bitaeniata, Diacope Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1830:536 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 6; ref. 996] Sulawesi, Indonesia. Holotype (unique): MNHN 0000-0761. Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1981:8 [ref. 21549]. •Valid as Lutjanus bitaeniatus (Valenciennes 1830) -- (Allen & Talbot 1985:24 [ref. 6491], Allen 1985:63 [ref. 6843], Allen & Swainston 1988:78 [ref. 25477], Allen 1997:120 [ref. 23977], Hutchins 2001:34 [ref. 25847], Anderson & Allen 2001:2865 [ref. 26099], Allen & Adrim 2003:38 [ref. 26830], Allen et al. 2006:1198 [ref. 29090], Allen et al. 2013:40 [ref. 32521], Larson et al. 2013:130 [ref. 32988], Iwatsuki et al. 2015:38 [ref. 34089], Gloerfelt-Tarp & Kailola 2022:185 [ref. 41223]). Current status: Valid as Lutjanus bitaeniatus (Valenciennes 1830). Lutjanidae: Lutjaninae. Distribution: Southeastern Indian Ocean, western Pacific: Indonesia south to Western Australia. Habitat: marine.