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Genera in the family or subfamily Lutjaninae: [ 35 ] records

Bennettia (subgenus of Lutianus) Fowler [H. W.] 1904:524 Fem. Anthias johnii Bloch 1792. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Lutjanus Bloch 1790 -- (Allen 1985:33 [ref. 6843], Allen & Talbot 1985:8 [ref. 6491], Kottelat 2013:341 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Lutjanus Bloch 1790. Lutjanidae: Lutjaninae.

Caesio Lacepède [B. G. E.] 1801:85 Fem. Caesio caerulaureus Lacepède 1801. Type by subsequent designation. Type designated by Bleeker 1876:274 [ref. 447]. Cesio Rafinesque 1818:85 [ref. 3584] and Coesio Griffith & Smith 1834:Pl. 49 (opp. p. 170) [ref. 1908] are incorrect subsequent spellings. See Carpenter 1987:5 [ref. 6430] for discussion of why gender is feminine. Also appeared in Sonnini 1803:24 (vol. 8) [ref. 30473]. •Valid as Caesio Lacepède 1801 -- (Johnson 1980:10 [ref. 13553], Akazaki in Masuda et al. 1984:171 [ref. 6441], Smith 1986:579 [ref. 5712], Carpenter 1987:15 [ref. 6430], Carpenter 1988:35 [ref. 9296], Carpenter 1990:697 [ref. 16573], Reader & Leis 1996:310 [ref. 21284], Carpenter 2001:2921 [ref. 26100], Allen et al. 2006:1194 [ref. 29090] in Lutjanidae, Holleman et al. 2013:262 [ref. 32876], Motomura et al. 2017:137 [ref. 35490], Fricke et al. 2018:201 [ref. 35805], Golani & Fricke 2018:93 [ref. 36273], Fricke et al. 2019:158 [ref. 36673], Kar et al. 2023:2 [ref. 40502]). Current status: Valid as Caesio Lacepède 1801. Lutjanidae: Lutjaninae.

Clupeolabrus Nichols [J. T.] 1923:2 Masc. Clupeolabrus dubius Nichols 1923. Type by monotypy. •Synonym of Pterocaesio Bleeker 1876 -- (Carpenter 1987:29 [ref. 6430], Carpenter 1988:50 [ref. 9296]). Current status: Synonym of Pterocaesio Bleeker 1876. Lutjanidae: Lutjaninae.

Deuteracanthus Fowler [H. W.] 1944:398 Masc. Deuteracanthus lonchophorus Fowler 1944. Type by original designation (also monotypic). Based on a postlarval specimen. •Synonym of Lutjanus Bloch 1790 -- (Heemstra 1974:22 [ref. 7125]). •Synonym of Hoplopagrus Gill 1861 -- (Brogan 1996:329 [ref. 22125]). Current status: Synonym of Hoplopagrus Gill 1861. Lutjanidae: Lutjaninae.

Diacope Cuvier [G.] in Desmarest 1814:89 Fem. Diacope sebae Cuvier 1816. Type by subsequent designation. Diacope sebae designated type by Jordan & Evermann 1898:1247 [ref. 2444]. Spelled Diacopus in early literature. Genyoroge Cantor 1850 is an unneeded replacement; Diacope not preoccupied by Diacope Hübner 1816 in Lepidptera. •Synonym of Lutjanus Bloch 1790 -- (Allen 1985:33 [ref. 6843], Allen & Talbot 1985:8 [ref. 6491], Allen 1986:323 [ref. 6208], Kottelat 2013:340 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Lutjanus Bloch 1790. Lutjanidae: Lutjaninae.

Dipterygonotus Bleeker [P.] 1849:70 Masc. Dipterygonotus leucogrammicus Bleeker 1849. Type by monotypy. •Valid as Dipterygonotus Bleeker 1849 -- (Johnson 1980:10 [ref. 13553], Carpenter 1987:52 [ref. 6430], Carpenter 1988:47 [ref. 9296], Carpenter 1990:697 [ref. 16573], Reader & Leis 1996:310 [ref. 21284], Carpenter 2001:2922 [ref. 26100], Allen et al. 2006:1195 [ref. 29090] in Lutjanidae, Motomura et al. 2017:138 [ref. 35490], Bariche & Fricke 2018:79 [ref. 35828], Golani & Fricke 2018:93 [ref. 36273], Kar et al. 2023:3 [ref. 40502]). Current status: Valid as Dipterygonotus Bleeker 1849. Lutjanidae: Lutjaninae.

Evoplites Gill [T. N.] 1862:236 Masc. Mesoprion pomacanthus Bleeker 1855. Type by monotypy. •Synonym of Lutjanus Bloch 1790 -- (Allen 1985:33 [ref. 6843], Allen & Talbot 1985:8 [ref. 6491], Kottelat 2013:341 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Lutjanus Bloch 1790. Lutjanidae: Lutjaninae.

Flavicaesio (subgenus of Caesio) Carpenter [K. E.] 1987:19 Fem. Caesio suevicus Klunzinger 1884. Type by original designation. •Synonym of Caesio Lacepède 1801, but a valid subgenus Flavicaesio as described -- (Carpenter 1988:4 [ref. 9296], Carpenter 1990:697 [ref. 16573]). •Valid as Flavicaesio Carpenter 1987 -- (Kar et al. 2023:3 [ref. 40502]). Current status: Synonym of Caesio Lacepède 1801. Lutjanidae: Lutjaninae.

Genyoroge Cantor [T. E.] 1849:994 [12] Fem. Holocentrus bengalensis Bloch 1790. Type by being a replacement name. Treated as feminine by authors. Unneeded replacement for Diacope Cuvier 1815, not preoccupied by Diacope Hübner 1816. On page 12 of separate. •Synonym of Lutjanus Bloch 1790 -- (Allen 1985:33 [ref. 6843], Allen & Talbot 1985:8 [ref. 6491], Allen 1986:323 [ref. 6208], Kottelat 2013:340 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Lutjanus Bloch 1790. Lutjanidae: Lutjaninae.

Gymnocaesio Bleeker [P.] 1876:152 Fem. Caesio gymnopterus Bleeker 1856. Type by original designation (also monotypic). Possibly appeared first in Atlas in 1876 on legend page 125 (for Pl. 310 published in 1872 but with Caesio on plate) [ref. 4861]. Also in Bleeker 1876:8 [ref. 4862] and as above (earliest not determined). •Valid as Gymnocaesio Bleeker 1876 -- (Johnson 1980:10 [ref. 13553], Carpenter 1987:50 [ref. 6430], Carpenter 1988:48 [ref. 9296], Carpenter 1990:697 [ref. 16573], Reader & Leis 1996:310 [ref. 21284], Carpenter 2001:2922 [ref. 26100], Fricke et al. 2018:202 [ref. 35805], Golani & Fricke 2018:93 [ref. 36273], Fricke et al. 2019:159 [ref. 36673], Kar et al. 2023:3 [ref. 40502]). Current status: Valid as Gymnocaesio Bleeker 1876. Lutjanidae: Lutjaninae.

Hobar (subgenus of Sciaena) Forsskål [P. S.] 1775:44 Sciaena bohar Forsskål 1775. An available name, but can be suppressed on the basis of no usage. •Synonym of Lutjanus Bloch 1790 -- (Kottelat 2013:340 [ref. 32989]). Suppressed. Current status: Synonym of Lutjanus Bloch 1790. Lutjanidae: Lutjaninae.

Hoplopagrus Gill [T. N.] 1861:78 Masc. Hoplopagrus guentherii Gill 1862. Type by subsequent monotypy. Genus described without species, except "... in testimony of his appreciation... rendered by Dr. Günther... [Gill] would dedicate it [species] to that gentleman." Species named in 1862. •Valid as Hoplopagrus Gill 1861 -- (Johnson 1980:10 [ref. 13553], Allen 1985:30 [ref. 6843], Akazaki & Iwatsuki 1986 [ref. 6316], Anderson 1987:19 [ref. 13770], Brogan 1996:329 [ref. 22125], Castro-Aguirre et al. 1999:295 [ref. 24550]). Current status: Valid as Hoplopagrus Gill 1861. Lutjanidae: Lutjaninae.

Jordanichthys Evermann [B. W.] & Clark [H. W.] 1928:687 Masc. Jordanichthys holei Evermann & Clark 1928. Type by original designation (also monotypic). Based on a skin; not treated by Allen 1985 [ref. 6843] in Lutjanidae. Walford 1937:86, footnote [ref. 21524] treated the type species as a synonym of Lutjanus novemfasciatus Gill 1862. •Synonym of Lutjanus Bloch 1790 -- (Kottelat 2013:341 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Lutjanus Bloch 1790. Lutjanidae: Lutjaninae.

Liocaesio Bleeker [P.] 1876:153 Fem. Caesio cylindricus Günther 1859. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Pterocaesio Bleeker 1876 -- (Carpenter 1987:29 [ref. 6430], Carpenter 1988:50 [ref. 9296]). Current status: Synonym of Pterocaesio Bleeker 1876. Lutjanidae: Lutjaninae.

Loxolutjanus (subgenus of Lutjanus) Fowler [H. W.] 1931:90, 165 Masc. Lutjanus erythropterus Bloch 1790. Type by original designation. •Synonym of Lutjanus Bloch 1790 -- (Allen 1985:33 [ref. 6843], Allen & Talbot 1985:8 [ref. 6491], Kottelat 2013:341 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Lutjanus Bloch 1790. Lutjanidae: Lutjaninae.

Lutjanus Bloch [M. E.] 1790:105 Masc. Lutjanus lutjanus Bloch 1790. Type by absolute tautonymy. Also spelled Lutianus by Bloch 1790:Pl. 245, and subsequent authors, but as Lutjanus throughout text (pp. 107-127). •Valid as Lutjanus Bloch 1790 -- (Johnson 1980:10 [ref. 13553], Akazaki in Masuda et al. 1984:169 [ref. 6441], Allen & Talbot 1985 [ref. 6491], Allen 1986:323 [ref. 6208], Anderson 1987:21 [ref. 13770], Iwatsuki et al. 1989 [ref. 12750], Ye in Pan et al. 1991:399 [ref. 23876] as Lutianus, Allen 1991:136 [ref. 21090], Chow & Walsh 1992:508 [ref. 21410], Bauchot in Lévêque et al. 1992:686 [ref. 21590], Castro-Aguirre et al. 1999:296 [ref. 24550], Anderson & Allen 2001:2843 [ref. 26099], Anderson 2003:1482 [ref. 27091], Moura & Lindeman 2007:32 [ref. 29018], Allen et al. 2006:1197 [ref. 29090], Liu 2007:407 [ref. 30077], Allen et al. 2013:33 [ref. 32521], Kottelat 2013:340 [ref. 32989], Roberts 2015:1282 [ref. 34193], Iwatsuki et al. 2016:511 [ref. 34361], Motomura et al. 2017:128 [ref. 35490], Fricke et al. 2018:194 [ref. 35805], Golani & Fricke 2018:90 [ref. 36273], Brown et al. 2019:178 [ref. 36444], Fricke et al. 2019:151 [ref. 36673], Marval-Rodríguez et al. 2022:1 [ref. 39188]). Current status: Valid as Lutjanus Bloch 1790. Lutjanidae: Lutjaninae.

Macolor Bleeker [P.] 1860:25 Masc. Macolor typus Bleeker 1860 (= Diacope macolor Lesson (ex Cuvier) 1827). Type by monotypy (also by use of typus). The species Diacope macolor Lesson 1827 needlessly renamed typus by Bleeker. •Valid as Macolor Bleeker 1860 -- (Johnson 1980:10 [ref. 13553], Akazaki in Masuda et al. 1984:168 [ref. 6441], Allen 1985:125 [ref. 6843], Anderson 1986:577 [ref. 5634], Anderson 1987:20 [ref. 13770], Kishimoto et al. 1987 [ref. 6061], Anderson & Allen 2001:2843 [ref. 26099], Allen et al. 2006:1203 [ref. 29090], Leis 2007:1 [ref. 29382], Hay & Leis 2011:85 [ref. 31399], Fricke et al. 2018:200 [ref. 35805], Golani & Fricke 2018:92 [ref. 36273], Fricke et al. 2019:155 [ref. 36673]). Current status: Valid as Macolor Bleeker 1860. Lutjanidae: Lutjaninae.

Mesoprion Cuvier [G.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1828:439 Masc. Lutjanus lutjanus Bloch 1790. Type by being a replacement name. Regarded as a replacement name for Lutjanus Bloch; if not then type designation is by Jordan 1917:124 [ref. 2407]. Type spelled Lutianus lutianus by Bloch 1790: Pl. 245 [ref. 469]. •Objective synonym of Lutjanus Bloch 1790 -- (Allen 1985:32 [ref. 6843], Allen & Talbot 1985:8 [ref. 6491], Allen 1986:323 [ref. 6208], Castro-Aguirre et al. 1999:296 [ref. 24550], Kottelat 2013:340 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Lutjanus Bloch 1790. Lutjanidae: Lutjaninae.

Neomaenis Girard [C. F.] 1858:167 Fem. Lobotes emarginatus Baird & Girard 1855. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Lutjanus Bloch 1790 -- (Allen 1985:33 [ref. 6843] as Neomaensis, Allen & Talbot 1985:8 [ref. 6491] as Neomaensis, Castro-Aguirre et al. 1999:296 [ref. 24550], Kottelat 2013:341 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Lutjanus Bloch 1790. Lutjanidae: Lutjaninae.

Neomesoprion Castelnau [F. L.] 1875:8 Masc. Neomesoprion unicolor Castelnau 1875. Type by monotypy. Second species doubtfully included. •Synonym of Lutjanus Bloch 1790 -- (Allen 1985:33 [ref. 6843], Allen & Talbot 1985:8 [ref. 6491], Kottelat 2013:341 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Lutjanus Bloch 1790. Lutjanidae: Lutjaninae.

Ocyurus Gill [T. N.] 1862:236, 237 Masc. Sparus chrysurus Bloch 1791. Type by monotypy. •Synonym of Lutjanus Bloch 1790, but a valid subgenus Ocyurus -- (Akazaki & Iwatsuki 1986 [ref. 6316]). •Synonym of Lutjanus Bloch 1790 -- (Veneza et al. 2019:9 [ref. 36715]). •Valid as Ocyurus Gill 1862 -- (Johnson 1980:10 [ref. 13553], Allen 1985:129 [ref. 6843], Anderson 1987:21 [ref. 13770], Chow & Walsh 1992:508 [ref. 21410], Anderson 2003:1481 [ref. 27091], Frédérich & Santini 2017:22 [ref. 40254] nested within Lutjanus, Silva et al. 2018:1111 [ref. 40255] nested in Lutjanus). Current status: Valid as Ocyurus Gill 1862. Lutjanidae: Lutjaninae.

Odontonectes Günther [A.] 1859:265 Masc. Caesio erythrogaster Cuvier 1830. Type by monotypy. •Synonym of Caesio Lacepède 1801, but a valid subgenus Odontonectes -- (Carpenter 1987:15 [ref. 6430], Carpenter 1988:4 [ref. 9296], Carpenter 1990:697 [ref. 16573]). •Valid as Odontonectes Günther 1859 -- (Kar et al. 2023:3 [ref. 40502]). Current status: Synonym of Caesio Lacepède 1801. Lutjanidae: Lutjaninae.

Pagrus Plumier [C.] in Lacepède 1802:293, footnote Masc. Bodianus vivanetus Lacepède 1802. Not available; Plumier manuscript name mentioned in passing in the synonymy of Bodianus vivanetus (also as vivanet). Not Pagrus Cuvier 1816. •In the synonymy of Lutjanus Bloch 1790 -- (Kottelat 2013:340 [ref. 32989] with author as Cuvier). Current status: Synonym of Lutjanus Bloch 1790. Lutjanidae: Lutjaninae.

Parkia (subgenus of Lutianus) Fowler [H. W.] 1904:525 Fem. Lutianus furvicaudatus Fowler 1904. Type by original designation. •Synonym of Lutjanus Bloch 1790 -- (Allen 1985:33 [ref. 6843], Allen & Talbot 1985:8 [ref. 6491], Kottelat 2013:341 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Lutjanus Bloch 1790. Lutjanidae: Lutjaninae.

Percaprionodes (subgenus of Prionodes) Fowler [H. W.] 1944:399 Masc. Prionodes macropus Fowler 1944. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Lutjanus Bloch 1790 -- (Heemstra 1974:23 [ref. 7125], Kottelat 2013:341 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Lutjanus Bloch 1790. Lutjanidae: Lutjaninae.

Pinjalo Bleeker [P.] 1873:178 Masc. Caesio pinjalo Bleeker 1850. Type by original designation. Appeared first without sufficient distinguishing features in Bleeker 1845:521 [ref. 312]. Type not P. typus Bleeker (name only). Genus dates to Bleeker 1873 (see Randall et al. 1987:2 [ref. 6431]). Treated as masculine, Art. 30.2.4. •Valid as Pinjalo Bleeker 1873 -- (Johnson 1980:10 [ref. 13553], Akazaki in Masuda et al. 1984:168 [ref. 6441], Allen 1985:139 [ref. 6843], Akazaki & Iwatsuki 1986 [ref. 6316], Anderson 1987:20 [ref. 13770], Randall et al. 1987 [ref. 6431], Anderson & Allen 2001:2843 [ref. 26099], Allen et al. 2006:1204 [ref. 29090], Leis 2008:37 [ref. 29617], Motomura et al. 2017:135 [ref. 35490]). Current status: Valid as Pinjalo Bleeker 1873. Lutjanidae: Lutjaninae.

Pisinnicaesio (subgenus of Pterocaesio) Carpenter [K. E.] 1987:31 Fem. Caesio chrysozona Cuvier 1830. Type by original designation. •Synonym of Pterocaesio Bleeker 1876, but a valid subgenus Pisinnicaesio as described -- (Carpenter 1988:4 [ref. 9296], Carpenter 1990:697 [ref. 16573]). •Valid as Pisinnicaesio Carpenter 1987 -- (Kar et al. 2023:3 [ref. 40502]). Current status: Synonym of Pterocaesio Bleeker 1876. Lutjanidae: Lutjaninae.

Proamblys Gill [T. N.] 1862:236 Masc. Diacope nigra of Cuvier 1828 (= Sciaena niger Forsskål 1775). Type by monotypy. •Synonym of Macolor Bleeker 1860 -- (Allen 1985:125 [ref. 6843] as Promblys, Kishimoto et al. 1987 [ref. 6061]). Current status: Synonym of Macolor Bleeker 1860. Lutjanidae: Lutjaninae.

Pterocaesio Bleeker [P.] 1876:153 Fem. Caesio multiradiatus [a] Steindachner 1861. Type by original designation (also monotypic). Also in Bleeker 1876:41 [ref. 4862]; earliest not determined. •Valid as Pterocaesio Bleeker 1876 -- (Johnson 1980:10 [ref. 13553], Smith 1986:579 [ref. 5712], Carpenter 1987:29 [ref. 6430], Carpenter 1988:50 [ref. 9296], Carpenter 1990:697 [ref. 16573], Reader & Leis 1996:310 [ref. 21284], Carpenter 2001:2922 [ref. 26100], Allen et al. 2006:1207 [ref. 29090], Allen & Erdmann 2006:27 [ref. 29405], Allen & Erdmann 2008:165 [ref. 29483], Motomura et al. 2017:138 [ref. 35490], Fricke et al. 2018:202 [ref. 35805], Golani & Fricke 2018:94 [ref. 36273], Fricke et al. 2019:159 [ref. 36673]). Current status: Valid as Pterocaesio Bleeker 1876. Lutjanidae: Lutjaninae.

Rabirubia (subgenus of Lutjanus) Jordan [D. S.] & Fesler [B.] 1893:432, 438 Fem. Mesoprion inermis Peters 1869. Type by original designation (also monotypic). Misspelled Rarirubia in Zoological Record for 1893. •Synonym of Lutjanus Bloch 1790, but a valid subgenus Rabirubia as described -- (Akazaki & Iwatsuki 1986:600 [ref. 6316]). •Synonym of Lutjanus Bloch 1790 -- (Castro-Aguirre et al. 1999:296 [ref. 24550], Kottelat 2013:341 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Lutjanus Bloch 1790. Lutjanidae: Lutjaninae.

Raizero (subgenus of Lutjanus) Jordan [D. S.] & Fesler [B.] 1893:432, 438 Masc. Mesoprion aratus Günther 1864. Type by monotypy. Treated as masculine, Art. 30.2.4. •Synonym of Lutjanus Bloch 1790 -- (Allen 1985:33 [ref. 6843], Allen & Talbot 1985:9 [ref. 6491], Castro-Aguirre et al. 1999:296 [ref. 24550], Kottelat 2013:341 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Lutjanus Bloch 1790. Lutjanidae: Lutjaninae.

Rhomboplites Gill [T. N.] 1862:236, 237 Masc. Centropristes aurorubens Cuvier 1829. Type by monotypy. Correct spelling for genus of type species is Centropristis. •Synonym of Lutjanus Bloch 1790 -- (Veneza et al. 2019:9 [ref. 36715]). •Valid as Rhomboplites Gill 1862 -- (Johnson 1980:10 [ref. 13553], Allen 1985:157 [ref. 6843], Anderson 1987:19 [ref. 13770], Chow & Walsh 1992:508 [ref. 21410], Anderson 2003:1481 [ref. 27091], Frédérich & Santini 2017:22 [ref. 40254] nested within Lutjanus, Silva et al. 2018:1111 [ref. 40255] nested in Lutjanus). Current status: Valid as Rhomboplites Gill 1862. Lutjanidae: Lutjaninae.

Rhomboplitoides Fowler [H. W.] 1918:33 Masc. Rhomboplitoides megalops Fowler 1918. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Lutjanus Bloch 1790 -- (Allen 1985:33 [ref. 6843], Allen & Talbot 1985:8 [ref. 6491], Kottelat 2013:341 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Lutjanus Bloch 1790. Lutjanidae: Lutjaninae.

Sarda Plumier [C.] in Lacepède 1802:141 (footnote) Fem. Not available, non binominal manuscript name mentioned in passing in footnote. See remarks under Opinion 89 in Appendix B in Eschmeyer et al. 1990 [ref. 26735]. Not Sarda Cuvier 1829 or Gray 1854. •In the synonymy of Ocyurus Gill 1862. Current status: Synonym of Ocyurus Gill 1862. Lutjanidae: Lutjaninae.

Squamosicaesio (subgenus of Pterocaesio) Carpenter [K. E.] 1987:35 Fem. Pterocaesio marri Schultz 1953. Type by original designation. •Synonym of Pterocaesio Bleeker 1876, but a valid subgenus Squamosicaesio as described -- (Carpenter 1987:35 [ref. 6430], Carpenter 1988:4 [ref. 9296], Carpenter 1990:697 [ref. 16573]). •Valid as Squamosicaesio Carpenter 1987 -- (Kar et al. 2023:3 [ref. 40502]). Current status: Synonym of Pterocaesio Bleeker 1876. Lutjanidae: Lutjaninae.