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.