xanthopus, Diacope Cuvier [G.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1829:495 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 3; ref. 4879] Trincomalee, Sri Lanka. Holotype (unique): MNHN 0000-0127. Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1981:12 [ref. 21549]. •Synonym of Lutjanus fulvus (Forster 1801) -- (Allen & Talbot 1985:39 [ref. 6491], Allen 1985:82 [ref. 6843], Kottelat 2013:342 [ref. 32989], Heemstra & Heemstra 2022:237 [ref. 39746]). Current status: Synonym of Lutjanus fulvus (Forster 1801). Lutjanidae: Lutjaninae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.