n = 99
| Scientific Name | Author | Valid Name | Family | English Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mesoprion ambiguus | Poey, 1860 | Lutjanus ambiguus | Lutjanidae | Ambiguous snapper |
| Mesoprion amboinensis | Bleeker, 1852 | Lutjanus rufolineatus | Lutjanidae | Yellow-lined snapper |
| Mesoprion analis | Cuvier, 1828 | Lutjanus analis | Lutjanidae | Mutton snapper |
| Mesoprion annularis | Cuvier, 1828 | Lutjanus erythropterus | Lutjanidae | Crimson snapper |
| Mesoprion aratus | Günther, 1864 | Lutjanus aratus | Lutjanidae | Mullet snapper |
| Mesoprion argenteus | Hombron & Jacquinot, 1853 | Lutjanus fulvus | Lutjanidae | Blacktail snapper |
| Mesoprion argentiventris | Peters, 1869 | Lutjanus argentiventris | Lutjanidae | Yellow snapper |
| Mesoprion arnillo | Poey, 1860 | Apsilus dentatus | Lutjanidae | Black snapper |
| Mesoprion aureovittatus | Macleay, 1879 | Lutjanus fulviflamma | Lutjanidae | Dory snapper |
| Mesoprion aurolineatus | Cuvier, 1829 | Lutjanus fulviflamma | Lutjanidae | Dory snapper |
| Mesoprion aurovittatus | Agassiz, 1831 | Ocyurus chrysurus | Lutjanidae | Yellowtail snapper |
| Mesoprion bleekeri | Günther, 1859 | Lutjanus biguttatus | Lutjanidae | Two-spot banded snapper |
| Mesoprion buccanella | Cuvier, 1828 | Lutjanus buccanella | Lutjanidae | Blackfin snapper |
| Mesoprion caballeorte | (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) | Lutjanus griseus | Lutjanidae | Grey snapper |
| Mesoprion campechanus | Poey, 1860 | Lutjanus campechanus | Lutjanidae | Northern red snapper |
| Mesoprion canis | Buettikofer, 1890 | Lutjanus apodus | Lutjanidae | Schoolmaster snapper |
| Mesoprion caroui | Cuvier, 1828 | Lutjanus lutjanus | Lutjanidae | Bigeye snapper |
| Mesoprion carponotatus | Richardson, 1842 | Lutjanus carponotatus | Lutjanidae | Spanish flag snapper |
| Mesoprion caudalis | Valenciennes, 1830 | Lutjanus lunulatus | Lutjanidae | Lunartail snapper |
| Mesoprion caudanotatus | Poey, 1851 | Lutjanus buccanella | Lutjanidae | Blackfin snapper |
| Mesoprion caxis | (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) | Lutjanus apodus | Lutjanidae | Schoolmaster snapper |
| Mesoprion chirtah | Cuvier, 1828 | Lutjanus erythropterus | Lutjanidae | Crimson snapper |
| Mesoprion chrysotaenia | Bleeker, 1851 | Lutjanus carponotatus | Lutjanidae | Spanish flag snapper |
| Mesoprion chrysurus | (Bloch, 1791) | Ocyurus chrysurus | Lutjanidae | Yellowtail snapper |
| Mesoprion cyanopterus | Cuvier, 1828 | Lutjanus cyanopterus | Lutjanidae | Cubera snapper |
| Mesoprion cynodon | Cuvier, 1828 | Lutjanus apodus | Lutjanidae | Schoolmaster snapper |
| Mesoprion decussatus | Cuvier, 1828 | Lutjanus decussatus | Lutjanidae | Checkered snapper |
| Mesoprion dentatus | Duméril, 1861 | Lutjanus dentatus | Lutjanidae | African brown snapper |
| Mesoprion dodecacanthoides | Bleeker, 1854 | Lutjanus dodecacanthoides | Lutjanidae | Sunbeam snapper |
| Mesoprion dodecacanthus | Bleeker, 1853 | Lutjanus malabaricus | Lutjanidae | Malabar blood snapper |
| Mesoprion ehrenbergii | Peters, 1869 | Lutjanus ehrenbergii | Lutjanidae | Blackspot snapper |
| Mesoprion elegans | Poey, 1860 | Rhomboplites aurorubens | Lutjanidae | Vermilion snapper |
| Mesoprion elongatus | Hombron & Jacquinot, 1853 | Lutjanus biguttatus | Lutjanidae | Two-spot banded snapper |
| Mesoprion emeryii | Richardson, 1843 | Pentapodus emeryii | Nemipteridae | Double whiptail |
| Mesoprion enneacanthus | Bleeker, 1849 | Lutjanus vitta | Lutjanidae | Brownstripe red snapper |
| Mesoprion erythrognathus | Valenciennes, 1831 | Lutjanus lutjanus | Lutjanidae | Bigeye snapper |
| Mesoprion etaape | Lesson, 1831 | Lutjanus kasmira | Lutjanidae | Common bluestripe snapper |
| Mesoprion flavescens | Cuvier, 1828 | Lutjanus apodus | Lutjanidae | Schoolmaster snapper |
| Mesoprion flavipinnis | Cuvier, 1828 | Lutjanus argentimaculatus | Lutjanidae | Mangrove red snapper |
| Mesoprion flavirosea | De Vis, 1884 | Lutjanus rufolineatus | Lutjanidae | Yellow-lined snapper |
| Mesoprion flaviroseus | De Vis, 1884 | Lutjanus rufolineatus | Lutjanidae | Yellow-lined snapper |
| Mesoprion fulgens | Valenciennes, 1830 | Lutjanus fulgens | Lutjanidae | Golden African snapper |
| Mesoprion fuscescens | Valenciennes, 1830 | Lutjanus fuscescens | Lutjanidae | Freshwater snapper |
| Mesoprion gaimardi | Bleeker, 1859 | Lutjanus fulvus | Lutjanidae | Blacktail snapper |
| Mesoprion garretti | Günther, 1873 | Lutjanus argentimaculatus | Lutjanidae | Mangrove red snapper |
| Mesoprion goldiei | Macleay, 1882 | Lutjanus goldiei | Lutjanidae | Papuan black snapper |
| Mesoprion goreensis | Valenciennes, 1830 | Lutjanus goreensis | Lutjanidae | Gorean snapper |
| Mesoprion griseoides | Guichenot, 1863 | Lutjanus argentimaculatus | Lutjanidae | Mangrove red snapper |
| Mesoprion guttatus | Steindachner, 1869 | Lutjanus guttatus | Lutjanidae | Spotted rose snapper |
| Mesoprion hoteen | Richardson, 1846 | Lutjanus fuscescens | Lutjanidae | Freshwater snapper |
| Mesoprion immaculatus | Cuvier, 1828 | Lutjanus lemniscatus | Lutjanidae | Yellowstreaked snapper |
| Mesoprion inermis | Peters, 1869 | Lutjanus inermis | Lutjanidae | Golden snapper |
| Mesoprion isodon | Cuvier, 1829 | Lutjanus analis | Lutjanidae | Mutton snapper |
| Mesoprion janthinuropterus | Bleeker, 1853 | Lutjanus lemniscatus | Lutjanidae | Yellowstreaked snapper |
| Mesoprion janthinurus | Bleeker, 1854 | Lutjanus gibbus | Lutjanidae | Humpback red snapper |
| Mesoprion kagoshimana | Döderlein, 1883 | Lutjanus fulvus | Lutjanidae | Blacktail snapper |
| Mesoprion linea | Cuvier, 1828 | Lutjanus apodus | Lutjanidae | Schoolmaster snapper |
| Mesoprion litura | Cuvier, 1828 | Lutjanus jocu | Lutjanidae | Dog snapper |
| Mesoprion madras | Valenciennes, 1831 | Lutjanus madras | Lutjanidae | Indian snapper |
| Mesoprion mahogoni | Cuvier, 1828 | Lutjanus mahogoni | Lutjanidae | Mahogany snapper |
| Mesoprion marginipinnis | Macleay, 1883 | Lutjanus fulvus | Lutjanidae | Blacktail snapper |
| Mesoprion maus | Montrouzier, 1857 | Lutjanus fulvus | Lutjanidae | Blacktail snapper |
| Mesoprion melanospilos | Bleeker, 1853 | Lutjanus boutton | Lutjanidae | Moluccan snapper |
| Mesoprion microchir | Bleeker, 1853 | Aprion virescens | Lutjanidae | Green jobfish |
| Mesoprion mitchelli | Günther, 1867 | Pinjalo pinjalo | Lutjanidae | Pinjalo |
| Mesoprion monostigma | Cuvier, 1828 | Lutjanus monostigma | Lutjanidae | One-spot snapper |
| Mesoprion multidens | Day, 1871 | Pristipomoides multidens | Lutjanidae | Goldbanded jobfish |
| Mesoprion myriaster | Liénard, 1839 | Lutjanus rivulatus | Lutjanidae | Blubberlip snapper |
| Mesoprion naborer | Montrouzier, 1857 | Lutjanus carponotatus | Lutjanidae | Spanish flag snapper |
| Mesoprion nematophorus | Bleeker, 1860 | Symphorus nematophorus | Lutjanidae | Chinamanfish |
| Mesoprion obscurus | Macleay, 1881 | Lutjanus argentimaculatus | Lutjanidae | Mangrove red snapper |
| Mesoprion ojanco | Poey, 1860 | Lutjanus mahogoni | Lutjanidae | Mahogany snapper |
| Mesoprion olivaceus | Cuvier, 1828 | Lutjanus argentimaculatus | Lutjanidae | Mangrove red snapper |
| Mesoprion ophuysenii | Bleeker, 1860 | Lutjanus ophuysenii | Lutjanidae | Spotstripe snapper |
| Mesoprion pacificus | Bocourt, 1868 | Lutjanus novemfasciatus | Lutjanidae | Pacific dog snapper |
| Mesoprion pargus | Cuvier, 1828 | Lutjanus cyanopterus | Lutjanidae | Cubera snapper |
| Mesoprion parvidens | Macleay, 1882 | Lutjanus rivulatus | Lutjanidae | Blubberlip snapper |
| Mesoprion phaiotaeniatus | Bleeker, 1849 | Lutjanus vitta | Lutjanidae | Brownstripe red snapper |
| Mesoprion pomacanthus | Bleeker, 1855 | Lutjanus bengalensis | Lutjanidae | Bengal snapper |
| Mesoprion profundus | Poey, 1860 | Lutjanus vivanus | Lutjanidae | Silk snapper |
| Mesoprion purpureus | Poey, 1866 | Lutjanus purpureus | Lutjanidae | Southern red snapper |
| Mesoprion quadripunctatus | Günther, 1859 | Lutjanus rivulatus | Lutjanidae | Blubberlip snapper |
| Mesoprion rangus | Cuvier, 1828 | Lutjanus bohar | Lutjanidae | Two-spot red snapper |
| Mesoprion ricardi | Cuvier, 1828 | Lutjanus mahogoni | Lutjanidae | Mahogany snapper |
| Mesoprion rosaceus | Poey, 1870 | Lutjanus analis | Lutjanidae | Mutton snapper |
| Mesoprion roseigaster | Macleay, 1881 | Lutjanus argentimaculatus | Lutjanidae | Mangrove red snapper |
| Mesoprion rubellus | Cuvier, 1828 | Lutjanus erythropterus | Lutjanidae | Crimson snapper |
| Mesoprion rubens | Macleay, 1882 | Lutjanus bohar | Lutjanidae | Two-spot red snapper |
| Mesoprion russellii | Bleeker, 1849 | Lutjanus russellii | Lutjanidae | Russell's snapper |
| Mesoprion sexfasciatus | Macleay, 1883 | Lutjanus argentimaculatus | Lutjanidae | Mangrove red snapper |
| Mesoprion sobra | Cuvier, 1828 | Lutjanus analis | Lutjanidae | Mutton snapper |
| Mesoprion taeniops | Valenciennes, 1830 | Lutjanus argentimaculatus | Lutjanidae | Mangrove red snapper |
| Mesoprion terubuan | Montrouzier, 1857 | Lutjanus fulviflamma | Lutjanidae | Dory snapper |
| Mesoprion therapon | Day, 1870 | Lutjanus decussatus | Lutjanidae | Checkered snapper |
| Mesoprion uninotatus | Cuvier, 1828 | Lutjanus synagris | Lutjanidae | Lane snapper |
| Mesoprion vivanus | Cuvier, 1828 | Lutjanus vivanus | Lutjanidae | Silk snapper |
| Mesoprion vorax | Poey, 1860 | Pristipomoides macrophthalmus | Lutjanidae | Cardinal snapper |
| Mesoprion xanthopterygius | Bleeker, 1849 | Lutjanus lutjanus | Lutjanidae | Bigeye snapper |
| Mesoprion yapilli | Cuvier, 1828 | Lutjanus johnii | Lutjanidae | John's snapper |