Species that contain: Gymnocranius and euanus [ 3 ] records

affinis, Monotaxis Whitley [G. P.] 1943:139, Fig. 12 [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 68 (pts 3-4) (nos. 307-308); ref. 4702] North Gardiner Bank, off Fraser Island, Queensland, Australia. Holotype (unique): QM I.6609. •Synonym of Gymnocranius euanus (Günther 1879) -- (Sato 1986:606 [ref. 5152], Allen in Carpenter & Allen 1989:24 [ref. 13577], Randall 2005:273 [ref. 28239], Allen et al. 2006:1233 [ref. 29090]). Current status: Synonym of Gymnocranius euanus (Günther 1879). Lethrinidae: Monotaxinae. Habitat: marine.

euanus, Sphaerodon Günther [A.] 1879:137 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 5) v. 4 (no. 20); ref. 18237] Eua, Friendly Islands. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1879.5.22.137. •Valid as Gymnocranius euanus (Günther 1879) -- (Sato 1986:606 [ref. 5152], Allen in Carpenter & Allen 1989:24 [ref. 13577], Randall et al. 1990:197 [ref. 15987], Francis 1993:161 [ref. 25479], Allen 1997:134 [ref. 23977], Randall et al. 1997:197 [ref. 25919], Myers 1999:152 [ref. 23965], Nakabo 2000:861 [ref. 25086], Carpenter in Randall & Lim 2000:620 [ref. 25122], Laboute & Grandperrin 2000:268 [ref. 25191], Hutchins 2001:35 [ref. 25847], Carpenter 2001:3020 [ref. 26105], Nakabo 2002:861 [ref. 26001], Béarez 2003:61 [ref. 27027], Myers & Donaldson 2003:627 [ref. 27495], Randall et al. 2004:17 [ref. 27624], Randall 2005:273 [ref. 28239], Allen et al. 2006:1233 [ref. 29090], Borsa et al. 2010:246 [ref. 30820], Motomura et al. 2010:126 [ref. 31256], Allen & Erdmann 2012:492 [ref. 31980], Borsa et al. 2013:234 [ref. 33484], Koeda et al. 2016:46 [ref. 35333], Chen et al. 2017:527 [ref. 35766], Shibuya & Motomura 2021:22 [ref. 38943], Shibuya et al. 2021:21 [ref. 38821]). Current status: Valid as Gymnocranius euanus (Günther 1879). Lethrinidae: Monotaxinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: eastern Malaya (Malaysia) and Gulf of Thailand east to Philippines, Papua New Guinea and Tonga, north to Amami Islands (Kagoshima Prefecture, southern Japan), south to eastern Australia and Solomon Islands. Habitat: marine.

japonicus, Gymnocranius Akazaki [M.] 1961:438, Figs. 1-2 [Copeia 1961 (no. 4); ref. 6600] Nase Market, Amami Oshima, Japan. Holotype: FAKU [ex MIKU 1751]. Paratypes: FAKU [ex MIKU 1752] (1), 26416 (1), 28428 (1). •Valid as Gymnocranius japonicus Akazaki 1961 -- (Kyushin et al. 1982:116 [ref. 19754], Sato in Masuda et al. 1984:179 [ref. 6441]). •Synonym of Gymnocranius euanus (Günther 1879) -- (Sato 1986:606 [ref. 5152], Allen in Carpenter & Allen 1989:24 [ref. 13577], Carpenter 2001:3020 [ref. 26105], Randall 2005:273 [ref. 28239], Fricke & Kulbicki 2006:335 [ref. 28867]). Current status: Synonym of Gymnocranius euanus (Günther 1879). Lethrinidae: Monotaxinae. Habitat: marine.