myriaster, Mesoprio Liénard [F.] 1839:32 [Rapport Annuel sur les travaux de la Société d'Histoire Naturelle de l'Ile Maurice No. 10; ref. 17536] Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean. Holotype (unique): NHMI (not found). Genus should have been Mesoprion. For comments on authorship see Monod 1976:21, 22 [ref. 30339]. •Synonym of Lutjanus rivulatus (Cuvier 1828) -- (Allen & Talbot 1985:65 [ref. 6491], Allen 1985:112 [ref. 6843], Fricke 1999:274 [ref. 24106]). Current status: Synonym of Lutjanus rivulatus (Cuvier 1828). Lutjanidae: Lutjaninae. Habitat: marine.