vaigiensis, Diacope Quoy [J. R. C.] & Gaimard [J. P.] 1824:307 [Voyage autour du monde; ref. 3574] Waigeo [Waigiou], Indonesia. Syntypes: MNHN 0000-7986 (1), B-3113 (1). Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1981:9, 11 [ref. 21549] as holotype and paratype. •Valid as Lutjanus vaigiensis (Quoy & Gaimard 1824) -- (Chen et al. 1997:86 [ref. 26476]). •Synonym of Lutjanus fulvus (Forster 1801) -- (Allen & Talbot 1985:39 [ref. 6491], Allen 1985:82 [ref. 6843], Randall et al. 1990:180 [ref. 15987], Randall 2005:246 [ref. 28239], Mundy 2005:381 [ref. 28379], Randall 2007:252 [ref. 30952], Kottelat 2013:342 [ref. 32989], Heemstra & Heemstra 2022:237 [ref. 39746]). Current status: Synonym of Lutjanus fulvus (Forster 1801). Lutjanidae: Lutjaninae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.