Species that contain: Lutjanus and johnii [ 5 ] records

catus, Coius Hamilton [F.] 1822:90, 369, Pl. 38 (fig. 30) [An account of the fishes found in the river Ganges; ref. 2031] Larger Ganges estuaries, India. No types known. Hamilton's original illustration reproduced by Britz 2019:Pl. 53 [ref. 37532]. •In Lutjanus -- (Kottelat 2000:91 [ref. 25865]). •Synonym of Lutjanus johnii (Bloch 1792) -- (Allen & Talbot 1985:46 [ref. 6491], Allen 1985:94 [ref. 6843], Kottelat 2013:343 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Lutjanus johnii (Bloch 1792). Lutjanidae: Lutjaninae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

johnii, Anthias Bloch [M. E.] 1792:113, Pl. 318 [Naturgeschichte der ausländischen Fische v. 6; ref. 470] Suratta, Surat District, India,Tapti River estuary, into Gulf of Khambhat, Arabian Sea, Western Indian Ocean. Syntypes: ZMB 336 (now 2). On p. 97 of Bloch's Ichthyologie, v. 9 [ref. 21381]. •Valid as Lutjanus johnii (Bloch 1792) -- (Kyushin et al. 1982:57 [ref. 19754] as johni, Akazaki in Masuda et al. 1984:170 [ref. 6441], Dor 1984:140 [ref. 29757], Allen & Talbot 1985:45 [ref. 6491], Allen 1985:94 [ref. 6843], Iwatsuki et al. 1989:477 [ref. 12750], Talwar & Jhingran 1991:835 [ref. 20764], Kottelat et al. 1993:113 [ref. 23448], Goren & Dor 1994:37 [ref. 25356], Randall 1995:200 [ref. 22896], Mohsin & Ambak 1996:279 [ref. 27969], Allen 1997:124 [ref. 23977], Chen et al. 1997:83 [ref. 26476], Larson & Williams 1997:359 [ref. 23967], Carpenter et al. 1997:171 [ref. 23922], Fricke 1999:271 [ref. 24106], Mishra et al. 1999:86 [ref. 25315] as johni, Allen in Randall & Lim 2000:618 [ref. 25122], Sadovy & Cornish 2000:118 [ref. 25480], Hutchins 2001:34 [ref. 25847], Anderson & Allen 2001:2878 [ref. 26099], Allen & Adrim 2003:38 [ref. 26830] dated to 1790, Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S108 [ref. 27377], Khan 2003:9 [ref. 27710] as johni, Adrim et al. 2004:121 [ref. 27715], Heemstra et al. 2004:3321 [ref. 27945], Randall 2005:248 [ref. 28239], Allen et al. 2006:1200 [ref. 29090], Iwatsuki & Satapoomin 2009:138 [ref. 31128], Fricke et al. 2013:259 [ref. 32706], Larson et al. 2013:131 [ref. 32988], Kottelat 2013:343 [ref. 32989], Psomadakis et al. 2015:244 [ref. 34104], Motomura et al. 2017:131 [ref. 35490], Ali et al. 2018:326 [ref. 36183], Fricke et al. 2018:197 [ref. 35805], Iwatsuki in Kimura et al. 2018:151 [ref. 36460], Suresh et al. 2018:228 [ref. 36495], Arndt & Fricke 2019:21 [ref. 36883], Eagderi et al. 2019:81 [ref. 37020], Fricke et al. 2019:153 [ref. 36673], Habib & Islam 2020:Supplementary table p. 25 [ref. 38321], Psomadakis et al. 2020:450 [ref. 37272], Heemstra & Heemstra 2022:239 [ref. 39746], Jamandre 2023:173 [ref. 40455], Vilasri et al. 2023:86 [ref. 40764]). Current status: Valid as Lutjanus johnii (Bloch 1792). Lutjanidae: Lutjaninae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: East Africa (Kenya), Persian Gulf, Mozambique Channel, Seychelles, Aldabra (Seychelles), Madagascar and eastern Mascarenes (Mauritius and Rodrigues) east to Philippines and Fiji, north to Ryukyu Islands (Japan), south to Kimberley (northern Australia), Queensland (Australia) and New Caledonia. Habitat: brackish, marine.

pavoninus, Serranus Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1831:443 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 7; ref. 4881] Mumbai, India. Holotype (unique): MNHN 0000-5390. Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1981:20 [ref. 21549]. •Synonym of Lutjanus johnii (Bloch 1792) -- (Allen & Talbot 1985:46 [ref. 6491], Allen 1985:94 [ref. 6843], Kottelat 2013:343 [ref. 32989], Heemstra & Heemstra 2022:239 [ref. 39746]). Current status: Synonym of Lutjanus johnii (Bloch 1792). Lutjanidae: Lutjaninae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

tranquebaricus, Sparus Shaw [G.] 1803:471 [General zoology or systematic natural history v. 4; ref. 4014] Tranquebar [Tharangambadi], India. No types known. Unneeded new name for Anthias johnii Bloch 1792. •Synonym of Lutjanus johnii (Bloch 1792) -- (Allen & Talbot 1985:46 [ref. 6491], Allen 1985:94 [ref. 6843], Kottelat 2013:343 [ref. 32989], Heemstra & Heemstra 2022:239 [ref. 39746]). Current status: Synonym of Lutjanus johnii (Bloch 1792). Lutjanidae: Lutjaninae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

yapilli, Mesoprion Cuvier [G.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1828:483 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 2; ref. 997] Vizagapatam [Vizagapatham], India. Holotype (unique): MNHN 0000-8200. Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1981:19 [ref. 21549]. •Synonym of Lutjanus johnii (Bloch 1792) -- (Allen & Talbot 1985:46 [ref. 6491], Allen 1985:94 [ref. 6843], Kottelat 2013:343 [ref. 32989], Heemstra & Heemstra 2022:239 [ref. 39746]). Current status: Synonym of Lutjanus johnii (Bloch 1792). Lutjanidae: Lutjaninae. Habitat: brackish, marine.