semicinctus, Lutjanus Quoy [J. R. C.] & Gaimard [J. P.] 1824:303 [Voyage autour du monde; ref. 3574] Waigeo [Waigiou], Indonesia; Rawak Island, Bismarck Archipelago. Syntypes: MNHN 0000-8351 (1). Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1981:13 [ref. 21549]. •Valid as Lutjanus semicinctus Quoy & Gaimard 1824 -- (Allen & Talbot 1985:73 [ref. 6491], Allen 1985:117 [ref. 6843], Randall et al. 1990:183 [ref. 15987], Allen 1997:124 [ref. 23977], Randall et al. 1997:183 [ref. 25919], Myers 1999:146 [ref. 23965], Allen in Randall & Lim 2000:618 [ref. 25122], Hutchins 2001:34 [ref. 25847], Anderson & Allen 2001:2893 [ref. 26099], Allen & Adrim 2003:39 [ref. 26830], Randall et al. 2004:16 [ref. 27624], Randall 2005:253 [ref. 28239], Allen et al. 2006:1202 [ref. 29090], Allen & Erdmann 2012:455 [ref. 31980], Fricke et al. 2014:87 [ref. 33932], Fricke et al. 2019:155 [ref. 36673]). Current status: Valid as Lutjanus semicinctus Quoy & Gaimard 1824. Lutjanidae: Lutjaninae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Eastern Indonesia east to Caroline and Solomon islands, north to Philippines, south to Queensland (Australia) and New Caledonia. Habitat: marine.