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13385. Labuandata Bay, Gulf of Boni, Celebes, December 18, 1909, Length 



179 mm. 

 13658, Sadaa Island, Celebes, November 17, 1909. Length 187 mm. 

 58023 U.S.N,M, Zamboanga, Dr. E. L. Mearns. Length 258 to 268 mm. 2 



examples. As Lutianus chrysotaenia. 



LoxOLUTJANUS, new subgenus '2 



Type. — Lutjcmus erythropterus Bloch. 



Diagnosis. — Differs from the other subgenera in the family in the 

 rows of scales both above and below lateral line crossing in oblique 

 series. 



The usually accepted Diacope or Genyoroge^ applied to this group,, 

 can not be used, as their genotypes fall with the group later named 

 Evoplites by Gill. 



LUTJANUS ERYTHROPTERUS Bloch 



Lutjanus erythropterus Bloch, Naturg. Ausljind, Fische, vol. 4, 1790, p, 115,. 

 pi, 249, Japan,— Walbaum, Artedi Pise, vol, 3, 1792, p, 679 (on Bloch), — 

 FoRSTEK, Fauna Indica, 1795, p. 16. — LAcfipfeoE, Hist. Nat. Poiss., vol. 4,, 

 1802, pp. 177, 206 (on Bloch).— Bleekek, Atlas Ichth. Ind. N^erland.,. 

 vol. 8, 187(>-1877, p. 55 (part). — Sauvage, Hist. Nat. Madagascar, Poiss,,. 

 1891, p. 90 (Madagascar, Red Sea), — Fowlee, Proc. Acad, Nat, Sci, Phila- 

 delphia, 1927, p, 277 (Vigan, Orion and Philippines) ; Mem, Bishop Mus.^ 

 vol. 10, 1928, p. 197 (part, not description from Bleekeu) ; Proc. Acad. 

 Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, 1929, p. 608 (Hong Kong), p. 636 (Padang). — 

 TiEANT, Service Oc^anogr. Peches Indo Chine, 6° Note, 1929, p. 168, 



Lutianus erythropterus Schneider, Syst. Ichth. Bloch, 1801, p. 325 (Japan). — 

 Day, Fishes of India, pt. 1, 1875, p. 32, pi. 10, figs. 1-2 (type, Pondicherry, 

 Madras). — Thurston, Notes Pearl Fisher. Manaar, 1890, p, 91 (Pamban). — 

 Jordan and Seialb, Proc, U, S. Nat, Mus,, vol, 29, 1906, p. 522 (Hong 

 Kong).— EvERM ANN and Seale, Bull. Bur. Fisher., vol. 26, 1906 (1907),., 

 p, 80 (San Fabian), — Seiale, Philippine Journ, Science, vol, 5, No, 4, Oct, 

 1910, p. 275 (Sandakan), — Gh^christ and Thompson. Ann. South Afric. 

 Mus., vol. 11, pt. 2, 1911, p. 29 (Durban Bay).— .Jordan and W. F. Thomp- 

 son, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., vol. 39, 1911, p. 453 (Fowler's Sumatra example; 

 Manila). — McCulloch, Biol. Res, Endeavour, vol, 3, pt, 1, 1915, p, 141 (off 

 Pine Peak, Queensland, in 24 to 26 fathoms), — Ghlchrist and Thompson. 

 Ann, Durban Mus,, vol. 1, pt. 4, 1917, p. 344 (references), — Izuka and; 

 Matsuura, Cat, Zool. Spec. Tokyo Imp, Mus,, Vertebr,, 1920, p, 151 

 (Ogasiworojima). — Malpas, Ceylon Administr, Report, 1921, p, E5, — 

 Barnard, Ann. South Afric. Mus., vol. 21, pt. 2, Oct. 1927, p. 658 (Natal). 



Mesoprion erythropterus Cuvter, Hist. Nat. Poiss., vol. 2, 1828, p. 478 (on 

 Bloch). — GUntheb, Cat. Fish. Brit. Mus., vol. 1. 1959. p. 205 (compiled). — 

 Regan, Journ. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc, vol. 16, pt. 2, 1905, p. 330 (Persian 

 Gulf). 



Diacope sanguinea (Ehrenberg) Cuviee, Hist. Nat. Poiss., vol. 2, 1828, p. 437.. 

 Massaua. — Kltjnzinger, Verb. zool. hot. Ges. Wien, vol. 20, 1870, p. 697 

 (type). 



Mesoprion nibellus CtmsK, Hist. Nat. Poiss., vol. 2, 1828, p. 475. Pondicherry ~ 

 Red Sea. 



'2 Xofdj oblique; Lutjanus; with reference to the inclined rows of scales on the side of the body. 

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