Lutjanus lutjanus

ingliseDorsal profile of head gently sloped. Preorbital bone very narrow, much less than eye diameter. Preopercular notch and knob poorly developed. Scale rows on back rising obliquely above lateral line. Generally silvery white, with a broad yellow stripe running along the side from the eye to the caudal fin base. A series of faint narrow yellow horizontal lines is on the lower half of the body. The fins are pale yellow to whitish (Ref. 469). Body depth 2.9-3.3 in SL (Ref. 90102).

• Lutjanus lineolatus (Rüppell, 1829)
• Mesoprion erythrognathus Valenciennes, 1831
• Rhomboplitoides megalops Fowler, 1918
• Mesoprion xanthopterygius Bleeker, 1849
• Lutianus lutjanus Bloch, 1790
• Mesoprion caroui Cuvier, 1828
• Lutianus lineolatus (Rüppell, 1829)
• Lutjanus blochii Lacepède, 1802
• Lutianus lutianus Bloch, 1790
• Diacope lineolata Rüppell, 1829
• Serranus nouleny Valenciennes, 1828