Species that contain: Lutjanus and goreensis [ 2 ] records

goreensis, Mesoprion Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1830:540 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 6; ref. 996] Gorée, Senegal. Holotype (unique): MNHN 0000-4828 [or 4428]. Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1981:16 [ref. 21549]. •Valid as Lutjanus goreensis (Valenciennes 1830) -- (Allen 1985:87 [ref. 6843], Allen 1986:324 [ref. 6208], Lloris & Rucabado 1990:777 [ref. 15959], Bauchot in Lévêque et al. 1992:689 [ref. 21590], Afonso et al. 1999:74 [ref. 25466], Liu 2007:411 [ref. 30077], Wirtz et al. 2007:34 [ref. 30263], Wirtz et al. 2013:125 [ref. 32972], Félix et al. 2016:D [4] [ref. 34346], Carpenter in Carpenter & De Angelis 2016:2543 [ref. 34618], Carneiro et al. 2019:261 [ref. 37250], Reiner 2019:207 [ref. 38139], Fermon et al. 2022:277 [ref. 39448]). Current status: Valid as Lutjanus goreensis (Valenciennes 1830). Lutjanidae: Lutjaninae. Distribution: Eastern Atlantic: Senegal south to Democratic Republic of Congo, including Madeira (Portugal), Canary Islands (Spain), Cape Verde islands, and São Tomé and Principe. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

guineensis, Lutjanus Bleeker [P.] 1863:46, Pl. 10 (fig. 1) [Natuurkundige Verhandelingen van de Hollandsche Maatschappij der Wetenschappen te Haarlem (Ser. 2) v. 18 (1862); ref. 395] Ashantee, Guinea. Holotype (unique): RMNH 248. Original as guineënsis. Holotype figured by Boeseman 1963:Pl.4 (fig. 2) [ref. 21734]. •Synonym of Lutjanus goreensis (Valenciennes 1830) -- (Allen 1985:87 [ref. 6843], Lloris & Rucabado 1990:777 [ref. 15959]). Current status: Synonym of Lutjanus goreensis (Valenciennes 1830). Lutjanidae: Lutjaninae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.