amamianus, Lethrinus Akazaki [M.] 1962:259, 363, Fig. 46 [Studies on the spariform fishes; ref. 5771] Amami Island, Oshima, Ryukyu Islands, Japan. Holotype: FAKU [ex MIKU 1980]. Paratypes: [now at FAKU] MIKU 1911 (1), 1913 (1), 1916 (1), 1932-33 (2), 1954 (1). •Valid as Lethrinus amamianus Akazaki 1962 -- (Sato 1978:23 [ref. 8884], Sato in Masuda et al. 1984:179 [ref. 6441]). •Synonym of Lethrinus miniatus (Forster 1801) -- (Carpenter in Carpenter & Allen 1989:73 [ref. 13577], Carpenter 2001:3036 [ref. 26105], Randall 2005:277 [ref. 28239], Kottelat 2013:351 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Lethrinus miniatus (Forster 1801). Lethrinidae: Lethrininae. Habitat: marine.