bungus, Lethrinus Valenciennes [A.] (ex Ehrenberg) in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1830:279 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 6; ref. 996] Indian Ocean; Suez, Egypt, Gulf of Suez, Red Sea; Massawa, Eritrea, Red Sea. Syntypes: MNHN 0000-9060 (1) Gulf of Suez. Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1983:67 [ref. 21545]. •Synonym of Lethrinus mahsena (Forsskål 1775) -- (Sato 1978:25 [ref. 8884]). •Questionable synonym of Lethrinus lentjan (Lacepède 1802) -- (Dor 1984:154 [ref. 29757]). •Synonym of Lethrinus borbonicus Valenciennes 1830 -- (Carpenter in Carpenter & Allen 1989:51 [ref. 13577], Golani & Fricke 2018:98 [ref. 36273], Carpenter 2022:319 [ref. 39786]). Current status: Synonym of Lethrinus borbonicus Valenciennes 1830. Lethrinidae: Lethrininae. Habitat: marine.