FAMILY Pomacentridae Bonaparte, 1831 - clownfishes, damselfishes [=Glyphisodia, Pomacentrini, Chromidini, Cteno-Labridae, Amphiprioninae, Prochilini, Microspathodontinae, Premninae, Abudefdufia, Parminae, Hemiglyphidodontinae, Cheiloprioninae, Lepidozyginae, Stegastinae]

GENUS Abudefduf Forsskal, 1775 - sergeant-majors [=Euschistodus, Glyphisodon, Indoglyphidodon, Nexilaris]

Species Abudefduf abdominalis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825) - green damselfish Species Abudefduf bengalensis (Bloch, 1787) - Bengal sergeant [=affinis, hanni, macrogster, palmeri]

Species Abudefduf caudobimaculatus Okada & Ikeda, 1939 - Okada's sergeant-major Species Abudefduf concolor (Gill, 1862) - Gill's sergeant-major [=robustus]

Species Abudefduf conformis Randall & Earle, 1999 - Randall's sergeant-major Species Abudefduf declivifrons (Gill, 1862) - Mexican nightsergeant Species Abudefduf hoefleri (Steindachner, 1881) - African sergeant Species Abudefduf lorenzi Hensley & Allen, 1977 - blacktail sergeant Species Abudefduf margariteus (Cuvier, in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1830) - pearly sergeant [=maculipinnis, rhyncholepis]

Species Abudefduf natalensis Hensley & Randall, 1983 - Natal sergeant Species Abudefduf nigrimargo Wibowo et al., 2018 - Wibowo's sergeant-major Species Abudefduf notatus (Day, 1870) - yellowtail sergeant [=abbotti, clarki, paucifasciata]

Species Abudefduf saxatilis (Linnaeus, 1758) - sergeant-major [=ascensionis, fasciatus, marginatus, mauritii, moucharra, quinquevittatus, sargoides]

Species Abudefduf septemfasciatus (Cuvier, in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1830) - banded sergeant

[=multifasciatus]

Species Abudefduf sexfasciatus (Lacepede, 1801) - scissortail sergeant [=coelestinus, melanurus]

Species Abudefduf sordidus (Forsskal, 1775) - blackspot sergeant [=leucopleura, tridentatus]

Species Abudefduf sparoides (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825) - false-eye sergeant [=zanzibarensis]

Species Abudefduf taurus (Muller & Trochel, in Schomburgk, 1848) - night sergeant [=analogus]

Species Abudefduf troschelii (Gill, 1862) - Panamic sergeant-major Species Abudefduf vaigiensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825) - Indo-Pacific sergeant [=biniar, quadrifasciatus, quinquilineatus, rahti, tyrwhitti]

Species Abudefduf whitleyi Allen & Robertson, 1974 - Whitley's sergeant

GENUS Acanthochromis Gill, 1863 - spiny chromis damselfishes [=Heptadecanthus]

Species Acanthochromis polycanthus (Bleeker, 1855) - spiny chromis damselfish [=brevipinnis, desmostigma, jordani, longicaudis, maculosus]

GENUS Altrichthys Allen, 1999 - azure damselfishes Species Altrichthys alelia Bernardi et al., 2017 - Bernardi's azure damselfish Species Altrichthys azurelineatus (Fowler & Bean, 1928) - azure damset Species Altrichthys curatus Allen, 1999 - gurardian damselfish

GENUS Amblyglyphidodon Bleeker, 1877 - damselfishes Species Amblyglyphidodon aureus (Cuvier, in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1830) - golden damselfish Species Amblyglyphidodon batunaorum Allen, 1995 - Batuna damsel

Species Amblyglyphidodon curacao (Bloch, 1787) - staghorn damselfish [=nudirostrum, smaragdinus, trifasciatus]

Species Amblyglyphidodon flavilatus Allen & Randall, 1981 - yellowfin damsel Species Amblyglyphidodon flavopurpureus Allen et al., in Allen & Erdmann, 2012 - Cenderawasih damselfish Species Amblyglyphidodon indicus Allen & Randall, 2002 - Maldives damselfish Species Amblyglyphidodon leucogaster (Bleeker, 1847) - yellowbelly damselfish Species Amblyglyphidodon melanopterus Allen & Randall, 2002 - melanopterus damselfish Species Amblyglyphidodon orbicularis (Hombron & Jacquinot, in Jaquinot & Guichenot, 1853 - Hombron's damselfish Species Amblyglyphidodon silolona Allen et al., in Allen & Erdmann, 2012 - Silolona damselfish Species Amblyglyphidodon ternatensis (Bleeker, 1853) - Ternate damsel [=nigrifrons, philippinus, schlegelii]

GENUS Amblypomacentrus Bleeker, 1877 - damselfishes, blackbanded demoiselles Species Amblypomacentrus breviceps (Schlegel & Muller, 1840) - blackbanded demoiselle [=beauforti, nematopterus, trifasciatus]

Species Amblypomacentrus clarus Allen & Adrim, 2000 - Allen's demoiselle Species Amblypomacentrus vietnamicus Prokofiev, 2004 - Vietnamese demoiselle

GENUS Amphiprion Bloch & Schneider, 1801 - clownfishes, anemonefishes, clown anemonefishes [=Actinicola, Paramphiprion, Phalerebus]

Species Amphiprion akallopisos Bleeker, 1853 - skunk clownfish Species Amphiprion akindynos Allen, 1972 - barrier reef clownfish Species Amphiprion allardi Klausewitz, 1970 - Allard's clownfish [=xanthurus]

Species Amphiprion barberi Allen et al., 2008 - Barber's clownfish

Species Amphiprion bicinctus Ruppell, 1830 - twobanded clownfish Species Amphiprion chagosensis Allen, 1972 - Chagos clownfish Species Amphiprion chrysogaster Cuvier, in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1830 - Mauritian clownfish [=fusciventer, mauritiensis]

Species Amphiprion chrysopterus Cuvier, in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1830 - orangefin clownfish Species Amphiprion clarkii (Bennett, 1830) - Clark's clownfish [=boholensis, chrysargyrus, japonicus, melanostolus, milii, papuensis, snyderi]

Species Amphiprion ephippium (Bloch, 1790) - red saddleback clownfish [=calliops]

Species Amphiprion frenatus Brevoort, 1856 - tomato clownfish [=polylepis]

Species Amphiprion fuscocaudatus Allen, 1972 - Seychelles clownfish Species Amphiprion latezonatus Waite, 1900 - wideband clownfish Species Amphiprion latifasciatus Allen, 1972 - Madagascar clownfish Species Amphiprion leucokranos Allen, 1973 - whitebonnet clownfish Species Amphiprion mccullochi Whitley, 1929 - whitesnout clownfish Species Amphiprion melanopus Bleeker, 1852 - red and black clownfish [=arion, macrostoma, monofasciatus, verweyi]

Species Amphiprion nigripes Regan, 1908 - Maldive clownfish Species Amphiprion ocellaris Cuvier, in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1830 - false clownfish [=bicolor, melanurus]

Species Amphiprion omanensis Allen & Mee, in Allen, 1991 - Oman clownfish Species Amphiprion pacificus Allen et al., 2010 - Pacific clownfish Species Amphiprion percula (Lacepede, 1802) - clownfish

[=tunicatus, tysonis]

Species Amphiprion perideraion Bleeker, 1855 - pink skunk clownfish [=amamiensis, rosenbergii]

Species Amphiprion polymnus (Linnaeus, 1758) - saddleback clownfish [=annamensis, bifasciata, bifasciatus, hainanensis, intermedius, jordain, jourdin, laticlavius, leucodesmus, trifasciatus, unimaculata, vittatus]

Species Amphiprion rubrocinctus Richardson, 1842 - Australian clownfish [=ruppelii, tricolor]

Species Amphiprion sandaracinos Allen, 1972 - orange clownfish Species Amphiprion sebae Bleeker, 1853 - Sebae clownfish Species Amphiprion thiellei Burgess, 1981 - Thielle's clownfish Species Amphiprion tricinctus Schultz & Welander, in Schultz, 1953 - threebanded clownfish

GENUS Azurina Jordan & McGregor, in Jordan & Evermann, 1898 - damselfishes [=Belochromis]

Species Azurina eupalama Heller & Snodgrass, 1903 - Galapagos damsel Species Azurina hirundo Jordan & McGregor, in Jordan & Evermann, 1898 - swallow damsel

GENUS Cheiloprion Weber, 1913 - biglip damsels Species Cheiloprion labiatus (Day, 1877) - biglip damsel

GENUS Chromis Cuvier, 1814 - damselfishes, chromis [=Agripopa, Ayresia, Chromis O, Demoisellea, Dorychromis, Furcaria, Heliases, Heliastes, Hoplochromis, Lepicephalochromis, Lepidochromis, Onychognathus, Pycnochromis, Serrichromis, Siphonochromis, Thrissochromis]

Species Chromis abrupta Randall, 2001 - abrupt damselfish Species Chromis abyssicola Allen & Randall, 1985 - deepsea chromis Species Chromis abyssus Pyle et al., 2008 - deepblue chromis

Species Chromis acares Randall & Swerdloff, 1973 - midget chromis Species Chromis agilis Smith, 1960 - agile chromis Species Chromis albicauda Allen & Erdmann, 2009 - whitecaudal chromis Species Chromis albomaculata Kamohara, 1960 - whitespotted chromis Species Chromis alleni Randall et al., 1981 - Allen's chromis Species Chromis alpha Randall, 1988 - yellow-speckled chromis Species Chromis alta Greenfield & Woods, 1980 - oval damselfish Species Chromis amboinensis (Bleeker, 1871) - Ambon chromis [=bimaculatus, fragoris]

Species Chromis analis (Cuvier, in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1830) - yellow chromis [=macrochir]

Species Chromis anadema Motomura et al., 2017 - Motomura's damselfish Species Chromis athena Allen & Erdmann, 2008 - athena damselfish Species Chromis atrilobata Gill, 1862 - scissortail damselfish Species Chromis atripes Fowler & Bean, 1928 - darkfin chromis Species Chromis atripectoralis Welander & Schultz, 1951 - blackaxil chromis Species Chromis axillaris (Bennett, 1831) - grey chromis Species Chromis bami Randall & McCosker, 1992 - bami chromis Species Chromis bermudae Nichols, 1920 - Bermuda damselfish Species Chromis brevirostris Pyle et al., 2008 - shortsnout chromis Species Chromis cadenati Whitley, 1951 - Cadenat's chromis [=lineatus]

Species Chromis caudalis Randall, 1988 - blueaxil chromis Species Chromis chromis (Linnaeus, 1758) - damselfish

[=castanea, castaneus, fimbirata C, fimbriata CinM, mediteranea, orientalis H, orientalis W]

Species Chromis chrysura (Bliss, 1883) - stout chromis [=isharae, lepidostethicus, westalli]

Species Chromis cinerascens (Cuvier, in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1830) - green puller [=angulatus, insulindicus, javanicus]

Species Chromis circumaurea Pyle et al., 2008 - goldrim chromis Species Chromis crusma (Valenciennes, in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1833) - Valparaiso chromis [=cupreus]

Species Chromis cyanea (Poey, 1860) - blue chromis Species Chromis dasygenys (Fowler, 1935) - bluespotted chromis Species Chromis degruyi Pyle et al., 2008 - DeGruy's chromis Species Chromis delta Randall, 1988 - deep reef chromis Species Chromis dimidiata (Klunzinger, 1871) - chocolatedip chromis Species Chromis dispila Griffin, 1923 - demoiselle Species Chromis durvillei Quero et al., 2010 - Bourbon chromis Species Chromis earina Pyle et al., 2008 - spring chromis Species Chromis elerae Fowler & Bean, 1928 - twinspot chromis Species Chromis enchrysurus Jordan & Gilbert, 1882 - yellowtail chromis Species Chromis fatuhivae Randall, 2001 - fatuhivae damselfish Species Chromis fieldi Randall & DiBattista, 2013 - twotone chromis Species Chromis flavapicis Randall, 2001 - flavapicis damselfish Species Chromis flavaxilla Randall, 1994 - Arabian chromis Species Chromis flavicauda (Gunther, 1880) - cobalt chromis Species Chromis flavipectoralis Randall, 1988 - Malayan chromis

Species Chromis flavomaculata Kamohara, 1960 - Komohara's damselfish Species Chromis fumea (Tanaka, 1917) - smokey chromis [=caudofasciata]

Species Chromis hanui Randall & Swerdloff, 1973 - chocolatedip chromis Species Chromis howsoni Allen & Erdmann, 2014 - Howson's damselfish Species Chromis hypsilepis (Gunther, 1867) - brown puller Species Chromis insolata (Cuvier, in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1830) - sunshinefish Species Chromis intercrusma Evermann & Radcliffe, 1917 - Peruvian chromis Species Chromis iomelas Jordan & Seale, 1906 - half-and-half chromis Species Chromis jubauna Moura, 1995 - Moura's damselfish Species Chromis kennensis Whitley, 1964 - Whitley's damselfish Species Chromis klunzingeri Whitley, 1929 - blackheaded chromis Species Chromis lepidolepis Bleeker, 1877 - scaly chromis [=brunneus, caudofasciatus, pomacentroides]

Species Chromis leucura Gilbert, 1905 - whitetail chromis Species Chromis limbata (Valenciennes, in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1833) - Azores chromis [=marginatus]

Species Chromis limbaughi Greenfield & Woods, 1980 - Limbaugh's damselfish Species Chromis lineata Fowler & Bean, 1928 - lined chromis Species Chromis lubbocki Edwards, 1986 - Lubbock's chromis Species Chromis margaritifer Fowler, 1946 - bicolor chromis Species Chromis meridiana Greenfield & Woods, 1980 - Greenfield's damselfish Species Chromis mirationis Tanaka, 1917 - Japanese chromis [=fraenatus, megalopsis]

Species Chromis monochroma Allen & Randall, 2004 - monochrome chromis Species Chromis multilineata (Guichenot, 1853) - brown chromis [=cautus, marginatus C, marginatus G, puncta]

Species Chromis nigroanalis Randall, 1988 - Kenyan chromis Species Chromis nigrura Smith, 1960 - blacktail chromis Species Chromis nitida (Whitley, 1928) - barrier reef chromis [=bicolor]

Species Chromis notata (Temminck & Schlegel, 1843) - pearlsnout chromis [=macrolepidota, miyakeensis, niphon, villadolidi]

Species Chromis okamurai Yamakawa & Randall, 1989 - Okinawa chromis Species Chromis onumai Senou & Kudo, 2007 - Senou's damselfish Species Chromis opercularis (Gunther, in Playfair & Gunther, 1867) - doublebar chromis Species Chromis ovalis (Steindachner, 1900) - Hawaiian chromis [=velox]

Species Chromis ovatiformis Fowler, 1946 - ovate chromis Species Chromis pamae Randall & McCosker, 1992 - Pama chromis Species Chromis pelloura Randall & Allen, 1982 - duskytail chromis Species Chromis pembae Smith, 1960 - Pemba chromis Species Chromis planesi Lecchini & Williams, 2004 - Planes' damselfish Species Chromis punctipinnis (Cooper, 1863) - blacksmith Species Chromis pura Allen & Randall, 2004 - Pura chromis Species Chromis randalli Greenfield & Hensley, 1970 - Randall's chromis Species Chromis retrofasciatus Weber, 1913 - blackbar chromis Species Chromis sanctaehelenae Edwards, in Edwards & Glass, 1987 - St. Helen's chromis

Species Chromis scotochilopterus Fowler, 1918 - Philippines chromis Species Chromis scotti Emery, 1968 - purple reeffish Species Chromis struhsakeri Randall & Swerdloff, 1973 - Struhsaker's chromis Species Chromis ternatensis (Bleeker, 1856) - Ternate chromis [=caeruleus, philippinus]

Species Chromis trialpha Allen & Randall, 1981 - trispot chromis Species Chromis unipa Allen & Erdmann, 2009 - Unipa chromis Species Chromis vanderbilti (Fowler, 1941) - Vanderbilt's chromis Species Chromis verater Jordan & Metz, 1912 - threespot chromis Species Chromis viridis (Cuvier, in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1830) - blue green chromis [=bandanensis, cyanurus, frenatus, lepisurus]

Species Chromis weberi Fowler & Bean, 1928 - Weber's chromis [=simulans]

Species Chromis westaustralis Allen, 1976 - West Australian chromis Species Chromis woodsi Bruner & Arnam, 1979 - Wood's chromis Species Chromis xanthochira (Bleeker, 1851) - yellowaxil chromis [=reticulatus]

Species Chromis xanthopterygia Randall & McCarthy, 1988 - yellofin chromis Species Chromis xanthura (Bleeker, 1854) - paletail chromis Species Chromis xouthos Allen & Erdmann, 2005 - yellow-brown chromis Species Chromis xutha Randall, 1988 - buff chromis Species Chromis yamakawai Iwatsubo & Motomura, 2013 - Yamakawa's damselfish

GENUS Chrysiptera Swainson, 1839 - damselfishes [=Glyphidodontops, Iredaleichthys, Paraglyphidodon]

Species Chrysiptera albata Allen & Bailey, 2002 - albata damselfish Species Chrysiptera annulata (Peters, 1855) - footballer damselfish [=westermani]

Species Chrysiptera arnazae Allen et al., 2010 - Amaz's damselfish Species Chrysiptera biocellata (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825) - twinspot damselfish [=albocinctus, antjerius, balinensis, cinctus, cingulatus, fasciatus, punctulatus, rossii, zonatus]

Species Chrysiptera bleekeri (Fowler & Bean, 1928) - Bleeker's damselfish Species Chrysiptera brownriggii (Bennett, 1828) - surge damselfish [=albofasciatus, amabilis, caudofasciata, miyakoe, taenioruptus, xanthozona]

Species Chrysiptera burtjonesi Allen et al., 2017 - Burt Jones' damselfish Species Chrysiptera caeruleolineata (Allen, 1973) - blueline damselfish Species Chrysiptera caesifrons Allen et al., 2015 - greyback damselfish Species Chrysiptera chrysocephala Manica et al., 2002 - Manica's damselfish Species Chrysiptera cyanea (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825) - sapphire damselfish [=assimilis, gaimardii, hedleyi, punctatoperculare, sapphirus, turchesius, uniocellatus]

Species Chrysiptera cymatilis Allen, 1999 - Malenesian damselfish Species Chrysiptera ellenae Allen et al., 2015 - Ellen's damselfish Species Chrysiptera flavipinnis (Allen & Robertson, 1974) - yellowfin damselfish Species Chrysiptera galba (Allen & Randall, 1974) - Canary damselfish Species Chrysiptera giti Allen & Erdmann, 2008 - Giti damselfish Species Chrysiptera glauca (Cuvier, in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1830) - glauca damselfish [=caesio, hollisi, modestus, pallidus, phaiosoma]

Species Chrysiptera hemicyanea (Weber, 1913) - azure damselfish Species Chrysiptera kuiteri Allen & Rajasuriya, 1995 - Kuiter's damselfish

Species Chrysiptera leucopoma (Cuvier, in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1830) - leucopoma damselfish Species Chrysiptera maurineae Allen et al., 2015 - Maurine's damselfish Species Chrysiptera niger (Allen, 1975) - black damselfish Species Chrysiptera notialis (Allen, 1975) - Southern damselfish Species Chrysiptera oxycephala (Bleeker, 1877) - bluespot damselfish [=azurepunctatus, melanomaculata]

Species Chrysiptera papuensis Allen et al., 2015 - Papuan damselfish Species Chrysiptera parasema (Fowler, 1918) - goldtail damselfish Species Chrysiptera pricei Allen & Adrim, 1992 - Price's damselfish Species Chrysiptera rapanui (Greenfield & Hensley, 1970) - Easter damselfish Species Chrysiptera rex (Snyder, 1909) - king damselfish Species Chrysiptera rollandi (Whitley, 1961) - Rolland's damselfish Species Chrysiptera sheila Randall, 1994 - Sheila's damselfish Species Chrysiptera sinclairi Allen, 1987 - Sinclair's damselfish Species Chrysiptera springeri (Allen & Lubbock, 1976) - Springer's damselfish Species Chrysiptera starcki (Allen, 1973) -Starck's damselfish Species Chrysiptera talboti (Allen, 1975) - Talbot's damselfish Species Chrysiptera taupou (Jordan & Seale, 1960) - south-seas damselfish [=elizabethae]

Species Chrysiptera traceyi (Woods & Schultz, in Schultz et al., 1960) - Tracey's damselfish Species Chrysiptera tricincta (Allen & Randall, 1974) - threeband damselfish Species Chrysiptera unimaculata (Cuvier, in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1830) - onespot damselfish [=dispar, filholi, hemimelas]

GENUS Dascyllus Cuvier, 1829 - damselfishes, dascyllus, humbugs [=Pellochromis, Pirene, Semadascyllus, Tetrades, Tetradrachmum]

Species Dascyllus abudafur (Forsskal, 1775) - Indian Ocean humbug Species Dascyllus albisella Gill, 1862 - Hawaiian dascyllus [=edmondsoni]

Species Dascyllus aruanus (Linnaeus, 1758) - whitetail dascyllus [=araneus, arcuanus, blochii, caroli, devisi, emamo, trifasciatus]

Species Dascyllus auripinnis Randall & Randlall, 2001 - goldfin dascyllus Species Dascyllus carneus Fischer, 1885 - cloudy dascyllus [=megalops, nigripinnis]

Species Dascyllus flavicaudus Randall & Allen, 1977 - yellowtail dascyllus Species Dascyllus marginatus (Ruppell, 1829) - marginate dascyllus Species Dascyllus melanurus Bleeker, 1854 - blacktail humbug [=onyx]

Species Dascyllus reticulatus (Richardson, 1846) - reticulate dascyllus [=unifasciatus, xanthosoma]

Species Dascyllus strasburgi Klausewitz, 1960 - Strasburg's dascyllus Species Dascyllus trimaculatus (Ruppell, 1829) - threespot dascyllus [=axillaris, niger, nigricans, nuchalis, unicolor]

GENUS Dischistodus Gill, 1863 - damselfishes Species Dischistodus chrysopoecilus (Schlegel & Muller, 1840) - whitespot damsel [=intermedia, notostigmus]

Species Dischistodus darwiniensis Whitley, 1928 - banded damselfish Species Dischistodus fasciatus (Cuvier, in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1830) - banded damsel

[=fasciatus M]

Species Dischistodus melanotus (Bleeker, 1858) - blackvent damsel [=notophthalmus, suluensis]

Species Dischistodus perspicillatus (Cuvier, in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1830) - white damsel [=bifasciatus, dorsomaculatus, frenatus, humbug, trimaculatus]

Species Dischistodus prosopotaenia (Bleeker, 1852) - honeyhead damsel [=cartieri, interorbitalis]

Species Dischistodus pseudochrysopoecilus (Allen & Robertson, 1974) - monarch damsel

GENUS Hemiglyphidodon Bleeker, 1877 - lagoon damsels [=Ctenoglyphidodon]

Species Hemiglyphidodon plagiometopon (Bleeker, 1852) - lagoon damsel [=batjanensis, melanopselion]

GENUS Hypsypops Gill, 1861 - garibaldis, garibaldi damselfishes Species Hypsypops rubicundus (Girard, 1854) - garibaldi

GENUS Lepidozygus Gunther, 1862 - fusillier damselfishes [=Chromanthias]

Species Lepidozygus tapeinosoma (Bleeker, 1856) - fusillier damselfish [=anthioides, exilis]

GENUS Mecaenichthys Whitley, 1929 - immaculate damsels Species Mecaenichthys immaculatus (Ogilby, 1885) - immaculate damsel

GENUS Microspathodon Gunther, 1862 - damselfishes [=Azurella, Centrochromis, Pomataprion]

Species Microspathodon bairdii (Gill, 1862) - Baird's damselfish Species Microspathodon chrysurus (Cuvier, in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1830) - Cuvier's damselfish

[=denegatus, fowleri, niveatus, rudis]

Species Microspathodon dorsalis (Gill, 1862) - Gill's microspathodon [=azurissimus, cinereus, quadrigutta]

Species Microspathodon frontatus Emery, 1970 - Emery's damselfish

GENUS Neoglyphidodon Allen, 1991 - damselfishes Species Neoglyphidodon bonang (Bleeker, 1852) - Bonang damselfish Species Neoglyphidodon carlsoni (Allen, 1975) - Carlson's damselfish Species Neoglyphidodon crossi Allen, 1991 - Cross' damselfish Species Neoglyphidodon melas (Valenciennes, in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1830) - melas damselfish [=ater, melanopus, rhomaleus, violaceus, xanthonotus]

Species Neoglyphidodon mitratus Allen & Erdmann, 2012 - mitratus damselfish Species Neoglyphidodon nigroris (Cuvier, in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1830) - nigoris damselfish [=behnii, bitaeniatus, coracinus, filifer, xanthurus]

Species Neoglyphidodon oxyodon (Bleeker, 1858) - oxyodon damselfish Species Neoglyphidodon polycanthus (Ogilby, 1889) - Ogilby's neoglyphidodon Species Neoglyphidodon thoracotaeniatus (Fowler & Bean, 1928) - Fowler's neoglyphidodon

GENUS Neopomacentrus Allen, 1975 - damselfishes, lyretail damselfishes, demoiselles Species Neopomacentrus akitites Allen et al., 2017 - Allen's lyretail damselfish Species Neopomacentrus anabatoides (Bleeker, 1847) - silver demoiselle Species Neopomacentrus aquadulcis Jenkins & Allen, 2002 - sweetwater demoiselle Species Neopomacentrus azysron (Bleeker, 1877) - yellowtail demoiselle [=melanocarpus]

Species Neopomacentrus bankieri (Richardson, 1846) - Chinese demoiselle Species Neopomacentrus cyanomos (Bleeker, 1856) - regal demoiselle

[=leucosphyrus, prateri]

Species Neopomacentrus filamentosus (Macleay, 1882) - brown demoiselle Species Neopomacentrus fuliginosus (Smith, 1960) - African demoiselle Species Neopomacentrus metallicus (Jordan & Seale, 1906) - metallic demoiselle Species Neopomacentrus miryae Dor & Allen, 1977 - Miry's demoiselle Species Neopomacentrus nemurus (Bleeker, 1857) - coral demoiselle Species Neopomacentrus sindensis (Day, 1873) - Arabian demoiselle Species Neopomacentrus sororius Randall & Allen, 2005 - twin demoiselle Species Neopomacentrus taeniurus (Bleeker, 1856) - freshwater demoiselle [=amboinensis, cochinensis, inhacae, rathbuni]

Species Neopomacentrus violascens (Bleeker, 1848) - violet demoiselle [=xanthurus]

Species Neopomacentrus xanthurus Allen & Randall, 1981 - Red Sea demoiselle

GENUS Nexilosus Heller & Snodgrass, 1903 - Coquito damsels, Coquito sergeants Species Nexilosus latifrons (Tschudi, 1846) - Coquito damsel [=albemarleus]

GENUS Parma Gunther, 1862 - damselfishes, scalyfins [=Actinochromis]

Species Parma alboscapularis Allen & Hoese, 1975 - New Zealand black angelfish Species Parma bicolor Allen & Larson, 1979 - bicolor scalyfin Species Parma kermadecensis Allen, 1987 - Kermadec scalyfin Species Parma mccullochi Whitley, 1929 - McCulloch's scalyfin Species Parma microlepis Gunther, 1862 - white-ear scalyfin [=australis, semifasciatus, squamipinnis]

Species Parma occidentalis Allen & Hoese, 1975 - Western scalyfin Species Parma oligolepis Whitley, 1929 - whitescale parma Species Parma polylepis Gunther, 1862 - banded parma Species Parma unifasciata (Steindachner, 1867) - girdled scalyfin Species Parma victoriae (Gunther, 1863) - Victorian scalyfin [=lividus, viola]

GENUS Plectroglyphidodon Fowler & Ball, 1924 - damselfishes [=Negostegastes, Oliglyphisodon, Pterocyclosoma]

Species Plectroglyphidodon dickii (Lienard, 1839) - Dick's damselfish [=unifasciatus]

Species Plectroglyphidodon flaviventris Allen & Randall, 1974 - yellowbelly plectoglyphidodon Species Plectroglyphidodon imparipennis (Vaillant & Sauvage, 1875) - Vaillant's damselfish [=caeruleomaculatus, elaphrus, iwasakii, prughi]

Species Plectroglyphidodon johnstonianus Fowler & Ball, 1924 - johnstonianus damselfish [=nitidus]

Species Plectroglyphidodon lacrymatus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825) - lacrymatus damselfish [=florulentus, nivosus]

Species Plectroglyphidodon leucozonus (Bleeker, 1859) - Bleeker's plectroglyphidodon [=atrapinna, cingulum, corneyi, melanozonatus, yamashinai]

Species Plectroglyphidodon phoenixensis (Schultz, 1943) - Phoenix damselfish Species Plectroglyphidodon randalli Allen, 1991 - Randall's plectroglyphidodon Species Plectroglyphidodon sagmarius Randall & Earle, 1999 - sagmarius damselfish Species Plectroglyphidodon sindonis (Jordan & Evermann, 1902) - sidonis damselfish

GENUS Pomacentrus Lacepede, 1802 - damselfishes

[=Lepidopomacentrus, Omopomacentrus, Parapomacentrus, Pseudopomacentrus]

Species Pomacentrus adelus Allen, 1991 - obscure damsel Species Pomacentrus agassizii Bliss, 1883 - Creole damsel Species Pomacentrus albiaxillaris Allen et al., 2017 - albiaxillaris damselfish Species Pomacentrus albicaudatus Baschieri-Salvadori, 1955 - whitefin damsel Species Pomacentrus albimaculus Allen, 1975 - whitespot damsel Species Pomacentrus alexanderae Evermann & Seale, 1907 - Alexander's damsel Species Pomacentrus alleni Burgess, 1981 - Andaman damsel Species Pomacentrus amboinensis Bleeker, 1868 - Ambon damsel [=dimidiatus]

Species Pomacentrus aquilus Allen & Randall, 1981 - dark damsel

Species Pomacentrus arabicus Allen, 1991 - Arabian damsel Species Pomacentrus armillatus Allen, 1993 - bracelet damselfish Species Pomacentrus atriaxillaris Allen, 2002 - atriaxillaris damselfish Species Pomacentrus aurifrons Allen, 2004 - yellowhead damselfish Species Pomacentrus auriventris Allen, 1991 - goldbelly damsel Species Pomacentrus australis Allen & Robertson, 1974 - Australian damsel Species Pomacentrus azuremaculatus Allen, 1991 - bluespotted damsel Species Pomacentrus baenschi Allen, 1991 - Baensch's damsel Species Pomacentrus bankanensis Bleeker, 1854 - speckled damselfish [=delurus, dorsalis]

Species Pomacentrus bellipictus Allen et al., 2018 - bellipictus damselfish Species Pomacentrus bintanensis Allen, 1999 - Bintan damselfish

Species Pomacentrus bipunctatus Allen & Randall, 2004 - bipunctatus damselfish Species Pomacentrus brachialis Cuvier, in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1830 - charcoal damsel [=melanopterus, rainfordi]

Species Pomacentrus burroughi Fowler, 1918 - Burrough's damsel [=cranei]

Species Pomacentrus caeruleopunctatus Allen, 2002 - Allen's pomacentrus Species Pomacentrus caeruleus Quoy & Gaimard, 1825 - caerulean damsel [=caeruleoluteus, pulcherrimus]

Species Pomacentrus callainus Randall, 2002 - callainus damselfish Species Pomacentrus cheraphilus Allen et al., 2011 - cheraphilus damsel Species Pomacentrus chrysurus Cuvier, in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1830 - whitetail damsel [=flavicauda, hogoleuensis, luteocaudatus, rhodonotus]

Species Pomacentrus coelestis Jordan & Starks, 1901 - neon damselfish Species Pomacentrus colini Allen, 1991 - Colin's damsel Species Pomacentrus cuneatus Allen, 1991 - wedgespot damsel Species Pomacentrus emarginatus Cuvier, 1829 - outer-reef damsel Species Pomacentrus exilis Allen & Emery, 1973 - exilis damselfish Species Pomacentrus fakfakensis Allen & Erdmann, 2009 - Fakfak damselfish Species Pomacentrus flavioculus Allen et al., 2017 - flavioculus damselfish Species Pomacentrus flavoaxillaris Allen et al., 2017 - flavoaxillaris damselfish Species Pomacentrus geminospilus Allen, 1993 - Sabah damsel Species Pomacentrus grammorhynchus Fowler, 1918 - bluespot damsel Species Pomacentrus imitator Whitley, 1964 - imitator damsel Species Pomacentrus indicus Allen, 1991 - Indian damsel

Species Pomacentrus javanicus Allen, 1991 - Java damsel Species Pomacentrus komodoensis Allen, 1999 - Komodo damselfish

Species Pomacentrus lepidogenys Fowler & Bean, 1928 - scaly damsel

Species Pomacentrus leptus Allen & Randall, 1981 - slender damsel

Species Pomacentrus limosus Allen, 1992 - muddy damsel

Species Pomacentrus littoralis Cuvier, in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1830 - smoky damsel

Species Pomacentrus maafu Allen & Drew, 2012 - Maafu damselfish

Species Pomacentrus magiseptus Allen et al., 2017 - megiseptus damselfish Species Pomacentrus melanochir Bleeker, 1877 - Indonesian damsel Species Pomacentrus micronesicus Liu et al., 2014 - Micronesian damselfish Species Pomacentrus microspilus Allen & Randall, 2005 - microspilus damselfish Species Pomacentrus milleri Taylor, 1964 - Miller's damselfish Species Pomacentrus moluccensis Bleeker, 1853 - lemon damsel [=popei, sufflavus]

Species Pomacentrus nagasakiensis Tanaka, 1917 - Nagasaki damsel [=arenarius, caudovittatus]

Species Pomacentrus nigriradiatus Allen et al., 2017 - nigriradiatus damselfish Species Pomacentrus nigromanus Weber, 1913 - goldback damsel Species Pomacentrus nigromarginatus Allen, 1973 - blackmargined damsel Species Pomacentrus opisthostigma Fowler, 1918 - brown damsel Species Pomacentrus pavo (Bloch, 1787) - sapphire damsel [=diacanthus, furcatus, hainanensis, notatus, pavoninus, polynema, suvarovensis]

Species Pomacentrus philippinus Evermann & Seale, 1907 - Philippine damsel Species Pomacentrus pikei Bliss, 1883 - blacklip damsel

Species Pomacentrus polyspinus Allen, 1991 - Thai damsel Species Pomacentrus proteus Allen, 1991 - Colombo damsel Species Pomacentrus reidi Fowler & Bean, 1928 - Reid's damsel Species Pomacentrus rodriguesensis Allen & Wright, 2003 - Rodriguez damselfish Species Pomacentrus saksonoi Allen, 1995 - Anton's damsel Species Pomacentrus similis Allen, 1991 - similar damsel Species Pomacentrus simsiang Bleeker, 1856 - blueback damsel [=hebardi, tropicus]

Species Pomacentrus smithi Fowler & Bean, 1928 - Smith's damsel Species Pomacentrus spilotoceps Randall, 2002 - spilotoceps damselfish Species Pomacentrus stigma Fowler & Bean, 1928 - blackspot damsel [=tablasensis]

Species Pomacentrus sulfureus Klunzinger, 1871 - sulphur damsel [=grandidieri, scintillans]

Species Pomacentrus taeniometopon Bleeker, 1852 - brackish damsel Species Pomacentrus trichrourus Gunther, in Playfair & Gunther, 1867 - paletail damsel Species Pomacentrus trilineatus Cuvier, in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1830 - threeline damsel [=biocellatus]

Species Pomacentrus tripunctatus Cuvier, in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1830 - threespot damsel [=bilineatus, elongatus, fuscus, katunko, macleayi, montrouzieri, obscurus, punctatolineatus, vanicolensis]

Species Pomacentrus vaiuli Jordan & Seale, 1906 - ocellate damselfish Species Pomacentrus wardi Whitley, 1927 - Ward's damsel Species Pomacentrus xanthosternus Allen, 1991 - yellowbreasted damsel Species Pomacentrus yoshii Allen & Randall, 2004 - Yoshi's damselfish

GENUS Pomachromis Allen & Randall, 1974 - damselfishes, reef damsels Species Pomachromis exilis (Allen & Emery, 1973) - exiilis reef damsel Species Pomachromis fuscidorsalis Allen & Randall, 1974 - fuscidorsalis reef damsel Species Pomachromis guamensis Allen & Larson, 1975 - Guam reef damsel Species Pomachromis richardsoni (Snyder, 1909) - Richardson's reef damsel

GENUS Premnas Cuvier, 1816 - spinecheeked anemonefishes, maroon clownfishes [=Prochilus K, Prochilus W, Prochilus B]

Species Premnas biaculeatus (Bloch, 1790) - maroon clownfish [=ensifer, epigrammata, gibbosus, koelreuteri, semicinctus, sonnerat, trifasciata, trifasciatus S, trifasciatus CinC, trifasciatus CinG, unicolor CinG, unicolor C]

GENUS Pristotis Ruppell, 1838 - damselfishes [=Daya]

Species Pristotis cyanostigma Ruppell, 1838 - Ruppell's damselfish [=coeruleopunctatus]

Species Pristotis obtusirostris (Gunther, 1862) - Gunther's pristotis [=dolii, fusca, jerdoni, judithae, virescens]

GENUS Similiparma Hensley, 1986 - damselfishes Species Similiparma hermani (Steindachner, 1887) - Cape damsel Species Similiparma lurida (Cuvier, in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1830) - Canary damsel [=luridi, luridus]

GENUS Stegastes Jenyns, 1840 - damselfishes, gregorys, majors [=Brachypomacentrus, Eupomacentrus]

Species Stegastes acapulcoensis (Fowler, 1944) - Acapulco damselfish

[=nigripinnis]

Species Stegastes adustus (Troschel, in Muller, 1865) - Troschel's damselfish [=dorsopunicans, obscuratus, rubridorsalis]

Species Stegastes albifasciatus (Schlegel & Muller, 1840) - Schlegel's damselfish [=eclipticus, leucopleura]

Species Stegastes altus (Okada & Ikeda, 1937) - Okada's damselfish Species Stegastes apicalis (De Vis, 1885) - De Vis' stegastes Species Stegastes arcifrons (Heller & Snodgrass, 1903) - Heller's stegastes Species Stegastes aureus (Fowler, 1927) - golden stegastes Species Stegastes baldwini Allen & Woods, 1980 - Baldwin's stegastes Species Stegastes beebei (Nichols, 1924) - Beebe's stegastes Species Stegastes diencaeus (Jordan & Rutter, 1897) - dienacaeus damselfish [=mellis]

Species Stegastes emeryi (Allen & Randall, 1974) - Emery's stegastes Species Stegastes fasciolatus (Ogilby, 1889) - Ogilby's stegastes [=atrilabiatus, inornatus, jenkinsi, navalis, niomatus, paschalis, vanderbilti]

Species Stegastes flavilatus (Gill, 1862) - beaubrummel [=gilli]

Species Stegastes fuscus (Cuvier, in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1830) - dusky damselfish [=trindadensis]

Species Stegastes gascoynei (Whitley, 1964) - Coral Sea gregory Species Stegastes imbricatus Jenyns, 1840 - Jenyns' stegastes Species Stegastes insularis Allen & Emery, 1985 - insular stegastes Species Stegastes leucorus (Gilbert, 1892) - Gilbert's stegastes

[=elaimelas]

Species Stegastes leucostictus (Muller & Troschel, in Schomburgk, 1848) - Muller's stegastes [=analis, atrocyaneus, caudalis, nepenthe]

Species Stegastes limbatus (Cuvier, in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1830) - limbatus damselfish [=ater, madagascariensis, pristiger]

Species Stegastes lividus (Forster, in Bloch & Schneider, 1801) - lividus damselfish [=robertsoni, vitianus]

Species Stegastes lubbocki Allen & Smith, 1992 - Lubbock's stegastes Species Stegastes luteobrunneus (Smith, 1960) - Smith's stegastes [=craticulus]

Species Stegastes marginatus (Jenkins, 1901) - marginated damselfish Species Stegastes nigricans (Lacepede, 1802) - Lacepede's stegastes [=nigripinnis, scolopseus, scolopsis, subniger, taeniops, tamaii]

Species Stegastes obreptus (Whitley, 1948) - Whitley's stegastes Species Stegastes otophorus (Poey, 1860) - freshwater gregory Species Stegastes partitus (Poey, 1868) - parititus damselfish [=freemani]

Species Stegastes pelicieri Allen & Emery, 1985 - Pelicier's damselfish Species Stegastes pictus (Castelnau, 1855) - painted damselfish Species Stegastes planifrons (Cuvier, in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1830) - planifrons damselfish Species Stegastes punctatus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825) - Quoy's stegastes [=cyanospilos, kumkum, obscurus, prosopotaenioides]

Species Stegastes rectifraenum (Gill, 1862) - rectifraenum damselfish [=analigutta]

Species Stegastes redemptus (Heller & Snodgrass, 1903) - Heller's stegastes Species Stegastes rocasensis (Emery, 1972) - Roca damselfish Species Stegastes sanctaehelenae (Sauvage, 1879) - St. Helens' stegastes Species Stegastes sanctipauli Lubbock & Edwards, 1981 - St. Paul's stegastes Species Stegastes uenfi Novelli et al., 2000 - Novelli's damselfish Species Stegastes variabilis (Castelnau, 1855) - cocoa damselfish [=chrysus, flaviventer]

Species Stegastes xanthurus (Poey, 1860) - Poey's stegastes

GENUS Teixeirichthys Smith, 1953 - damselfishes [=Wangia, Wangietta]

Species Teixeirichthys jordani (Rutter, 1897) - Jordan's teixeirichthys [=formosanus, mossambicus, polylepis]