468 TELEOSTEI. AC ANTHOPTERYGII . 



longest dorsal ; soft portion of anal angular ; caudal slightly emar- 

 ginate. Scales in oblique, straight (not sinuous) rows above the 

 lateral line, and also as low as a level with the eye, below which 

 all are horizontal. Colour scarlet, with a golden line along each 

 row of scales and a nacreous spot across tail just behind base of 

 dorsal. A narrow black edge to dorsal, caudal, and anal fins. 

 Ilal. Seas of India to the Malay Archipelago. 



601. (6.) Lutjanns kasmira. 



Scisena kasniira, Forsk. Descr. Anim. p. 46. 



Lutianus bengalensis, Day, Fish. India, p. 33, pi. x, fig. 4, Suppl. 



p. 783 (see synon.). 

 Veri-keechan, Tarn. 



D.ll/13-14. A.3/8. L.1.48. L.r.75-80/62-68. L.tr.7-8/18. C.p.O. 



Length of head from 3^ to 3|, height of body 3| in the total 

 length. Eyes diameter from 3| to 4 in length of head, 1| from 

 end of snout, and f apart. Vertical border of preopercle with a 

 moderately deep notch above the rounded angle, finely serrated 

 above,very coarsely at angle, some serrations continued on the lower 

 margin. Interopercular knob distinct. Fins dorsal spines rather 

 strong, the fourth longest and one fourth higher than the rays ; 

 soft portion of fin rounded. Pectoral reaching to above anal 

 spines ; anterior anal rays the longest, lower edge of fin slightly 

 convex ; caudal ernarginate. Scales in oblique rows above lateral 

 line, horizontal below. Colour yellowish brown above, becoming 

 yellowish white beneath. Pour bright blue black-edged and 

 slightly sinuous bands from the orbit across the opercles, the upper 

 two to the dorsal fin, the third to behind the dorsal, and the fourth 

 to the tail. Pins yellowish, dorsal with a dark edge and a light 

 outer margin. 



Hab. Red Sea, seas of India, Malay Archipelago, and beyond; 

 attaining at least 10 inches in length. 



602. (7.) Lutjanus fulvus. 



Holoceutrus fulvus, 131 Schn. Syst. Ich. p. 318. 



Lutianus fulvus, Day, Fish. India, p. 34, pi. x, fig. 5 (see synon.). 



D. 11/13. P. 17. A.3/8. C.17. L.I. 51. L.r. 72/61. L.tr.9/21. 



Length of head 31, height of body 3^ in the total length. 

 Eyes diameter 3| of length of head, lj from end of snout, and f 

 apart. Vertical border of preopercle deeply emargiuate, with 

 a produced rounded angle, serrated above the notch, almost spiny 

 on the angle, a few fine serrations on the lower edge. Inter- 

 opercular knob very well developed, pyramidal. Fins dorsal 

 spines strong, increasing in length to the fourth ; from it they 

 decrease to the last, which is scarcely above two thirds as high ; 

 soft portion of fin rounded, the height of the rays about two thirds 



