mahsenoides, Lethrinus Valenciennes [A.] (ex Ehrenberg) in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1830:286 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 6; ref. 996] [No locality stated] Massawa, Eritrea, Red Sea; Suez, Egypt, Gulf of Suez, Red Sea. Syntypes or possible holotype: MNHN 0000-9076 (1) Massawa, 0000-9371 (1) Suez. Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1983:69 [ref. 21545]. •Valid as Lethrinus mahsenoides Valenciennes 1830 -- (Sato 1978:38 [ref. 8884], Dor 1984:154 [ref. 29757], Kyushin et al. 1982:112 [ref. 19754], Smith 1986:598 [ref. 5712], Goren & Dor 1994:42 [ref. 25356]). •Synonym of Lethrinus lentjan (Lacepède 1802) -- (Carpenter in Carpenter & Allen 1989:67 [ref. 13577], Randall 1995:219 [ref. 22896], Sadovy & Cornish 2000:140 [ref. 25480], Fricke et al. 2018:215 [ref. 35805], Golani & Fricke 2018:99 [ref. 36273], Carpenter 2022:322 [ref. 39786]). Current status: Synonym of Lethrinus lentjan (Lacepède 1802). Lethrinidae: Lethrininae. Habitat: brackish, marine.