octovittatus, Labrus Lacepède [B. G. E.] 1801:430, 477, Pl. 22 (fig. 2) [Histoire naturelle des poissons (Lacepède) v. 3; ref. 2710] Grand Ocean [Indo-Pacific]. No types known. Type catalog: Bauchot 1963:99 [ref. 19171], Bauchot et al. 1981:25 [ref. 21549]. Based on a Commerson figure. Neotype designation by Fricke 1999:267 [ref. 24106] is invalid; see Fricke 2000:639 [ref. 24537]. •Synonym of Lutjanus bengalensis (Bloch 1790) -- (Fricke 1999:265 [ref. 24106]). Current status: Synonym of Lutjanus bengalensis (Bloch 1790). Lutjanidae: Lutjaninae. Habitat: marine.