hoteen, Mesoprion Richardson [J.] 1846:229 [Report of the British Association for the Advancement of Science 15th meeting [1845]; ref. 3742] Canton, China. Syntypes: BMNH 1968.3.11.5-6 (2, dry skins). Type information: Whitehead 1970:214 [ref. 11606]. •Synonym of Lutjanus fuscescens (Valenciennes 1830) -- (Allen & Talbot 1985:41 [ref. 6491], Allen 1985:83 [ref. 6843], Kottelat 2013:343 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Lutjanus fuscescens (Valenciennes 1830). Lutjanidae: Lutjaninae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.