leucostictus, Pomacentrus Müller [J.] & Troschel [F. H.] in Schomburgk 1848:674 [18] [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. Syntypes: ZMB 2760-61 (1, 1), 5730 (2). Appeared first as above; reprinted in Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. 1848:18. •Valid as Pomacentrus leucostictus Müller & Troschel 1848 -- (Robins & Ray 1986:199 [ref. 23100], Lloris & Rucabado 1990:849 [ref. 15959], Cervigón 1992:385 [ref. 23827], Cervigón 1993:362 [ref. 24474]). •Valid as Stegastes leucostictus (Müller & Troschel 1848) -- (Allen 1991:253 [ref. 19344], Boschung 1992:151 [ref. 23239], Castro-Aguirre et al. 1999:395 [ref. 24550], Smith-Vaniz et al. 1999:287 [ref. 25013], Schmitter-Soto et al. 2000:163 [ref. 27754], Carter & Kaufman 2003:1696 [ref. 27102], Smith et al. 2003:41 [ref. 27621], Nelson et al. 2004:154 [ref. 27807], McEachran & Fechhelm 2005:500 [ref. 28815], García-Hernández et al. 2009:93 [ref. 37265], Page et al. 2013:159 [ref. 32708], Smith-Vaniz & Jelks 2014:61 [ref. 33341], Robertson et al. 2016:146 [ref. 34961], Robertson et al. 2020:161 [ref. 38098], Escobar-Sierra et al. 2021:81 [ref. 38844], Parenti 2021:83 [ref. 38418], Carvalho-Filho 2023:196 [ref. 40480]). Current status: Valid as Stegastes leucostictus (Müller & Troschel 1848). Pomacentridae: Microspathodontinae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: southern Florida (U.S.A.) and Bahamas south to Trinidad and Tobago, including Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea. Habitat: marine.