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Lutjanus rufolineatus Weber, Siboga Exp., vol. 57, Fische, 1913, p. 250 



(Banda). — Fowler, Mem. Bishop Mus.. vol. 10, 1928, p. 196 (copied). 

 Diacope vitianus Hombron and Jacquinot, Voy. Astrolabe et Zel6e, Zool., vol 3, 



1853, p. 37, pi. 2, fig. 2. Viti, Polynesia. 

 Mesoprion amboinensis Bleeker, Nat. Tijds. Nederland. Indie, vol. 3, 1853, 



p. 259. Amboyna. 

 Oenyoroge amboinensis Gunther, Cat. Fish. Brit. Mus., vol. 1, 1859, p. 183 



(Amboina). — Day, Proc. Zool. Soc. London, 1870, p. 677 (Ajidamans). 

 Lutjanus amboinensis Bleeker, Atlas Ichth. Ind. N6erlaud., vol. 7, 1873-1876, 



pi. (40)318. fig. 2; vol. 8, 1876-1877, p. 57 (Bali, Celebes, Ternate, Obi, 



Buru, Ceram, Amboina, Waigiu, New Guinea). — Tirant, Service Oceanogr. 



Peches Indo Chine, 6" Note, 1929, p. 168 (Phu-Yen). 

 Lutianus amboinensis Evermann and Seale, Bull. Bur. Fisher., vol. 26, 1906 



(1907), p. 81 (Bulan). 

 Mesoprion melanospilos Bleeker, Nat. Tijds. Nederland. Indie, vol. 3, 1852, 



p. 750. Bulucomba (Celebes). 

 Oenyoroge melanospilos Gijnther, Cat. Fish. Brit. Mus., vol. 1, 1859, p. 183 



(copied). 



Depth 23/5 ; head 23/5, width 21/5. Snout Si/e in head; eye 3%, IVs 

 in snout, greater than interorbital ; maxillary reaches I/3 in eye, ex- 

 pansion 2l^ in eye, length 2% in head; teeth in villiform bands in 

 jaws, outer row little enlarged; pair of low, wide set upper front 

 canines; band of villiform teeth on vomer and each palatine; inter- 

 orbital 41/^, broadly convex; preopercle edge denticulate, denticles 

 larger around lobe at angle and notch above rather deep though 

 with small interopercular knob. Gill rakers 7+15, of which sev- 

 eral above and below rudimentary, longest 2^/^ in eye. 



Scales 67 along above lateral line to caudal base and about 10 more 

 out over latter; tubular scales 50 in lateral line to caudal base and 

 8 more on latter; 9 scales above lateral line, 17 below, 27 predorsal 

 forward opposite front pupil edge, 14 rows across cheek of which 

 4 rows on preopercle flange. Suprascapula denticulate. Scales 

 with 7 to 13 basal radiating striae; apical denticles 66 to 84, very 

 fine points, short, with 9 or 10 transverse series of basal elements; 

 circuli very fine. 



D. XI, 13, 1, fourth spine 2% in head, first ray 3% ; A. Ill, 8, 1, 

 second spine 2%, second ray 2%; caudal li/^, slightly emarginate 

 behind ; least depth of caudal peduncle 314 1 pectoral I14 ; ven- 

 tral 12/3. 



Largely warm brown over upper surfaces, below little paler. On 

 body each row of scales with narrow darker line than body color, 

 oblique above lateral line, horizontal below. Iris gray brown. Fins 

 all dull brown, pectoral little paler than ventrals. 



Andamans, East Indies, Philippines, Polynesia. 



56041 U.S.N.M. Bulan. Bureau of Fisheries (3226). Length 167 mm. As 



Lv tian us am boinenn is. 



