mahogoni, Mesoprion Cuvier [G.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1828:447 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 2; ref. 997] Martinique Island, West Indies. Syntypes: MNHN 0000-8307 (2). Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1981:17 [ref. 21549]. •Valid as Lutjanus mahogoni (Cuvier 1828) -- (Heemstra 1974:24 [ref. 7125], Allen 1985:101 [ref. 6843], Robins & Ray 1986:171 [ref. 23100], Boschung 1992:137 [ref. 23239], Cervigón 1992:353 [ref. 23827], Cervigón 1993:140 [ref. 24474], Aguilera 1998:49 [ref. 24221], Schmitter-Soto et al. 2000:161 [ref. 27754], Anderson 2003:1496 [ref. 27091], Smith et al. 2003:33 [ref. 27621], Nelson et al. 2004:143 [ref. 27807], McEachran & Fechhelm 2005:330 [ref. 28815], Moura & Lindeman 2007:38 [ref. 29018], Page et al. 2013:147 [ref. 32708], Smith-Vaniz & Jelks 2014:51 [ref. 33341], Robertson et al. 2016:145 [ref. 34961], Robertson et al. 2020:158 [ref. 38098], Escobar-Sierra et al. 2021:80 [ref. 38844], Bennema & van Moorsel 2022:70 [ref. 39585], Carvalho-Filho 2023:153 [ref. 40480], Page et al. 2023:205 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Lutjanus mahogoni (Cuvier 1828). Lutjanidae: Lutjaninae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: North Carolina (U.S.A.) south to southern Caribbean Sea. Habitat: marine.