goldiei, Mesoprion Macleay [W.] 1882:233 [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 7 (pt 2); ref. 17584] Hood Bay, Papua New Guinea. Holotype (unique): AMS I.13420. •Valid as Lutjanus goldiei (Macleay 1882) -- (Allen & Talbot 1985:45 [ref. 6491], Allen 1985:86 [ref. 6843], Allen & Coates 1990:87 [ref. 25561], Allen 1991:137 [ref. 21090], Allen et al. 1992:301 [ref. 21400], Senou & Suzuki 1992:4 [ref. 24313], Mohsin & Ambak 1996:279 [ref. 27969], Nakabo 2000:821 [ref. 25086], Sakai et al. 2001:98 [ref. 25693], Anderson & Allen 2001:2877 [ref. 26099], Nakabo 2002:821 [ref. 26001], Allen et al. 2008:134 [ref. 30265], Fricke et al. 2014:86 [ref. 33932]). Current status: Valid as Lutjanus goldiei (Macleay 1882). Lutjanidae: Lutjaninae. Distribution: Western Pacific: New Guinea (one record from the Ryukyu Islands). Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.