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13789. Pratas Island, China Sea. October 25, 1908. Length 137 mm. 



8466, 8468, 8469, 8470 to 8472, 18147 to 18149, 19159, 19160. Santo Domingo 



de Basco, Batan Island. November 7, 1908. Length 109 to 157 mm. 

 17775. San Miguel Island, Tabaco Bay. June 4, 1909. Length 53 mm. 

 16204. Taganak Island. January 7, 1909. Length 63 mm. 

 15538, 15539, 18948. Tilig, Lubang. July 15, 1908. Length 58 to 162 mm. 

 13490. Basa Reef, Gulf of Boni, Celebes. December 17, 1909. Length 213 mm. 

 13685. Cape Kait, Libani Bay, Celebes. December 29, 1909. Length 195 mm, 

 9509. Dodepo and Pasejogo Islands, Gulf of Tomini, Celebes. November 16, 



1909. Length 189 mm. 

 22S57. Gomono Island, Pitt Passage. December 3, 1909. Length 75 mm. 

 A1603. Nafa, Riu Kiu. February 7, 1910. Length 273 mm. 

 18422. Nan Wan, Formosa. January 25, 1910. Length 102 mm. 

 19894 U.S.N.M. Magdalena, Marquesas. Capt. Herndon. Length 188 to 250 mm. 



Third gray line starts from behind opercle on humeral region. 

 34797 U.S.N.M. Tahiti. Dr. W. H. Jones. Length 181 mm. 

 34800 U.S.N.M. Tahiti. Dr. W. H. Jones. Length 165 to 168 mm. 2 examples. 

 34814 U.S.N.M. Tempe, Marquesas. Dr. W. H. Jones. Length 166 mm. 1 



example. 

 49342 U.S.N.M. Red Sea. Bellotti. Length 111 mm. As Oenyoroge bengalensis. 

 52311 U.S.N.M. Apia, Samoa. Bureau of Fisheries. Length 81 to 97 mm. 2 



examples. Third line variable, extends from preopercle ridge on one side 



and from eye on other side. 

 58026 U.S.N.M. Zamboanga. Dr. E. A. Mearns. August, 1906. Length 170 



to 205 mm. 2 examples. 

 65936 U.S.N.M. Suva, Fiji. Albatross Collection, Length 132 mm. 

 71933 U.S.N.M. Nafa, Okinawa, Riu Kiu, Albatross Collection 1906. Length 



64 to 245 mm. 3 examples. All have third line from preopercle edge; 2 



small examples with black lateral blotch on lateral line. 

 84266 U.S.N.M. Philippines. Dr. F. Baker. Length 173 mm. 



LUTJANUS FULVUS (Schneider) 



Holocentrus fulvus Schneider, Syst. Ichth. Bloch, 1801, p. 318. Tahiti. 



Perca fulva (Fokstek) Schneider, Syst. Ichth. Bloch, 1801, p. 318 (name in 



synonymy). — Lichtenstein, Descrlpt. Animal., Forster, 1844, p. 193 



(Tahiti). 

 Diacope fulva Cuviee, Hist. Nat, Poiss., vol. 2, 1828, p. 435 (on Schneideb). 

 Genyoroge fulva Gunthee, Cat. Fish. Brit. Mus., vol 1, 1859, p. 184 (Tahiti). 

 Mesoprion fulvus GiJNTHEE, Journ. Mus. Godeffroy, vol. 1, pt. 1, 1873, p. 13 



(type). 

 Lutianus fulvus Dat, Fishes of India, pt. 1, 1875, p. 34, pi. 10, fig. 5. 

 Lutjanus fulvus Day, Fauna Brit. India, Fishes, vol. 1, 1889, p. 408. — Fowleb, 



Mem. Bishop Mus., vol. 10, 1928, p. 198 (compiled). 

 f Neomesoprion unicolor Castelnau, Victorian Offic. Rec. Philadelphia Exhib. 



(Res. Fish. Australia), 1875, p. 8, Cape York. — Macleay, Proc. Linn. Soc. 



New South Wales, vol. 5, 1881, p. 332 (copied). 



Depth 2% ; head 2%. Snout 3 in head from snout tip ; eye 4, ly^ in 

 snout, greater than interorbital ; maxillary reaches i/4 in ©J^, expan- 

 sion 2 in eye, length 3 in head from upper jaw tip ; outer rather num- 

 erous row of canine like curved teeth in either jaw and small curved 

 canines above ; villif orm teeth in triangular patch on vomer, band on 



