Species that contain: Lethrinus and haematopterus [ 5 ] records

fusciceps, Lethrinus Macleay [W.] 1878:350, Pl. 8 (fig. 1) [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 2 (pt 4); ref. 17573] Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia. Holotype (unique): AMS I.16340-001 [ex MAMU F596]. Type catalog: Stanbury 1969:207 [ref. 19518]. •Synonym of Lethrinus haematopterus Temminck & Schlegel 1844 -- (Sato 1978:47 [ref. 8884]). •Synonym of Lethrinus lentjan (Lacepède 1802) -- (Carpenter in Carpenter & Allen 1989:67 [ref. 13577], Allen et al. 2006:1236 [ref. 29090], Larson et al. 2013:141 [ref. 32988]). Current status: Synonym of Lethrinus lentjan (Lacepède 1802). Lethrinidae: Lethrininae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

genivittatus, Lethrinus Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1830:306, Pl. 159 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 6; ref. 996] Indian seas. Holotype (unique): MNHN 0000-9074. Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1983:68 [ref. 21545]. Genus is spelled Lethrynus on the plate. •Synonym of Lethrinus haematopterus Temminck & Schlegel 1844 -- (Sato 1978:47 [ref. 8884]). •Valid as Lethrinus genivittatus Valenciennes 1830 -- (Carpenter in Carpenter & Allen 1989:61 [ref. 13577], Carpenter in Carpenter & Allen 1989:61 [ref. 13577], Randall et al. 1990:199 [ref. 15987], Kuiter 1993:198 [ref. 23929], Allen 1997:132 [ref. 23977], Larson & Williams 1997:361 [ref. 23967], Randall et al. 1997:199 [ref. 25919], Myers 1999:155 [ref. 23965], Johnson 1999:737 [ref. 25471], Nakabo 2000:863 [ref. 25086], Carpenter in Randall & Lim 2000:620 [ref. 25122], Laboute & Grandperrin 2000:269 [ref. 25191], Hutchins 2001:263 [ref. 25841], Hutchins 2001:35 [ref. 25847], Carpenter 2001:3031 [ref. 26105], Nakabo 2002:863 [ref. 26001], Choi et al. 2003:344, 616 [ref. 26218], Allen & Adrim 2003:40 [ref. 26830], Shibukawa et al. in Kimura & Matsuura 2003:100 [ref. 27510], Choi & Kim 2004:81 [ref. 27749], Randall 2005:275 [ref. 28239], Allen et al. 2006:1235 [ref. 29090], Allen & Erdmann 2012:496 [ref. 31980], Larson et al. 2013:141 [ref. 32988], Motomura et al. 2017:155 [ref. 35490], Fricke et al. 2019:171 [ref. 36673], Hoschke et al. 2019:156 [ref. 36626], Kim et al. 2020:135 [ref. 39118], Sonoyama et al. 2020:72 [ref. 37637], Ali in Motomura et al. 2021:36 [ref. 38121]). Current status: Valid as Lethrinus genivittatus Valenciennes 1830. Lethrinidae: Lethrininae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Indonesia east to Caroline Islands, New Ireland (Papua New Guinea) and Vanuatu, north to Korea and Japan, south to Rottnest Island (Western Australia), Merimbula (New South Wales, Australia) and New Caledonia. Habitat: brackish, marine.

haematopterus, Lethrinus Temminck [C. J.] & Schlegel [H.] 1844:74, Pl. 38 [Fauna Japonica Parts 5-6; ref. 4372] Japan coast. Lectotype: RMNH D435 (dry). Paralectotypes: RMNH D436 (1, dry), D437 (1, dry), 1047 (3), D2181 (1, dry), D2246 (1, dry); ZMB 8123 [ex RMNH] (1, dry). Type catalog: Paepke 2001:330 [ref. 25566]. Lectotype selected by Boeseman 1947:77 [ref. 12876]. •Valid as Lethrinus haematopterus Temminck & Schlegel 1844 -- (Kyushin et al. 1982:111 [ref. 19754], Sato 1978:47 [ref. 8884], Sato in Masuda et al. 1984:180 [ref. 6441], Carpenter in Carpenter & Allen 1989:63 [ref. 13577], Larson & Williams 1997:361 [ref. 23967], Nakabo 2000:865 [ref. 25086], Carpenter in Randall & Lim 2000:620 [ref. 25122], Sadovy & Cornish 2000:139 [ref. 25480], Carpenter 2001:3016 [ref. 26105], Nakabo 2002:865 [ref. 26001], Choi et al. 2003:344, 617 [ref. 26218], Choi & Kim 2004:82 [ref. 27749], Motomura et al. 2010:126 [ref. 31256], Kim et al. 2020:135 [ref. 39118], Sonoyama et al. 2020:72 [ref. 37637]). Current status: Valid as Lethrinus haematopterus Temminck & Schlegel 1844. Lethrinidae: Lethrininae. Distribution: Western Pacific. Habitat: marine.

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.

richardsonii, Lethrinus Günther [A.] 1859:456 [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 1; ref. 1961] China Sea; Hong Kong. Lectotype: BMNH 1851.12.27.45 (1 of 2, 98 mm SL). Paralectotypes: (at least 8) ?BMNH 1848.2.15 [sic] (1), 1848.3.18.126 (1), 1851.12.27.367 (1 skin), 1851.12.27.369 (1 skin), 1855.9.19.? (1), 1968.3.11.25 (1), ?1995.7.27.3 (1). Based on specimens and Lethrinus haematopterus of Richardson and of Bleeker (not of Temminck & Schlegel). Lectotype selected by Sato 1978:48 [ref. 8884]. The 3 BMNH lots cataloged in 1848 and 1855 are in one bottle, but only 2 specimens are present. •Synonym of Lethrinus haematopterus Temminck & Schlegel 1844 -- (Sato 1978:47 [ref. 8884], Carpenter in Carpenter & Allen 1989:63 [ref. 13577]). Current status: Synonym of Lethrinus haematopterus Temminck & Schlegel 1844. Lethrinidae: Lethrininae. Habitat: marine.