Lutjanus goreensis

Diagnosis: body stocky (Ref. 57393). Head pointed, dorsal profile of forehead abrupt/steep (Ref. 55, 57393). Preorbital bone broad (Ref. 55). Maxilla extending to about mid-eye level (Ref. 55, 57393). Vomerine tooth plate triangular with a pronounced, long, postero-median extension (Ref. 57393). Pectoral fins of adult not reaching level of anus (Ref. 55). Scales medium-sized and ctenoid (Ref. 57393). Scale rows on back parallel to lateral line (Ref. 55, 57393), (5-7 rows below spinous part of dorsal fin (Ref. 57393). 5-6 transverse scale rows on cheek (Ref. 55, 57393). Presence of narrow blue band from snout to angle of opercle (Ref. 55, 57393) or a row of broken spots below eye (ref. 55). Small specimens from shallow water mainly brownish (Ref. 55). Coloration: back vermilion red, becoming bright pink in large individuals and fading progressively to whitish on belly; blue subocular line, either continuous or fragmented, running from upper jaw to angle of opercle; juveniles more or less uniformly brownish (Ref. 57393).

• Lutjanus guineensis Bleeker, 1863
• Mesoprion goreensis Valenciennes, 1830