opercularis, Lethrinus Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1830:289 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 6; ref. 996] Trincomalee, Sri Lanka. Syntypes: MNHN 0000-9057 (2). Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1983:69 [ref. 21545]. •Valid as Lethrinus opercularis Valenciennes 1830 -- (Sato 1978:33 [ref. 8884]). •Synonym of Lethrinus lentjan (Lacepède 1802) -- (Carpenter in Carpenter & Allen 1989:67 [ref. 13577], Carpenter 2001:3034 [ref. 26105], Carpenter 2022:322 [ref. 39786]). Current status: Synonym of Lethrinus lentjan (Lacepède 1802). Lethrinidae: Lethrininae. Habitat: brackish, marine.