sanguineus, Lethrinus Smith [J. L. B.] 1955:12, Pl. 3 (fig. 14) [Memorias do Museu Dr. Alvaro de Castro No. 3; ref. 4101] Shimoni, Kenya, western Indian Ocean. Holotype: SAIAB [formerly RUSI] 606. Paratypes: (several) not researched. •Valid as Lethrinus sanguineus Smith 1955 -- (Sato 1978:19 [ref. 8884], Dor 1984:155 [ref. 29757], Smith 1986:599 [ref. 5712]). •Synonym of Lethrinus mahsena (Forsskål 1775) -- (Carpenter in Carpenter & Allen 1989:69 [ref. 13577], Randall 1995:220 [ref. 22896], Fricke et al. 2018:215 [ref. 35805]). •Synonym of Lethrinus mahsena (Fabricius 1775) -- (Carpenter 2022:322 [ref. 39786]). Current status: Synonym of Lethrinus mahsena (Fabricius 1775). Lethrinidae: Lethrininae. Habitat: marine.