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of the highest spine. Pectoral reaching to above the anal spines. 

 Second anal spine much the strongest, third equalling the second 

 of the dorsal fin ; caudal emarginate. Scales in oblique rows 

 above the lateral line, horizontal below. Colour uniform yellowish 

 red, with a dark spot in the axil. Fins yellow ; upper third of 

 dorsal black, with a white margin ; caudal with a black edge and 

 white margin ; a black mark across middle of first third of anal. 

 Hcib. Andaman s, Tahiti. 



603. (8.) Ln.tjan.us bignttatus. 



Serranus biguttatus, Cuv. fy Val. II. N. Poiss. vi, p. 507. 



Lutianus biguttatus, Day, Fish. India, p. 34, pi. x, fig. G (see synon.). 



D. 11/11-13. P. 16. A. 3/8. L.I. 50. L.r. 64/54. L. tr. 6/15. 



Length of head 3|, height of body 4 to 41 in the total length. 

 Eyes diameter 3^ to 3^- in length of head, 1 from end of snout, 

 and | apart. Vertical margin of preopercle finely serrated, with a 

 moderately deep ernargination to receive a badly developed inter- 

 opercular knob, the angle rounded, lower edge almost entire. 

 Fins spines weak, those of dorsal increase in length to third and 

 fourth, from these they decrease to the last ; soft portion of fin 

 (as also that of the anal) rounded and not half so high as the 

 spines. Pectoral extends rather beyond ventral, but hardly to 

 above anal ; third anal spine rather the longest, but not so long as 

 the rays; caudal slightly emarginate. Scales in parallel rows 

 below, and oblique above lateral line. Colour yellowish grey 

 above, yellowish white on the sides and abdomen, a broad black 

 band from eye to middle of caudal fin, a second band from below 

 jaws to above posterior end of base of anal. A white pearly spot 

 under middle of spinous dorsal, and a second under commence- 

 ment of rayed portion of fin. 



Hob. Seas of India to the Malay Archipekgo. 



604. (9.) Lutjanns lineolatns. 



Diacope lineolata, Riipp. All. FiscJie, p. 76, t. xix, fig. 3. 

 Lutianus lineolatus, Day, Fish. India, p. 35, pi. xi, figs. 1, 2 (see 

 synon.). 



Nooleni, Tarn. 

 D.I 1/12-13. A.3/8-9. L.1.50. L.r.52/50. L.tr.6-7/14. CsDc.pyl.4. 



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

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

 snout and also apart. Vertical border of preopercle with a slightly 

 produced angle and almost horizontal lower edge, the vertical 

 limb finely serrated, more coarsely so at the angle, the serrations 

 continued along the posterior half of the lower limb. No inter- 

 opercular knob. Fins dorsal spines moderate, the third to the 

 fifth the longest ; they decrease to the last, which is about equal 



