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608. (13.) Lutjanus argentimaculatus. 



Scisena argentimaculata, Forsk. Descr. Anim. p. 47. 

 Lutianus argentimaculatus, Day, Fish. India, p. 87, pi. xi, fig. 5 (see 

 synon.). 



Tdnib, Mahr. ; Rangoo, Tel. ; To-go-re-dah, Andam. 

 P. 10/13-15. A.3/8. C.17. L.I. 45-50. L.tr. 7-8/16. Cuec.pyl.4. 



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

 length. Eyes diameter 3 to 5 in the length of head, 1 to lg from 

 end of snout, and f to 1 apart. Vertical border of preopercle 

 with a very shallow emargination, a rounded angle, and an oblique 

 lower limb, the vertical border very finely serrated, most coarsely 

 so at its angle and especially along the lower margin. A slight 

 swelling on the interopercle. Fins dorsal spines not very strong, 

 increasing in length to the third, fourth, and fifth, from these they 

 decrease to the last ; soft portion of fin rather angular. Pectoral 

 reaching to above anal spines. Second anal spine the strongest 

 and nearly equal to the sixth of the dorsal ; soft portion of anal 

 angular ; caudal emarginate, in some specimens rather deeply 

 lunate. Scales in horizontal rows above the lateral line, in some 

 specimens (especially young) they are a little sinuous but do not 

 become regularly oblique until under the soft portion of the dorsal 

 fin ; below the lateral line they are horizontal. Colour cherry-red, 

 darkest at the bases of the scales.. The front edge of the anal fin 

 pinkish white, as also the first ventral ray. Upper margin of 

 spinous dorsal orange. In some specimens there are dark spots 

 on the dorsal, caudal, and anal fins. The very young have from 

 six to nine narrow, vertical, silvery-white bands, which become 

 more or less lost as age increases. 



Hob. Eed Sea, east coast of Africa, seas of India, Malay Archi- 

 pelago and beyond. This fish attains upwards of two feet in 

 length and is good eating. 



609. (14.) Lutjanus roseus. 



Lutianus roseus, Day, Fish. India, p. 38, pi. xi, fig. 6 (see synon.). 

 D. 10/14. P. 16. A.3/8. C.17. L.I. 48. L.r. 57/50. L. tr. 7/18. 

 Length of head 3|, height of body 3| in the total length. Eyes 

 diameter 4 to 4| in length of head, 1 from end of snout, and 1 

 apart. Vertical border of preopercle emarginate, lower limb oblique, 

 the whole finely serrated, most coarsely at the angle and along the 

 lower edge. No tuberosity on the interopercle. Fins dorsal 

 spines moderately strong, the fourth the highest ; from it they 

 decrease to the last, the soft portion of the fin rather rounded, as 

 high as the fourth spine. Ventral reaching nearly two thirds of 

 the distance to the anal ; second anal spine stronger and rather 

 longer than the third and equal to the sixth dorsal, soft portion of 

 fin one fifth higher than that of the dorsal; caudal rounded. 

 Scales in horizontal rows below the lateral line, and also above it 

 so far as to below the middle of the dorsal spines, here the rows com- 



