Species that contain: Lutjanus and rufolineatus [ 5 ] records

amboinensis, Mesoprion Bleeker [P.] 1852:259 [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 3 (no. 2); ref. 16825] Ambon Island, Molucca Islands, Indonesia. Syntypes: RMNH 5524 (2 of 27). Bleeker specimens: NMV 46315 (1). •Synonym of Lutjanus boutton (Lacepède 1802) -- (Allen & Talbot 1985:27 [ref. 6491], Allen 1985:66 [ref. 6843]). •Synonym of Lutjanus rufolineatus (Valenciennes 1830) -- (Allen 1995:11 [ref. 21857]). Current status: Synonym of Lutjanus rufolineatus (Valenciennes 1830). Lutjanidae: Lutjaninae. Habitat: marine.

boutton, Holocentrus Lacepède [B. G. E.] 1802:331, 367 [Histoire naturelle des poissons (Lacepède) v. 4; ref. 4929] Molucca Islands, Indonesia. No types known. Type catalog: Bauchot 1970:48 [ref. 20740], Bauchot et al. 1981:24 [ref. 21549]. Based on Commerson manuscript. •Synonym of Lutjanus rufolineatus (Valenciennes 1830) -- (Allen 1995:11 [ref. 21857]). •Valid as Lutjanus boutton (Lacepède 1802) -- (Allen & Talbot 1985:26 [ref. 6491], Allen 1985:66 [ref. 6843], Allen & Swainston 1988:80 [ref. 25477], Iwatsuki et al. 1989:477 [ref. 12750], Allen 1997:124 [ref. 23977], Kuiter 1997:184 [ref. 25488], Allen in Randall & Lim 2000:617 [ref. 25122], Iwatsuki et al. 2000:100 [ref. 26368], Peristiwady in Matsuura & Peristiwady 2000:242 [ref. 27511] dated 1803, Hutchins 2001:34 [ref. 25847], Anderson & Allen 2001:2867 [ref. 26099], Allen & Adrim 2003:38 [ref. 26830], Peristiwady et al. in Kimura & Matsuura 2003:88 [ref. 27510], Randall et al. 2004:16 [ref. 27624], Allen & Erdmann 2012:446 [ref. 31980], Fricke et al. 2014:85 [ref. 33932], Fricke et al. 2019:152 [ref. 36673]). Current status: Valid as Lutjanus boutton (Lacepède 1802). Lutjanidae: Lutjaninae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Indonesia east to Samoa, north to Japan. Habitat: marine.

flavirosea, Mesoprion De Vis [C. W.] 1884:446 [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 8 (pt 4); ref. 1089] New Britain Island, Bismarck Archipelago. Holotype (unique): QM I.101. •Synonym of Lutjanus boutton (Lacepède 1802) -- (Allen & Talbot 1985:27 [ref. 6491], Allen 1985:66 [ref. 6843]). •Synonym of Lutjanus rufolineatus (Valenciennes 1830) -- (Allen 1995:11 [ref. 21857]). Current status: Synonym of Lutjanus rufolineatus (Valenciennes 1830). Lutjanidae: Lutjaninae. Habitat: marine.

rufolineata, Diacope Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1830:531 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 6; ref. 996] New Guinea. Holotype (unique): MNHN 0000-0861. Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1981:11 [ref. 21549]. •Synonym of Lutjanus boutton (Lacepède 1802) -- (Allen & Talbot 1985:27 [ref. 6491], Allen 1985:66 [ref. 6843]). •Valid as Lutjanus rufolineatus (Valenciennes 1830) -- (Druzhinin 1973:54 [ref. 41045], Akazaki in Masuda et al. 1984:170 [ref. 6441], Allen 1995:11 [ref. 21857], Allen 1997:122 [ref. 23977], Anderson et al. 1998:24 [ref. 23611], Myers 1999:146 [ref. 23965], Nakabo 2000:826 [ref. 25086], Allen in Randall & Lim 2000:618 [ref. 25122], Allen 2000:102 [ref. 25868], Anderson & Allen 2001:2890 [ref. 26099], Nakabo 2002:826 [ref. 26001], Allen & Adrim 2003:39 [ref. 26830] dated to 1828, Randall et al. 2004:16 [ref. 27624], Randall 2005:251 [ref. 28239], Randall et al. 2005:122 [ref. 28745], Allen et al. 2006:1202 [ref. 29090], Allen & Erdmann 2012:453 [ref. 31980], Larson et al. 2013:132 [ref. 32988], Fricke et al. 2014:87 [ref. 33932], Koeda et al. 2014:1 [ref. 35337], Fricke et al. 2019:154 [ref. 36673], Wada et al. 2021:41 [ref. 38521], Heemstra & Heemstra 2022:244 [ref. 39746]). Current status: Valid as Lutjanus rufolineatus (Valenciennes 1830). Lutjanidae: Lutjaninae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Maldives; Andaman Sea east to Marshall Islands and Samoa, north to Amami Islands (southern Japan) and Ogasawara Islands (Japan), south to Northern Territory and Queensland (Australia). Habitat: marine.

vitianus, Diacope Hombron [J. B.] & Jacquinot [H.] in Jacquinot & Guichenot 1853:37, Pl. 2 (fig. 2) [Voyage au Pôle Sud et dans l'Oceanie v. 3 (pt 2); ref. 18307] Viti, Fiji Islands. No types known. Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1981:24 [ref. 21549]. Based on a drawing. •Synonym of Lutjanus boutton (Lacepède 1802) -- (Allen & Talbot 1985:27 [ref. 6491], Allen 1985:66 [ref. 6843]). •Synonym of Lutjanus rufolineatus (Valenciennes 1830) -- (Allen 1995:11 [ref. 21857]). Current status: Synonym of Lutjanus rufolineatus (Valenciennes 1830). Lutjanidae: Lutjaninae. Habitat: marine.