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Mesoprion cMrtah Ctjvier, Hist. Nat. Poiss., vol. 2, 1828, p. 488 (on Chirtah 

 RussEii,, Fishes of Coromandel, vol. 1, 1803, p. 74, pi. 93, Vizagapatam). — 

 Day, Proc. Zool. Soc. London, 1868, p. 150 (Madras) ; 1869, p. 297 (Chan- 

 derpore) ; 1870, p. 680 (Andamans). — Meyer, Anal. Soc. Espan. Hist. Nat., 

 Madrid, vol. 14, 1885, p. 11 (North Celebes). — Boulenger, Proc. Zool. Soc. 

 London, 1887, p. 655 (Muscat). 



Lutjanus chirtah Bleekee, Atlas Ichth. Ind. N6erland, vol. 7, 1873-1876, pi. 

 (23)301, fig. 1; vol. 8, 1876-1877. p. 58 (Sumatra, Nias, Pinang. Singapore, 

 Bintang, Banka, Biliton, Java, Madura, Bali, Celebes, Batjan, Obi major, 

 Amboina). 



Lutjanus (Mesoprian) chirtah Zugmayb:b, Abhandl. K. Bayer, Akad. Wiss., 

 Math.-phys. Klasse, vol. 26, 1913, p. 10 (Oman). 



Lutianus chirtah Fowler, Journ. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, ser. 2, vol. 12, 

 1904, p. 526 (Padang) ; Copeia, No. 58, June 18, 1918, p. 63 (Philippines). 



Diacope erythrina RiJppELL, Neue Wirbelth., Fische, 1835, p. 92, pi. 23, fig. 3. 

 Massaua. — Martens, Verb. zool. bot. Ges. Wien, vol. 16, 1866, p. 378 

 (Egyptian coast Red Sea). — Klunzingeb, Vehr. zool. bot. Ges. Wieu, vol. 

 20, 1870, p. 702 (Red Sea). 



Mesoprion erythrina GxInther, Cat. Fish. Brit. Mus., vol. 1, 1859, p. 199 (com- 

 piled). 



Mesoprion erythrinus Playfaie, Proc. Zool. Soc. Loudon, 1867, p. 849 (Sey- 

 chelles). 



D'MGope nietaUious (Kuhl and Van Hasselt) Bleekek, Natuur. Geneesk. 

 Arch. Nederland. Indie, vol. 2, 1845, p. 525. Batavia. 



Dia-copus adetii Castelnau, Proc. Zool. Acclimat. Soc, Victoria, vol. 2, 1873, 

 p. 111. Noumea, New Caledonia. 



Lutjanus adetii Fowler, Mem. Bishop Mus., vol. 10, 1928, p. 197 (compiled). 



Depth 21/5 to 21/3 ; head 21/3 to 2%, width 2 to 23/5. Snout 2% to 

 3% in head from snout tip; eye 31/5 to 5, 1 to 1% in snout, greater 

 than snout in young, greater than interorbital in young to 1 to I14 

 with age; maxillary reaches eye or 14 i^^ eye with age, expansion 

 lYs to 2% in eye, length 2% to 2% in head; bands of villiform teeth 

 in jaws, outer row enlarged with 6 front upper canine like; vomer 

 and palatines with fine teeth; interorbital 4i^ to 5%, convexly ele- 

 vated; preopercle edge serrated, with slight emargination above 

 angle around which serrae larger. Gill rakers 7 + 18, of which 5 

 above and 4 below rudimentary, lanceolate, equal gill filaments or 

 1/2 of eye. 



Scales 50 to 62 in lateral line to caudal base ; 12 or 13 scales above 

 lateral line, 20 or 21 below, 17 to 19 predorsal, 7 rows on cheek; 

 pores 46 to 50 in lateral line to caudal base. Scales with 12 to 17 

 basal radiating striae; apical denticles 51 to 85, with 4 to 6 trans- 

 verse series of basal elements ; circuli fine. 



D. XI, 15, I, fifth spine 2y^ to 2% in total head length, first ray 2 

 to 2l^ ; A. Ill, 9, 1, third spine 2i^ to 3, third ray 1% to 1% ; caudal 

 ly^ to 1%, nearly truncate; least depth of caudal peduncle 214 to 

 2yg; pectoral ll^ to 1%; ventral 1% to I1/2. 



