=Pomacentrus sanctaehelenae Sauvage [H.-E.], 1879:207] Notes: [Bulletin de la Société philomathique de Paris (7th Série) v. 3; ref. 13259] Lemon Valley Bay, Saint Helena Island, South Atlantic, depth 5-7 meters [original locality was St. Helena]. Current status: Valid as Stegastes sanctaehelenae (Sauvage, 1879). Pomacentridae. Distribution: Southeastern Atlantic: St. Helena Island. Habitat: marine.

Species Stegastes sanctipauli Lubbock & Edwards, 1981 - St. Paul's stegastes [=Stegastes sanctipauli Lubbock [R.] & Edwards [A. J.], 1981:144, Fig. 3] Notes: [Journal of Fish Biology v. 18 (no. 2); ref. 8578] North side of Belmonte Islet, St. Paul's Rocks, 0°56'N, 29°22'W, Atlantic, depth 5-10 meters. Current status: Valid as Stegastes sanctipauli Lubbock & Edwards, 1981. Pomacentridae. Distribution: Eastern Atlantic: St. Paul's Rocks. Habitat: marine.

Species Stegastes uenfi Novelli et al., 2000 - Novelli's damselfish [=Stegastes uenfi Novelli [R.], Nunan [G. W.] & Lima [N. R. W.], 2000:2, Fig. 1] Notes: [Boletim do Museu Nacional, Zoologia (N. S.) No. 413; ref. 25094] Arraial do Cabo, Prainha beach, 22°57'S, 42°10'W, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, depth 3 meters.

Current status: Valid as Stegastes uenfi Novelli, Nunan & Lima, 2000. Pomacentridae. Distribution: Brazil. Habitat: marine.

Species Stegastes variabilis (Castelnau, 1855) - cocoa damselfish [=Pomacentrus variabilis Castelnau [F. L.], 1855:9, Pl. 3 (fig. 3), Eupomacentrus chrysus Bean [T. H.], 1906:32, Pomacentrus flaviventer Troschel [F. H.], in Müller, 1865:633 (v. 3)] Notes: [Animaux nouveaux or rares v. 2; ref. 766] Bahia, Brazil. Current status: Valid as Stegastes variabilis (Castelnau, 1855). Pomacentridae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: Brazil (references above from northern Atlantic areas are now considered to be Stergastes xanthurus). Habitat: marine. (chrysus) [Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington v. 19; ref. 15640] White's Flat Channel, Bermuda. Current status: Synonym of Stegastes variabilis (Castelnau, 1855). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine. (flaviventer) [Reisen in den Vereinigten Staaten, Canada und Mexico; ref. 14184] Atlantic. Current status: Synonym of Stegastes variabilis (Castelnau, 1855). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Stegastes xanthurus (Poey, 1860) - Poey's stegastes [=Pomacentrus xanthurus Poey [F.], 1860:190] Notes: [Memorias sobre la historia natural de la Isla de Cuba v. 2; ref. 3499] Havana, Cuba. Current status: Valid as Stegastes xanthurus (Poey, 1860). Pomacentridae. Distribution: Western Atlantic. Habitat: marine.

GENUS Teixeirichthys Smith, 1953 - damselfishes [=Teixeirichthys Smith [J. L. B.], 1953:13, Wangia Fowler [H. W.], 1954:54, Wangietta Whitley [G. P.], 1965:26] Notes: [ref. 4087]. 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]). Current status: Valid as Teixeirichthys Smith, 1953. Pomacentridae. (Wangia) [ref. 1467]. 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. Current status: Synonym of Teixeirichthys Smith, 1953. Pomacentridae. (Wangietta) [ref. 4733]. 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. Current status: Synonym of Teixeirichthys Smith, 1953. Pomacentridae.

Species Teixeirichthys jordani (Rutter, 1897) - Jordan's teixeirichthys [=Pomacentrus jordani Rutter [C. M.], 1897:77, Pomacentrus formosanus Fowler [H. W.] & Bean [B. A.], 1922:46, Fig. 4, Teixeirichthys mossambicus Smith [J. L. B.], 1953:14, Fig. 1, Pomacentrus polylepis Regan [C. T.], 1908:229, Pl. 24 (fig. 3)] Notes: [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 49; ref. 12329] Swatow, Shantou, coast of southeastern China. Current status: Valid as Teixeirichthys jordani (Rutter, 1897). Pomacentridae. Distribution: Red Sea, western Indian Ocean: Seychelles, Mozambique Channel; eastern Indian Ocean: northern Australia; western Pacific: People's Republic of China and Taiwan to southern Japan. Habitat: marine. (formosanus) [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 62 (no. 2448); ref. 1473] Kaohsiung [Takao], Taiwan. Current status: Synonym of Teixeirichthys jordani (Rutter, 1897). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine. (mossambicus) [Memorias do Museu Dr. Alvaro de Castro No. 2; ref. 4087] Mozambique Channel, western Indian Ocean. Current status: Synonym of Teixeirichthys jordani (Rutter, 1897). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine. (polylepis) [The Transactions of the Linnean Society of London. Second Series. Zoology v. 12 (pt 3); ref. 3634] Cargados Carajos, Indian Ocean, depth 20-30 fathoms. Current status: Synonym of Teixeirichthys jordani (Rutter, 1897). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine

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Unavailable names, uncertain taxa

(genera)

Labrodascyllus Di Caporiacco [L.] 1948:198 [Bollettino di Pesca, Piscicoltura e Idrobiologia Yr. 23 [v. 2, N.S.]; ref. 721] Masc. Labrodascyllus cimballii Di Caporiacco 1948. Type by monotypy. Current status: Uncertain. Pomacentridae.

Nannapogon Fowler [H. W.] 1938:142 [Monographs of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia No. 2; ref. 1428] Masc. Nannapogon polynesiae Fowler 1938. Type by originaldesignation (also monotypic). Evidently based on a young pomacentrid (Randall in lit.). Current status: Uncertain. Pomacentridae.

Triaenodon Philippi [R. A.] 1876:264 [Anales de la Universidad de Chile 48 (sec. 1); ref. 12724] 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. Current status: Uncertain. Pomacentridae.

(species)

adenensis, Glyphidodon Günther [A.] in Playfair & Günther 1867:83, Pl. 11 (fig. 1) [The fishes of Zanzibar; ref. 3490] Aden, Yemen, northwestern Indian Ocean. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1867.3.9.317 (right half skin). •Questionably a synonym of Abudefduf sordidus (Forsskål 1775) -- (Allen 1991:234 [ref. 19344], Kottelat 2013:376 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Uncertain as Abudefduf sordidus (Forsskål 1775). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine.

barffi, Abudefduf Curtiss [A.] 1938:116 [A short zoology of Tahiti in the Society islands; ref. 18057] Lagoon near Tautira, Tahiti, Society Islands. No types known. Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine.

bicolor, Heliastes Rochebrune [A. T. de] 1880:166 [Bulletin de la Société philomathique de Paris (7th Série) v. 4; ref. 3790] Casamance River, Senegal. No types known. Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1978:34 [ref. 20862] with Sauvage as author. Original genus should have been Heliases. •Synonym of Chromis chromis (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Monod 1973:424 [ref. 7193]).•Valid as Chromis bicolor (Rochebrune 1880) -- (Lloris & Rucabado 1990:845 [ref. 15959]). •Questionably a synonym of Abudefduf hoefleri (Steindachner 1881) -- (Allen 1991:234 [ref. 19344]). Current status: Uncertain as Abudefduf hoefleri (Steindachner 1881). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine.

chengi, Abudefduf Lin [S.-Y.] 1934:683, Fig. 2 [Lingnan Science Journal, Canton v. 13 (no. 4); ref. 16436] Fuchow, Fukien, China. Holotype: FESC (now at PRFRI) 16. •Status uncertain, as Chrysiptera chengi (Lin 1934) -- (Allen 1991:254 [ref. 19344]). Current status: Uncertain as Chrysiptera chengi (Lin 1934). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine.

geant, Glyphisodon Liénard [F.] 1839:35 [Rapport Annuel sur les travaux de la Société d'Histoire Naturelle de l'Ile Maurice No. 10; ref. 17536] Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean. Name not available, vernacular name only, as 'Glyphisodon géant'. For comments on authorship see Monod 1976:21, 22 [ref. 30339]. •Questionable a synonym of

Abudefduf sordidus (Forsskål 1775) -- (Allen 1991:234 [ref. 19344] as Glyphisodon gigas, Kottelat 2013:376 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Uncertain as Abudefduf sordidus (Forsskål 1775). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine.

gigas, Glyphisodon Allen [G. R.] (ex Liénard) 1991:234 [Damselfishes of the world; ref. 19344] Name published in synonymy in Allen and without diagnosis and not available. Appeared first in French vernacular as 'Glyphisodon géant' in Liénard 1839:35 [ref. 17536] from Mauritius. •Questionably in the synonymy of Abudefduf sordidus (Forsskål 1775) -- (Allen 1991:234 [ref. 19344], Kottelat 2013:376 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Uncertain as Abudefduf sordidus (Forsskål 1775). Pomacentridae.

manikfani, Abudefduf Jones [S.] & Kumaran [M.] 1970:324, Fig. 5 [Journal of the Marine Biological Association of India v. 10 (no. 2) (for 1968); ref. 7752] Minicoy Island, India. Holotype: FMRI = CMFRI-LA-F 67/518. Paratypes: CMFRI (4). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine.

paee, Abudefduf Curtiss [A.] 1938:115 [A short zoology of Tahiti in the Society islands; ref. 18057] Lagoon near Tautira, Tahiti, Society Islands. No types known. •Questionable synonym of Abudefduf septemfasciatus (Cuvier 1830) -- (Allen 1991:234 [ref. 19344]). Current status: Uncertain as Abudefduf septemfasciatus (Cuvier 1830). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine.

rotundus, Chaetodon Linnaeus [C.] 1758:277 [Systema Naturae, Ed. X v. 1; ref. 2787] Indian Ocean. No types known. Spelled rotundatus in Lacepède 1802:452, 471 [ref. 4929]. •Questionable synonym of Abudefduf septemfasciatus (Cuvier 1830) -- (Allen 1991:234 [ref. 19344]). Current status: Uncertain as Abudefduf septemfasciatus (Cuvier 1830). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine.

theresae, Abudefduf Curtiss [A.] 1938:116 [A short zoology of Tahiti in the Society islands; ref. 18057] Lagoon near Tautira, Tahiti, Society Islands. No types known. Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine.

trilineatus, Abudefduf Wang [K. F.] 1941:100 [Contributions from the Biological Laboratory of the Science Society of China. (Zoological Series) v. 15 (no. 6); ref. 4583] Hainan Island, China. Holotype (unique): SSCN. Typesetting error produced species name as trileniatus on description heading on p. 100, but species is correctly spelled as trilineatus in abstract on p. 87 and in summary on p. 119. •Status uncertain -- (Allen 1991:254 [ref. 19344]). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine.

albiventris, Amphiprion Cuvier [G.] in Guérin-Méneville 1828:no page number, Livraison 13 [Planches de Seba v. 3; ref. 29508] No types known. Text applies to Pl. 26 (nos. 22 and 24)published in 1827. •Nomen oblitum -- (Parenti & Desoutter-Meniger 2007:397, 399 [ref. 29507]). •A species in the Amphiprion clarkii complex -- (Parenti & Desoutter-Meniger 2007:397 [ref. 29507]). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine.

argenteus, Amphiprion Bloch [M. E.] & Schneider [J. G.] 1801:206 [M. E. Blochii, Systema Ichthyologiae; ref. 471] No locality. Based on Perca bilineata Seba PL. 27, fig. 13. •Unidentifiable percoid -- (J. Randall & P. Parenti, pers comm., 6/03).

leucurus, Amphiprion Cuvier [G.] (ex Renard) 1929:179 [Le Règne Animal (Edition 2) v. 2; ref. 995] No locality stated [Maluku, Indonesia]. No types known. Appeared in footnote based on Renard 1718: 'VI. 49' [ref. 30377]. Also in Cuvier 1831:131 [ref. ?]. Pomacentridae. Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine.

marginatus, Amphiprion Cuvier [G.] 1816:345 [Le Règne Animal v. 2; ref. 993] East Indies. Available be reference to unnamed variety of Anthias polynemus in Bloch 1792:106, Pl. 316(fig. 3). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine.

nuchalis, Amphiprion ephippium var. Bleeker [P.] 1855:322 [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 8 (no. 2); ref. 348] Batu Islands, Indonesia. Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine.

caeruleus, Cantharus Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1830:342 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 6; ref. 996] Guam, Mariana Islands, western Pacific. Syntypes: MNHN 0000-8813 (2). Type catalog: Bauchot & Daget 1972:81-82 [ref. 20898] as coeruleus, Bauchot et al. 1978:6 [ref. 20862]. Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine.

favrectus, Labrus Nardo [G. D.] (ex Chiereghini) 1847:col. 123 [Sinonimia moderna delle specie registrate nell' opera intitolata: ...; ref. 17994] Not available, Chiereghini name mentioned in synonymy of Heliases chromis. Also not available from Ninni 1872:64 [ref. 17995] where Chiereghini manuscript is quoted but name not treated as valid and is spelled fabrectus. Pomacentridae.

japonica, Perca Bloch [M. E.] 1792:88, Pl. 311 (fig. 1) [Naturgeschichte der ausländischen Fische v. 6; ref. 470] Japan. Holotype (unique): ZMB 14630 (dry, lost). Type catalog: Paepke 1999:120 [ref. 24282]. On p. 77 of Bloch's Ichthyologie, v. 9 [ref. 21381]. •Apparently a senior synonym of Chromis notata (Temminck & Schlegel 1843) -- (Paepke 1999:120 [ref. 24282]). •Nomen oblitum -- (Iwatsubo & Motomura 2013:202 [ref. 33092]). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine.

niger, Chaetodon Nardo [G. D.] 1824:234 [Giornale di fisica, chimica e storia naturale, medicina, ed arti. (series 2) v. 7; ref. 3144] Adriatic Sea (Mediterranean Sea). No types known. In1827:32, 38 [ref. 3146], Nardo synonymized this name with Chromis chromis. •Mention -- (Monod 1973:423 [ref. 7193]). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine.

niphon, Sparus Lacepède [B. G. E.] 1802:44, 141 [Histoire naturelle des poissons (Lacepéde) v. 4; ref. 4929] Type catalog: Bauchot & Daget 1972:90 [ref. 20898]. Unneeded new name for Perca japonica Bloch 1792. •Objective synonym of Chromis japonicus (Bloch 1792). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine.

triacantha, Chromis Bowdich [S. L.] 1825:235, Fig. 52 [Fishes of Madeira; ref. 590] Gambia River; Madeira. No types known. Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine.

personata, Chrysiptera Fowler [H. W.] 1946:153, Figs. 19-20 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 98; ref. 1456] Aguni Shima, Ryukyu Islands, Japan. Holotype: ANSP 72017. Paratypes: ANSP 72018-19 (2), 72020 (1), 72021-22 (2), 72090 (1). Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:146 [ref. 13621]. Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine.

bimaculatus, Dascyllus niger var. Bleeker [P.] 1847:10 [Verhandelingen van het Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen. v. 21 (art. 3); ref. 16878] No types known. Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine.

nigrus, Dascyllus aruanus var. Borodin [N. A.] 1932:93 [Bulletin Vanderbilt Marine Museum v. 1 (art. 3); ref. 16361] Described as "Color variety nigrus." Perhaps can be regarded as infrasubspecific and not available; subsequent use (that might make the name available) not researched. For specimens from Bali, VMM 1164 (5), now at AMNH. Pomacentridae.

simunad, Pimeleptere Montrouzier [X.] 1857:477 [199] [Annales de la Société d'Agriculture, Histoire Naturelle et Arts Utiles de Lyon (sér. 2) v. 8 (1856); ref. 17789] On p. 199 of reprint. As Pimeleptère? simunad. Not available, manuscript name mentioned in passing under species allocated by Thiollière to Dascyllus aruanus; from Woodlark I., South Pacific. Pomacentridae.

fallax, Glyphidodon Peters [W. (C. H.)] 1855:456 [Bericht über die zur Bekanntmachung geeigneten Verhandlungen der Königlichen Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1855; ref. 3449] Mozambique. Syntypes: ?BMNH 1861.5.2.67 (1), ZMB 2739 (3). Originally "Glyphisodon fallax n. sp. (?)". Also described as new in Peters 1855:266 [ref. 13448]. •Valid as Neopomacentrus fallax (Peters 1855) -- (Allen 1986:678 [ref. 5631]). •Questionably a synonym of Neopomacentrus taeniurus (Bleeker 1856) -- (Allen 1991:247 [ref. 19344], Kottelat 2013:378 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Uncertain as Neopomacentrus taeniurus (Bleeker 1856). Pomacentridae. Distribution: Western Indian Ocean: Mozambique (if valid). Habitat: marine.

albolineatus, Pomacentrus Montalban [H. R.] 1928:70, Pl. 14 (fig. 1) [Monographs, Bureau of Science of the Phillipines 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]). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine.

analis, Pomacentrus Macleay [W.] 1882:364 [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 7 (pt 3); ref. 17585] New Guinea. Holotype (unique): MAMU (whereabouts unknown). Objectively invalid; preoccupied by Pomacentrus analis Poey 1868. Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine.

ater, Pomacentrus (Brachypomacentrus) Bleeker [P.] (ex Liénard) 1879:5, Pl. 2 [Verhandelingen der Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen, Afdeeling Natuurkunde (Amsterdam) v. 18; ref. 17121] Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean. Lectotype: ZMH 17035. Appeared first in French vernacular as 'Pomacentre noir' in Liénard 1839:34 [ref. 17536] and Liénard 1840:297 [ref. 30337] and as name only in other references. Lectotype selected by Fricke 1999:386 [ref. 24106]. Name dates to Bleeker 1879 as above according to Fricke 1999:386 [ref. 24106] but wrongly with Liénard as author. •Appeared first in French vernacular as 'Pomacentre noir' in Liénard 1839:34 [ref. 17536] and Liénard 1840:297 [ref. 30337],

Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine.

brevirostris, Pomacentrus Poey [F.] 2000:679, Pl. 386 (fig. 6) [Ictiologia Cubana. Posthumous transcription of original unpublished manuscript (1884) by M. Sánchez Roig and F. Gómez de la Maza v. 1-3; ref. 26366] Not available; not explicitly proposed as new [see Art. 16.1 of the Code]. Posthumous publication. Pomacentridae.

catunco, Pomacentrus Peters [W. (C. H.)] 1868:270 [Monatsberichte der Königlichen Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1868; ref. 3442] Not an original description; this reference gives "Pomacentrus catunco Bleeker" in a faunal list with no description. Further description not researched. Pomacentridae.

chrysurus, Chaetodon Cuvier [G.] (ex Broussonet) in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1830:423 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 5; ref. 999] Not available, name mentioned under Pomacentrus chrysurus. Pomacentridae.

coeruleus, Pomacentrus Cuvier [G.] 1829:179 [Le Règne Animal (Edition 2) v. 2; ref. 995] Misspelling or emendation of Pomacentrus caeruleus Quoy & Gaimard 1825. Pomacentridae.

elegans, Pomacentrus Poey [F.] 2000:677, Pl. 386 (fig. 1) [Ictiologia Cubana. Posthumous transcription of original unpublished manuscript (1884) by M. Sánchez Roig and F. Gómez dela Maza v. 1-3; ref. 26366] Not available; not explicitly proposed as new [see Art. 16.1 of the Code]. Posthumous publication. Figured specimen listed as type. Pomacentridae.

insolitus, Pomacentrus Whitley [G. P.] 1928:221 [Records of the Australian Museum v. 16 (no. 4); ref. 4661] New Guinea. Replacement name for Pomacentrus analis Macleay 1882 [ref.17585], preoccupied by Pomacentrus analis Poey 1868. Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine.

longirostris, Pomacentrus Poey [F.] 2000:678, Pl. 386 (fig. 5) [Ictiologia Cubana. Posthumous transcription of original unpublished manuscript (1884) by M. Sánchez Roig and F. Gómez de la Maza v. 1-3; ref. 26366] Not available; not explicitly proposed as new [see Art. 16.1 of the Code]. Posthumous publication. Pomacentridae.

marginatus, Pomacentrus Schlegel [H.] & Müller [S.] 1840:20 [Verhandelingen over de natuurlijke geschiedenis der Nederlandsche overzeesche bezittingen / door de Leden der Natuurkundige Commissie in Indië en andere schrijvers; uitgegeven ... door C. J. Temminck Temminck. Zoologie, No. 2; ref. 18698] Waigeo, Indonesia. Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine.

modestus, Pomacentrus Castelnau [F. L.] 1875:35 [Official Record, containing Introduction, Catalogues, Official Awards of the Commissioners, Reposrt and Recommendations of the Experts, and Essays and Statistics on the Social and Economic Resources of the Colony of Victoria.; ref. 768] Gulf of Carpentaria, Queensland, Australia. Holotype (unique): MNHN A-0702. Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1978:25 [ref. 20862]. •Status uncertain -- (Allen 1991:254 [ref. 19344]). •Incertae sedis in Pomacentridae -- (Allen et al. 2006:1471 [ref. 29090]). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine.

nigricans, Pomacentrus Quoy [J. R. C.] & Gaimard [J. P.] 1825:399 [Voyage autour du monde; ref. 3574] Hawaiian Islands. Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine.

ovoides, Pomacentrus Cartier [O.] 1874:98 [Verhandlungen der Physikalisch-medizinischen Gesellschaft zu Würzburg, N. S. v. 5; ref. 17974] Bohol and Cavite, Philippines. Syntypes: (2). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine.

pingi, Pomacentrus Wang [K. F.] 1941:93 [Contributions from the Biological Laboratory of the Science Society of China. (Zoological Series) v. 15 (no. 6); ref. 4583] Hainan Island, China. Holotype (unique): ? SSCN. •Status uncertain -- (Allen 1991:254 [ref. 19344]). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine.

profundus, Pomacentrus De Vis [C. W.] 1885:873 [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 9 (pt 4); ref. 1091] Great Barrier Reef, Australia. Holotype (unique): ?QMI.4518 (apparently not the type). •Status uncertain -- (Allen 1991:254 [ref. 19344]). •Incertae sedis in Pomacentridae -- (Allen et al. 2006:1471 [ref. 29090]). Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine.

venustulus, Pomacentrus Rochebrune [A. T. de] 1885:94 [Bulletin de la Société philomathique de Paris (7th Série) v. 9; ref. 3791] Mellacordée River, western Africa. Museo Bouvieri. Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine.

xanthus, Pomacentrus analis forma Metzelaar [J.] 1919:98, Fig. 29 [Report on the fishes; ref. 2982] Antilles. Syntypes: (several) ZMA 100660 (1). Type catalog: Nijssen et al. 1982:88 [ref. 19236]. Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine.

hamyi, Pomacentrus Rochebrune [A. T. de] 1880:165 [Bulletin de la Société philomathique de Paris (7th Série) v. 4; ref. 3790] Casamance River, Senegal. Holotype (unique): lost. Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1978:35 [ref. 20862] with Sauvage as author. •Valid as Pomacentrus hamyi Rochebrune 1880 -- (Lloris & Rucabado 1990:849 [ref. 15959]). •Questionable synonym of Stegastes imbricatus Jenyns 1840 -- (Edwards 1986:203 [ref. 9152], Allen 1991:253 [ref. 19344]). Current status: Uncertain as Stegastes imbricatus Jenyns 1840. Pomacentridae. Habitat: marine.