Mesoprion Cuvier [G.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1828:439 Masc. Lutjanus lutjanus Bloch 1790. Type by being a replacement name. Regarded as a replacement name for Lutjanus Bloch; if not then type designation is by Jordan 1917:124 [ref. 2407]. Type spelled Lutianus lutianus by Bloch 1790: Pl. 245 [ref. 469]. •Objective synonym of Lutjanus Bloch 1790 -- (Allen 1985:32 [ref. 6843], Allen & Talbot 1985:8 [ref. 6491], Allen 1986:323 [ref. 6208], Castro-Aguirre et al. 1999:296 [ref. 24550], Kottelat 2013:340 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Lutjanus Bloch 1790. Lutjanidae: Lutjaninae.