Species that contain: Lethrinus and mahsena [ 8 ] records

abbreviatus, Lethrinus Valenciennes [A.] (ex Ehrenberg) in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1830:312 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 6; ref. 996] Red Sea. Holotype (unique): ZMB 1144 (stuffed). Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1983:71 [ref. 21545]. Based on Ehrenberg drawing. •Synonym of Lethrinus mahsena (Forsskål 1775) -- (Sato 1978:25 [ref. 8884], Dor 1984:154 [ref. 29757], Carpenter in Carpenter & Allen 1989:69 [ref. 13577]). •Synonym of Lethrinus mahsena (Fabricius 1775) -- (Carpenter 2022:322 [ref. 39786]). Current status: Synonym of Lethrinus mahsena (Fabricius 1775). Lethrinidae: Lethrininae. Habitat: marine.

atkinsoni, Lethrinus Seale [A.] 1910:515, Pl. 11 [The Philippine Journal of Science Section A v. 4 (no. 6) (for 1909); ref. 4000] Balabac Island, Philippines. Holotype (unique): BSMP 5080 (apparently destroyed). •Synonym of Lethrinus mahsena (Forsskål 1775) -- (Sato 1978:25 [ref. 8884]). •Valid as Lethrinus atkinsoni Seale 1910 -- (Allen & Swainston 1988:158 [ref. 25477], Carpenter in Carpenter & Allen 1989:48 [ref. 13577], Francis & Randall et al. 1990:198 [ref. 15987], Randall 1993:120 [ref. 20996], Francis 1993:162 [ref. 25479], Allen 1997:250 [ref. 23977], Randall et al. 1997:198 [ref. 25919], Myers 1999:155 [ref. 23965], Nakabo 2000:863 [ref. 25086], Carpenter in Randall & Lim 2000:620 [ref. 25122], Laboute & Grandperrin 2000:268 [ref. 25191], Sadovy & Cornish 2000:139 [ref. 25480], Allen 2000:103 [ref. 25868], Hutchins 2001:263 [ref. 25841], Hutchins 2001:35 [ref. 25847], Carpenter 2001:3027 [ref. 26105], Nakabo 2002:863 [ref. 26001], Allen & Adrim 2003:40 [ref. 26830], Myers & Donaldson 2003:628 [ref. 27495], Randall et al. 2004:17 [ref. 27624] dated 1909, Adrim et al. 2004:121 [ref. 27715], Randall 2005:274 [ref. 28239], Allen et al. 2006:1234 [ref. 29090], Motomura et al. 2010:126 [ref. 31256], Allen & Erdmann 2012:494 [ref. 31980], Larson et al. 2013:141 [ref. 32988], Motomura et al. 2017:155 [ref. 35490], Matsunuma in Kimura et al. 2018:171 [ref. 36460], Fricke et al. 2019:170 [ref. 36673], Psomadakis et al. 2020:476 [ref. 37272], Sonoyama et al. 2020:72 [ref. 37637], Shibuya & Motomura 2021:54 [ref. 38942]). Current status: Valid as Lethrinus atkinsoni Seale 1910. Lethrinidae: Lethrininae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean, western Pacific: Myanmar and Indonesia east to Mariana Islands and Cook Islands, north to southern Sea of Japan and Kyushu (Japan), south to northern Australia Habitat: marine.

bungus, Lethrinus Valenciennes [A.] (ex Ehrenberg) in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1830:279 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 6; ref. 996] Indian Ocean; Suez, Egypt, Gulf of Suez, Red Sea; Massawa, Eritrea, Red Sea. Syntypes: MNHN 0000-9060 (1) Gulf of Suez. Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1983:67 [ref. 21545]. •Synonym of Lethrinus mahsena (Forsskål 1775) -- (Sato 1978:25 [ref. 8884]). •Questionable synonym of Lethrinus lentjan (Lacepède 1802) -- (Dor 1984:154 [ref. 29757]). •Synonym of Lethrinus borbonicus Valenciennes 1830 -- (Carpenter in Carpenter & Allen 1989:51 [ref. 13577], Golani & Fricke 2018:98 [ref. 36273], Carpenter 2022:319 [ref. 39786]). Current status: Synonym of Lethrinus borbonicus Valenciennes 1830. Lethrinidae: Lethrininae. Habitat: marine.

caeruleus, Lethrinus Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1830:301 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 6; ref. 996] Seychelles, Indian Ocean. Syntypes: MNHN 0000-9071 (2), 0000-9099 (2); ZMUC 198 (1). Type catalog: Nielsen 1974:66 [ref. 9588] as coeruleus; Bauchot et al. 1983:67 [ref. 21545]. •Valid as Lethrinus caeruleus Valenciennes 1830 -- (Kyushin et al. 1977:158 [ref. 19756]). •Synonym of Lethrinus mahsena (Forsskål 1775) -- (Sato 1978:25 [ref. 8884], Carpenter in Carpenter & Allen 1989:69 [ref. 13577], Fricke et al. 2018:215 [ref. 35805]). •Synonym of Lethrinus mahsena (Fabricius 1775) -- (Carpenter 2022:322 [ref. 39786]). Current status: Synonym of Lethrinus mahsena (Fabricius 1775). Lethrinidae: Lethrininae. Habitat: marine.

crocineus, Lethrinus Smith [J. L. B.] 1959:290, Pls. 20 (fig. A), 21 (figs. F-G) [Ichthyological Bulletin, Department of Ichthyology, Rhodes University No. 17; ref. 12029] Pinda, Mozambique, western Indian Ocean. Holotype: SAIAB [formerly RUSI] 22 (head and skin). Paratypes: not researched. Socotra, •Synonym of Lethrinus mahsena (Forsskål 1775) -- (Sato 1978:25 [ref. 8884]). •Valid as Lethrinus crocineus Smith 1959 -- (Smith 1986:597 [ref. 5712], Carpenter in Carpenter & Allen 1989:54 [ref. 13577], Fricke 1999:297 [ref. 24106], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S110 [ref. 27377], Heemstra et al. 2004:3321 [ref. 27945], Heemstra & Heemstra 2004:244 [ref. 28072], Fricke et al. 2009:66 [ref. 30213], Allen & Erdmann 2012:495 [ref. 31980], Fricke et al. 2018:214 [ref. 35805], Bogorodsky et al. 2020:525 [ref. 38001], Allen et al. 2021:74 [ref. 38562], Carpenter 2022:320 [ref. 39786], Zajonz et al. 2022:186 [ref. 40522]). Current status: Valid as Lethrinus crocineus Smith 1959. Lethrinidae: Lethrininae. Distribution: Western Indian Ocean: KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa), East Africa, Socotra (Yemen), Seychelles, Comoros, Madagascar and Mascarenes (La Réunion, Mauritius, Rodrigues) east to Sri Lanka and Andaman Sea. Habitat: marine.

enigmaticus, Lethrinus Smith [J. L. B.] 1959:291, Pl. 21 (fig. E) [Ichthyological Bulletin, Department of Ichthyology, Rhodes University No. 17; ref. 12029] Bird Island, Seychelles, western Indian Ocean, depth 20 fathoms. Holotype: SAIAB [formerly RUSI] 25. Paratypes: (1) not researched. •Synonym of Lethrinus mahsena (Forsskål 1775) -- (Sato 1978:25 [ref. 8884]). •Valid as Lethrinus enigmaticus Smith 1959 -- (Kyushin et al. 1977:160 [ref. 19756], Carpenter in Carpenter & Allen 1989:55 [ref. 13577], Fricke et al. 2018:214 [ref. 35805], Carpenter 2022:320 [ref. 39786]). Current status: Valid as Lethrinus enigmaticus Smith 1959. Lethrinidae: Lethrininae. Distribution: Western Indian Ocean: South Africa, Seychelles, Saya de Malha Bank and Madagascar. Habitat: marine.

mahsena, Sciaena Fabricius [J. C.] in Niebuhr (ex Forsskål) 1775:xii, 52 [Descriptiones animalium (Forsskål); ref. 1351] [Capta ad promontorium Djimûm] Ra’s Barīdī, NNW Yanbu’, Saudi Arabia, Red Sea 24°17'N 37°31'E. Lectotype: ZMUC P49346 (dry skin). Paralectotypes: ZMUC P49347 (1, dry skin). Type catalog: Nielsen 1974:66 [ref. 9588], Fricke 2008:39 [ref. 30182]. Types figured in Klausewitz & Nielsen 1965:Pl. 21 [ref. 20847]. Lectotype selected by Klausewitz & Nielsen 1965:21 [ref. 20847]. Authorship according to Fricke 2008:39 [ref. 30182]. Misspelled Sciaena masehna by Walbaum 1792:310, 715 [ref. 4572]. •Valid as Lethrinus mahsena (Forsskål 1775) -- (Sato 1978:25 [ref. 8884], Dor 1984:154 [ref. 29757], Sato in Masuda et al. 1984:180 [ref. 6441], Smith 1986:598 [ref. 5712], Carpenter in Carpenter & Allen 1989:69 [ref. 13577], Winterbottom et al. 1989:39 [ref. 13251], Randall et al. 1990:198 [ref. 15987], Krishnan & Mishra 1994:286 [ref. 24014], Goren & Dor 1994:42 [ref. 25356], Randall 1995:220 [ref. 22896], Mohsin & Ambak 1996:331 [ref. 27969], Fricke 1999:299 [ref. 24106], Laboute & Grandperrin 2000:270 [ref. 25191], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S110 [ref. 27377], Heemstra et al. 2004:3321 [ref. 27945], Heemstra & Heemstra 2004:244 [ref. 28072], Fricke et al. 2009:66 [ref. 30213], Motomura in Motomura & Shibukawa 2009:162 [ref. 31132], Fricke et al. 2018:215 [ref. 35805], Golani & Fricke 2018:99 [ref. 36273], Eagderi et al. 2019:78 [ref. 37020], Zajonz et al. 2019:80 [ref. 36871], Zajonz et al. 2022:189 [ref. 40522]). •Valid as Lethrinus mahsena (Fabricius 1775) -- (Fricke 2008:39 [ref. 30182], Carpenter 2022:322 [ref. 39786], Mehanna et al. 2022:691 [ref. 39427]). Current status: Valid as Lethrinus mahsena (Fabricius 1775). Lethrinidae: Lethrininae. Distribution: Red Sea; western Indian Ocean: East Africa, Persian Gulf, Socotra (Yemen), Seychelles, Aldabra (Seychelles) Madagascar, Mascarenes (La Réunion, Mauritius, Rodrigues), Maldives, Chagos Archipelago and Sri Lanka. Habitat: marine.

sanguineus, Lethrinus Smith [J. L. B.] 1955:12, Pl. 3 (fig. 14) [Memorias do Museu Dr. Alvaro de Castro No. 3; ref. 4101] Shimoni, Kenya, western Indian Ocean. Holotype: SAIAB [formerly RUSI] 606. Paratypes: (several) not researched. •Valid as Lethrinus sanguineus Smith 1955 -- (Sato 1978:19 [ref. 8884], Dor 1984:155 [ref. 29757], Smith 1986:599 [ref. 5712]). •Synonym of Lethrinus mahsena (Forsskål 1775) -- (Carpenter in Carpenter & Allen 1989:69 [ref. 13577], Randall 1995:220 [ref. 22896], Fricke et al. 2018:215 [ref. 35805]). •Synonym of Lethrinus mahsena (Fabricius 1775) -- (Carpenter 2022:322 [ref. 39786]). Current status: Synonym of Lethrinus mahsena (Fabricius 1775). Lethrinidae: Lethrininae. Habitat: marine.