474 TELBOSTEI. ACANTHOPTERYGII. 



612. (17.) Lutjanus jahngarah. 

 Lutianus jahngarah, Day, Fish. India, p. 40 (see synon.). 

 Purruwa, Ooriah. 

 D.10/14-15. P. 16. A. 3/8. C. 17. L.I. 46. L.r. 48/42. L.tr.6/17. 



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

 diameter 5 in length of head, 1 ^ from end of snout, and 1 apart. 

 Vertical border of preopercle with a shallow emargination above 

 the rounded angle, which appears continuous with the oblique 

 lower edge ; the whole of the vertical margin finely serrated, about 

 the angle the serrations increase in size, and along the lower edge 

 are further apart. A distinct though small interopercular knob. 

 Fins dorsal spines moderately strong, the third the longest, from 

 it they decrease to the last, which is only half as high ; soft portion 

 of fin rather rounded, not so high as the spinous. Pectoral not 

 reaching to above anal spines, ventral reaches a little above half- 

 way to anal. Second anal spine stronger but shorter than third, 

 which equals in length the seventh dorsal, soft portion of fin 

 angularly rounded ; caudal emarginate, lobed in its last fourth, the 

 upper lobe slightly the longer. Scales in rows almost parallel to 

 the dorsal profile both above and below the lateral line, but becom- 

 ing a little irregular below the soft dorsal. Colour back brownish- 

 red, the base of each scale darkest, lake-colour below the lateral 

 line, with a tinge of orange along the lower surface of the body. 

 A blue zigzag line crosses the preorbital. Spinous portion of 

 dorsal and anal greyish, the soft portions scarlet tinged with orange ; 

 pectorals scarlet ; front edge of anal whitish. 



Hob. Seas of India, attaining two feet or more in length. This 

 species is esteemed good eating. 



613. (18.) Lutjanus casruleolineatus. 



Diacope cseruleolineata, Riipp. N. IF., Fische, p. 93, t. 24, f. 3. 

 Lutianus quinquelineatus, l)ay, Fish. India, p. 40, pi. xii, tig. 3 j 

 Suppl. p. 783 (see synon.). 



Mungav, Marathi. 

 D.10/13-14. P. 16. A.3/8-9. C.17. L.1.51. L.r.68/60. L. tr.8/21. 



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

 diameter 4^ in length of head, lg from end of snout, and | apart. 

 Body rather strongly compressed. Preopercle with a shallow 

 emargination above the angle, whole vertical border finely serrated, 

 most coarsely so at the angle, lower limb entire ; no interopercular 

 knob. Fins dorsal spines moderately strong, increasing in height 

 to the fourth ; they subsequently gradually decrease to the last, 

 which is two thirds the height of the longest ; soft portion of the 

 fin rounded, as high as the spinous. Ventral does not quite reach 

 the anal. Second anal spine stronger but shorter than the third, 

 which equals in length the last dorsal, soft portion of fin with the 

 lower edge rounded; caudal lunate. Scales in oblique rows 



