punctulatus, Lethrinus Macleay [W.] 1878:351, Pl. 8 (fig. 2) [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 2 (pt 4); ref. 17573] Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia. Syntypes: [all ex MAMU F584] AMS I.16337-001 (1), I.16337-002 (2), I.16337-003 (3). Type catalog: Stanbury 1969:207 [ref. 19518]. •Synonym of Lethrinus haematopterus Temminck & Schlegel 1844 -- (Sato 1978:47 [ref. 8884]). •Questionably a synonym of Lethrinus laticaudis Alleyne & Macleay 1877 -- (Larson & Williams 1997:361 [ref. 23967]). •Synonym of Lethrinus laticaudis Alleyne & Macleay 1877 -- (Larson et al. 2013:141 [ref. 32988]). •Valid as Lethrinus punctulatus Macleay 1878 -- (Moore et al. 2020:110 [ref. 37357]). •Synonym of Lethrinus lentjan (Lacepède 1802) -- (Allen et al. 2006:1236 [ref. 29090], Allen et al. 2021:75 [ref. 38562]). Current status: Synonym of Lethrinus lentjan (Lacepède 1802). Lethrinidae: Lethrininae. Habitat: marine.