Species that contain: Lutjanus and decussatus [ 2 ] records

decussatus, Mesoprion Cuvier [G.] (ex Kuhl & van Hasselt) in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1828:487 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 2; ref. 997] Java, Indonesia. Holotype: RMNH D201 (dry). Possible types: SMF 3046 [ex RMNH] (1), 3053 [ex RMNH] (1). Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1981:26 [ref. 21549]. •Valid as Lutjanus decussatus (Cuvier 1828) -- (Akazaki in Masuda et al. 1984:169 [ref. 6441], Allen & Talbot 1985:30 [ref. 6491], Allen 1985:73 [ref. 6843], Allen & Swainston 1988:80 [ref. 25477], Randall et al. 1990:179 [ref. 15987], Krishnan & Mishra 1994:284 [ref. 24014], Mohsin & Ambak 1996:274 [ref. 27969], Allen 1997:122 [ref. 23977], Randall et al. 1997:179 [ref. 25919], Myers 1999:145 [ref. 23965], Nakabo 2000:823 [ref. 25086], Allen in Randall & Lim 2000:617 [ref. 25122], Allen 2000:102 [ref. 25868], Iwatsuki et al. 2000:100 [ref. 26368], Hutchins 2001:263 [ref. 25841], Hutchins 2001:34 [ref. 25847], Anderson & Allen 2001:2869 [ref. 26099], Nakabo 2002:823 [ref. 26001], Allen & Adrim 2003:38 [ref. 26830], Adrim et al. 2004:121 [ref. 27715], Allen et al. 2006:1199 [ref. 29090], Iwatsuki & Satapoomin 2009:137 [ref. 31128], Motomura et al. 2010:118 [ref. 31256], Allen & Erdmann 2012:447 [ref. 31980], Kottelat 2013:342 [ref. 32989], Koeda et al. 2014:1 [ref. 35337], Koeda et al. 2016:40 [ref. 35333], Motomura et al. 2017:130 [ref. 35490], Psomadakis et al. 2020:448 [ref. 37272], Farhana-Azmi et al. 2022:9 [ref. 40448], Heemstra & Heemstra 2022:236 [ref. 39746], Hasan et al. 2023:2211 [ref. 40412]). Current status: Valid as Lutjanus decussatus (Cuvier 1828). Lutjanidae: Lutjaninae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: southern India, Sri Lanka and Myanmar east to Papua New Guinea, western Australia, north to Ryukyu Islands (southern Japan). Habitat: marine.

therapon, Mesoprion Day [F.] 1870:514 [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1869 (pt 3) (art. 7) (for 11 Nov. 1869); ref. 18819] Sri Lanka; Andaman Islands. Syntypes: BMNH 1870.5.18.48 (1) Port Blair, ZSI 1713 (1). Type catalog: Whitehead & Talwar 1976:159 [ref. 23762]. •Synonym of Lutjanus decussatus (Cuvier 1828) -- (Allen & Talbot 1985:30 [ref. 6491], Allen 1985:73 [ref. 6843], Kottelat 2013:342 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Lutjanus decussatus (Cuvier 1828). Lutjanidae: Lutjaninae. Habitat: marine.