modestus, Lutjanus Bleeker [P.] 1863:50, Pl. 9 (fig. 2) [Natuurkundige Verhandelingen van de Hollandsche Maatschappij der Wetenschappen te Haarlem (Ser. 2) v. 18 (1862); ref. 395] Ashantee, Guinea. Holotype (unique): RMNH 243. Holotype figured by Boeseman 1963:Pl. 4 (fig. 1) [ref. 21734]. •Synonym of Lutjanus agennes Bleeker 1863 -- (Allen 1985:53 [ref. 6843]). •Synonym of Lutjanus endecacanthus Bleeker 1863 -- (Lloris & Rucabado 1990:776 [ref. 15959], Carpenter in Carpenter & De Angelis 2016:2541 [ref. 34618]). Current status: Synonym of Lutjanus endecacanthus Bleeker 1863. Lutjanidae: Lutjaninae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.