melanura, Diacope Rüppell [W. P. E. S.] 1838:92, Pl. 23 (fig. 1) [Neue Wirbelthiere zu der Fauna von Abyssinien gehörig. Fische des Rothen Meeres; ref. 3844] Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Red Sea. Syntypes: SMF 1294 (2), ?17525 (2, skeletons). •Synonym of Lutjanus gibbus (Forsskål 1775) -- (Dor 1984:140 [ref. 29757], Allen 1985:84 [ref. 6843], Golani & Fricke 2018:90 [ref. 36273], Heemstra & Heemstra 2022:238 [ref. 39746]). Current status: Synonym of Lutjanus gibbus (Forsskål 1775). Lutjanidae: Lutjaninae. Habitat: marine.