caeruleus, Lethrinus Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1830:301 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 6; ref. 996] Seychelles, Indian Ocean. Syntypes: MNHN 0000-9071 (2), 0000-9099 (2); ZMUC 198 (1). Type catalog: Nielsen 1974:66 [ref. 9588] as coeruleus; Bauchot et al. 1983:67 [ref. 21545]. •Valid as Lethrinus caeruleus Valenciennes 1830 -- (Kyushin et al. 1977:158 [ref. 19756]). •Synonym of Lethrinus mahsena (Forsskål 1775) -- (Sato 1978:25 [ref. 8884], Carpenter in Carpenter & Allen 1989:69 [ref. 13577], Fricke et al. 2018:215 [ref. 35805]). •Synonym of Lethrinus mahsena (Fabricius 1775) -- (Carpenter 2022:322 [ref. 39786]). Current status: Synonym of Lethrinus mahsena (Fabricius 1775). Lethrinidae: Lethrininae. Habitat: marine.