Species that contain: Lutjanus and fuscescens [ 2 ] records

fuscescens, Mesoprion Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1830:538 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 6; ref. 996] Sulawesi, Indonesia. Holotype (unique): MNHN 0000-8277. Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1981:16 [ref. 21549]. •Valid as Lutjanus fuscescens (Valenciennes 1830) -- (Druzhinin 1973:54 [ref. 41045], Allen & Talbot 1985:41 [ref. 6491], Allen 1985:83 [ref. 6843], Allen 1991:136 [ref. 21090], Kottelat et al. 1993:113 [ref. 23448], Allen in Randall & Lim 2000:618 [ref. 25122], Anderson & Allen 2001:2875 [ref. 26099], Allen & Adrim 2003:38 [ref. 26830], Larson & Pidgeon 2004:197 [ref. 28107], Allen et al. 2008:133 [ref. 30265], Kottelat 2013:343 [ref. 32989], Miesen et al. 2016:89 [ref. 34492], Jamandre 2023:173 [ref. 40455]). Current status: Valid as Lutjanus fuscescens (Valenciennes 1830). Lutjanidae: Lutjaninae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

hoteen, Mesoprion Richardson [J.] 1846:229 [Report of the British Association for the Advancement of Science 15th meeting [1845]; ref. 3742] Canton, China. Syntypes: BMNH 1968.3.11.5-6 (2, dry skins). Type information: Whitehead 1970:214 [ref. 11606]. •Synonym of Lutjanus fuscescens (Valenciennes 1830) -- (Allen & Talbot 1985:41 [ref. 6491], Allen 1985:83 [ref. 6843], Kottelat 2013:343 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Lutjanus fuscescens (Valenciennes 1830). Lutjanidae: Lutjaninae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.