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Locs. A large example was caught on a line at North Reef 

 in the Capricorn Group, Queensland. I have also examined 

 five others from Southern Queensland ; one from Port 

 Moresby, New Guinea ; one from the Philippine Islands ; 

 two from Madras, India, being identified by Dr. Francis Day. 

 The species has been recognised from Port Denison, Queens- 

 land, by Klunzinger, and from the northern portion of the 

 coast of New South Wales by Ogilby and Stead. 



LUTIANUS RUSSELLI, Bleeker. 



Lutianus russelli, Bleeker, Atlas Ichth., viii., 1876, p. 71, 

 pi. ccc., fig. 2. Id., Day, Fish. India, 1875, p. 41, pi. 

 xii., fig. 5. Id., Jordan & Thompson, Proc. U.S. Nat. 

 Mus., xxxix., 1911, p. 450, fig. 3. 



Lutianus johnii, Ogilby. Cat. Fish. N.S.Wales, 1886, p. 9. 

 Id., Waite, Mem/ N.S.Wales Nat, Club, 1904, p. 29. 

 Id., Stead, Ed. Fish. N.S.Wales, 1908, p. 61. (Not 

 L. johnii, Bloch). 



The differences between this species and L. fidviflamma are 

 only apparent when a series of each is compared. I have 

 examined eleven specimens of each species 125-330 mm. long, 

 and find the distinguishing characters noted by Jordan and 

 Thompson to be constant. The greater part of the black 

 lateral blotch is above the lateral line in L. russelli, and all 

 my specimens have fourteen or fifteen dorsal rays. In 

 L, fulviflamma the greater part of the dark blotch is below 

 the lateral line, and there are only thirteen dorsal rays. 

 Further, the contour of the back is more arched in L. russelli, 

 and it has more scales between the lateral line and the back 

 and on the cheek. 



I have examined the specimen recorded as L. johnii from 

 the Richmond River, New South Wales, by Ogilby, and find 

 it to be identical with L. russelli. It differs from L. johnii in 

 having the scales above the lateral line oblique instead of 

 horizontal. 



Locs. A large specimen was taken on a line at North Reef 

 in the Capricorn Group, Queensland. Other specimens are 

 in the Australian Museum from Moreton Bay, Queensland ; 

 Richmond River, New South Wales ; Akyab, India (Francis 

 Day Coll.). 



