taxonID	type	description	language	source
761BAB55FFA88A36FC85FED08BBCBC18.taxon	description	1828. Mesoprion decussatus Cuvier (ex Kuhl & van Hasselt), in Cuvier & Valenciennes, Hist. nat. poiss, 2: 487 (Java, Indonesia). 1985. Lutjanus decussatus: Allen, FAO Fish. Synop., (125) 6: 73, pl. 13, Figure 52. Material examined: MARC / ZSI / F 3092, 1 ex., 186 mm SL, Shankarpur, 05.07.2013, Coll. D. Ray. Diagnosis: D X, 13; A III, 8; P 16; V I, 5; LL 52; GR 14. Body moderately deep, depth 2.77 in SL. Dorsal profile of head slope, HL 2.69 in SL. Snout pointed, its length 2.30 in HL; eye diameter 5.87 in HL; interorbital space 6.28 in HL; Preorbital bone more or less equal to eye diameter; preopercular notch poorly developed and knob indistinct. Vomerine tooth patch crescentic, without median posterior extension; a patch of granular teeth present on tongue; both jaws with few curved canine teeth; maxilla reaching to below front border of eye. Scale rows on back above lateral line rising obliquely to dorsal profile. Soft dorsal part as high as spinous part; soft anal fin part deeper than spinous part; posterior profile of dorsal and anal fin rounded; caudal fin emarginate. Colour: Body Silvery white with 5 broad dark longitudinal bands across body from head to caudal peduncle, upper three bars crossed by dark vertical bars forming a network of light and dark squares (checker-board pattern). A large black spot on caudal fin base; dorsal and caudal fin dusky red; other fins yellowish. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: southern India and Sri Lanka to New Guinea, north to the Ryukyu Islands (Froece and Pauly, 2013). From Indian coastal waters this species was reported from Andaman and Nicobar Island (Rao, 2009); Andhra Pradesh (Barman et al., 2004) and Gulf of Mannar, Tamil Nadu (Varghese et al., 2011).	en	Ray, Dipanajan, Mohapatra, Anil, Mishra, S. S., Yennawar, Prasanna, Ghorai, Narayan (2017): Snappers (Perciformes: Lutjanidae) of West Bengal coast with eight new records and a key for their identification. Records of the Zoological Survey of India 117 (1): 39-48, DOI: 10.26515/rzsi/v117/i1/2017/117282, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.26515/rzsi/v117/i1/2017/117282
761BAB55FFAB8A35FF5EFF178C1EBC0C.taxon	description	1797. Perca lunulata Park, Trans. Linn. Soc., London., 3: 37, pl. 6 (Sumatra, Indonesia). 1985. Lutjanus lunulatus: Allen, FAO Fish. Synop., (125) 6: 98, pl. 17, Figure 65. Material examined: MARC / ZSI / F 2102, 1 ex., 216 mm SL, Digha Mohona, 08.12.2011, Coll. D. Ray. Diagnosis: D X, 13; A III, 8; P 16; V I, 5; LL 49; GR 17. Body moderately deep, its depth 2.63 in SL; dorsal profile of head steeply sloped, HL 2.66 in SL. Pre orbital more or less equal to eye diameter, eye 4.06 in HL; interorbital space 4.02 in HL; snout 3.08 in HL. Preopercle with 6 scale rows; preopercular notch and knob poorly developed. Vomerine teeth patch crescentic and without a medial posterior extension; tongue with a patch of granular teeth. Longitudinal scale rows ascending obliquely above lateral line and running horizontally below it; predorsal scale beginning behind eye. First dorsal spine half length of second which is shorter than third, 4 th dorsal spine is longest among dorsal spines; following dorsal spines gradually decreasing in length. 1 st anal spine much shorter than 2 nd which is equal or slightly smaller than 3 rd; pectoral fin longer than ventral; soft dorsal and anal rounded; caudal fin emarginated. Colour: Back and upper part of body pinkish red, ventral sides of head and belly yellowish white; dorsa fin light red and other fins are light yellow; caudal fin with broad crescent black band with the posterior portion of fin pink. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: northeastern Arabian Sea to Philippines and Vanuatu (Froece and Pauly, 2013). In Indian coastal waters this species was reported from Andaman & Nicobar Island (Rao, 2009); Palk Bay, Tamil Nadu (Venkataraman et al., 2007); Andhra Pradesh (Barman et al., 2004); Maharashtara (Barman et al., 2012) and Gujarat (Barman et al., 2000).	en	Ray, Dipanajan, Mohapatra, Anil, Mishra, S. S., Yennawar, Prasanna, Ghorai, Narayan (2017): Snappers (Perciformes: Lutjanidae) of West Bengal coast with eight new records and a key for their identification. Records of the Zoological Survey of India 117 (1): 39-48, DOI: 10.26515/rzsi/v117/i1/2017/117282, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.26515/rzsi/v117/i1/2017/117282
761BAB55FFAB8A35FC98FF178A29BC0C.taxon	description	1828. Mesoprion monostigma Cuvier, in Cuvier & Valencieennes, Hist. nat. poiss, 2: 446 (Seychelles). 1985. Lutjanus monostigma: Allen, FAO Fish. Synop., (125) 6: 106, pl. 19, Figure 71. Material examined: MARC / ZSI / F 2404, 1 ex., 75 mm SL, Digha Mohona, 03.02.2012, Coll. D. Ray. Diagnosis: D X, 13; A III, 8; P 16; V I, 5; LL 50; GR 19. Body slightly slender, its depth 2.77 in SL; dorsal profile of the head gently sloped, HL 2.5 in SL; mouth somewhat oblique; maxilla reaching below fore border of eye; eye 4.28 in HL; interorbital space 4.68 in HL; snout 3.33 in HL. Preorbital equal to eye diameter; preopercular knob and notch poorly developed; preopercle with 6 rows of scale. Vomerine teeth patch cresentic without a medial posterior extension; tongue smooth, without teeth. Longitudinal scale rows ascending obliquely above lateral line and running horizontally below it; predorsal scales beginning well behind eyes. First dorsal spine less than half length of second; third spine longest among dorsal spines; first anal spine less than half length of second which is as long as third; soft dorsal rounded and soft anal truncate; caudal fin emarginated. Colour: Body brownish yellow above and silvery below; each scale with more or less distinct silvery spot. A large black blotch in lateral line below junction of spinous and soft portions of dorsal fin; fins yellow. Distribution: Indo-Pacific: East Africa to the Marquesas and Line islands, north to the Ryukyu Islands, south to Australia (Froece and Pauly, 2013). In Indian coastal waters this species was reported from Andaman & Nicobar Islands (Rao, 2009); Palk Bay, Tamil Nadu (Venkataraman et al., 2007); Andhra Pradesh (Barman et al., 2004), Gujarat (Barman et al., 2000) and Maharashtra (Barman et al., 2012).	en	Ray, Dipanajan, Mohapatra, Anil, Mishra, S. S., Yennawar, Prasanna, Ghorai, Narayan (2017): Snappers (Perciformes: Lutjanidae) of West Bengal coast with eight new records and a key for their identification. Records of the Zoological Survey of India 117 (1): 39-48, DOI: 10.26515/rzsi/v117/i1/2017/117282, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.26515/rzsi/v117/i1/2017/117282
761BAB55FFAA8A34FF7BFF178C63BC0C.taxon	description	1790. Holocentrus quinquelineatus Bloch, Naturges. ausland. Fische., 4: 84, pl. 249 (Japan). 1985. Lutjanus quinquelineatus: Allen, FAO Fish. Synop., (125) 6: 111, pl. 19, Figure 73. Material examined: MARC / ZSI / F 2104, 2 ex., 99 - 161 mm SL, Digha Mohona, 08.12.2011, Coll. D. Ray. Diagnosis: D X, 13; A III, 8; P 16; A I, 5; LL 49; GR 20. Body moderately deep, its depth 2.60 - 2.77 in SL; dorsal profile of head steeply sloped, HL 2.63 - 2.67 in SL; eye diameter 3.7 - 3.8 in HL; interorbital space 3.36 - 3.64 in HL; snout 3.19 - 3.25 in HL. Preorbital less than eye diameter; preopercular notch and knob well developed; vomerine tooth patch crescentic, without a medial posterior extension; tongue smooth, without teeth. Longitudinal scale rows above lateral line ascending obliquely to dorsal profile and running horizontally below it; predorsal scales beginning at midinterorbital space; preopercle with 9 or 10 scale rows, including those on lower border. First dorsal spine less than half length of second; third spine longest among dorsal spines; first anal spine less than half length of second which is as long as third, caudal fin emarginate. Colour: Body bright yellow; upper part of brownish; sides and belly light yellow; a series of 5 bright blue stripes on sides; a round black spot below anteriormost soft dorsal rays at level of lateral line; fins yellow. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman to Fiji, north to southern Japan (Froece and Pauly, 2013). In Indian coastal waters this species was reported from Andaman & Nicobar Island (Rao, 2009); Andhra Pradesh (Barman et al., 2004); Gujarat (Barman et al., 2000); Kerala (James et al., 1994); Tamil Nadu (Barman et al., 2011) and Gulf of Mannar (Varghese et al, 2011); Maharashtara (Barman et al., 2012).	en	Ray, Dipanajan, Mohapatra, Anil, Mishra, S. S., Yennawar, Prasanna, Ghorai, Narayan (2017): Snappers (Perciformes: Lutjanidae) of West Bengal coast with eight new records and a key for their identification. Records of the Zoological Survey of India 117 (1): 39-48, DOI: 10.26515/rzsi/v117/i1/2017/117282, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.26515/rzsi/v117/i1/2017/117282
761BAB55FFAA8A34FC86FF178B46BFD0.taxon	description	1850. Caesio pinjalo Bleeker, Verh. Batav. Genoot. Kunst. Wet., 23 (7): 10 (Java, Indonesia). 1985. Pinjalo pinjalo Allen, FAO Fish. Synop., (125) 6: 139, pl. 25, Figure 91. Material examined: MARC / ZSI / F 1676, 5 ex., 100 - 125 mm SL, Digha Mohona, 22.02.2011, Coll. D. Ray. Diagnosis: D XI, 14; A III, 10; P 18; V I, 5; LL 49 - 50; GR 21. Body moderately deep, its depth 2.32 - 2.90 in SL; dorsal profile of head high, HL 2.87 - 3.35 in SL; snout short and pointed its depth 4.42 - 4.55 in HL; mouth small and oblique; maxilla reaching to below anterior border of eye; interorbital space convex and 2.42 - 2.62 in HL; eye large with adipose eyelid and 3.5 - 3.85 in HL. Lower edge of eye touching the line from snout tip to upper pectoral fin base. A sharply bent band of small teeth on vomer and an elongate band on palatine. Both above and below lateral line appear to rise obliquely toward dorsal profile; predorsal scales on top of head beginning above middle of eyes. 6 transverse rows of scales on preoperculum. 3 rd, 4 th and 5 th dorsal spines are longest; second anal spine longest and strongest; soft dorsal and anal rounded; caudal slightly emarginate. Colour: Body pinkish, silvery white on lower sides and belly; dorsal, anal, caudal and pelvic fins with black margin; pelvic and anal fins yellowish. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Persian Gulf to the Gulf of Papua (Papua New Guinea), north to Taiwan (Froece and Pauly, 2013). In Indian coastal waters this species was reported from Andaman & Nicobar Island (Rao, 2009); Kerala (Naomi et al., 2011); Andhra Pradesh (Barman et al., 2004); Gujarat (Barman et al., 2000); Tamil Nadu (Barman et al., 2011), Gulf of Mannar (Varghese et al, 2011) and Maharashtra (Barman et al., 2012).	en	Ray, Dipanajan, Mohapatra, Anil, Mishra, S. S., Yennawar, Prasanna, Ghorai, Narayan (2017): Snappers (Perciformes: Lutjanidae) of West Bengal coast with eight new records and a key for their identification. Records of the Zoological Survey of India 117 (1): 39-48, DOI: 10.26515/rzsi/v117/i1/2017/117282, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.26515/rzsi/v117/i1/2017/117282
761BAB55FFAD8A33FF5EFF178FB3BC47.taxon	description	1830. Serranus filamentosus Valencieennes, in Cuvier & Valencieennes, Hist. nat. poiss, 6: 508 (Saint-Denis, Reunion). 1985. Pristipomoides filamentosus: Allen, FAO Fish. Synop., (125) 6: 147, pl. 26, Figure 95. Material examined: MARC / ZSI / F 2472, 5 ex., 96 - 160 mm SL, Digha Mohona, 14.03.2012, Coll. D. Ray. Diagnosis: D X-XI, 10 - 11; A III, 8; P 16; V I, 5; LL 65; GR 25. Body elongated, robust, its depth 2.90 - 3.12 in SL; HL 2.42 - 2.58 in SL; interorbital space flat, 4.13 - 4.44 in HL; eye 4.59 - 4.8 in HL and snout 3.87 - 4.04 in HL. Lower jaw slightly protruding; both jaws with an outer row of conical and canine teeth and an inner band of villiform teeth, canines at front of lower jaw but not greatly enlarged; weak vomerine tooth patch triangular without a median posterior extension; tongue without teeth. Bases of dorsal and anal fins scale less, their last soft rays extended into short filaments; pectoral fins long, reaching level of anus and slightly falcate; caudal fin forked. Scale rows on back parallel to lateral line. Colour: Body reddish purple and lower part reddish white; snout and interorbital space with narrow yellow lines; Soft dorsal and caudal fins margined with red. Distribution: Indo-Pacific: East Africa to Hawaii and Tahiti, north to southern Japan, south to eastern Australia and Lord Howe Island (Froece and Pauly, 2013). In Indian coastal water this species was reported from Andaman & Nicobar Islands (Rajan, 2001); Andhra Pradesh (Barman et al., 2004); Maharshtra (Barman et al., 2012) and Gujarat (Barman et al., 2000). Remarks: Usually in all Pristipomoides species number of dorsal spine is constantly 10. But one specimen so collected from Digha has 11 dorsal spines. This is an abnormal and rare condition observed. Except for number of dorsal spine, the specimen in all accounts agrees with P. filamentosus Valenciennes.	en	Ray, Dipanajan, Mohapatra, Anil, Mishra, S. S., Yennawar, Prasanna, Ghorai, Narayan (2017): Snappers (Perciformes: Lutjanidae) of West Bengal coast with eight new records and a key for their identification. Records of the Zoological Survey of India 117 (1): 39-48, DOI: 10.26515/rzsi/v117/i1/2017/117282, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.26515/rzsi/v117/i1/2017/117282
761BAB55FFAD8A33FC9FFF178A8CBF98.taxon	description	1871. Mesoprion multidens Day, Proc. Zool. Soc. London, 1870 (3): 680 (Andaman Islands). 1985. Pristipomoides multidens: Allen, FAO Fish. Synop., (125) 6: 152, pl. 26, Figure 97. Material examined: MARC / ZSI / F 2697, 1 ex., 370 mm SL, Digha Mohona, 03.10.2012, Coll. Dipanjan Ray. Diagnosis: D X, 11; A III, 8; P 16; V I, 5; LL 50; GR 22. Body elongate, roboust its depth 3 in SL; HL 2.84 in SL; interorbital space flat and 4.06 in HL; eye diameter 5.28 in HL and snout 2.88 in HL; lower jaw slightly protruding; both jaws with an outer rows of conical teeth and an outer rows of villiform teeth; a pair of bigger canines well apart from each other situated near the anterior end of both the upper and lower jaws; vomerine teeth in a triangular villiform patch; tongue without teeth. Suborbital with is 28 mm. Dorsal and anal fin base without scales; last soft rays of dorsal and anal fins extends into short filaments; caudal fin deeply forked. 7 rows of scales in cheek; scales above lateral line 7 and below lateral line 15. Colour: Six longitudinal yellow bands along the body; two golden bands edged with dark blue on snout and cheek; brownish yellow vermiculations on front and top of head. Dorsal fin with reddish yellow spot; dorsal fin margin also reddish yellow. Distribution: Indo-Pacific: Red Sea, Arabian Sea and East Africa to Samoa, north to southern Japan, south to Australia. (Froece and Pauly, 2013). In Indian coastal water this specie was reported from Andaman and Nicobar Islands (Rajan, 2001); Andhra Pradesh (Barman et al., 2004); Maharashtra (Barman et al., 2012) and Gujarat (Barman et al., 2000).	en	Ray, Dipanajan, Mohapatra, Anil, Mishra, S. S., Yennawar, Prasanna, Ghorai, Narayan (2017): Snappers (Perciformes: Lutjanidae) of West Bengal coast with eight new records and a key for their identification. Records of the Zoological Survey of India 117 (1): 39-48, DOI: 10.26515/rzsi/v117/i1/2017/117282, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.26515/rzsi/v117/i1/2017/117282
761BAB55FFAC8A32FF7BFF178C49BF40.taxon	description	1852. Pristipomoides typus Bleeker, Natuurk. Tijdschr. Ned. Indië, 3: 575 (Sibogha, Sumatra). 1904. Pristipomoides typus: Allen, FAO Fish. Synop., (125) 6: 154, pl. 27, Figure 99. Material examined: MARC / ZSI / F 2882, 1 ex., 87 mm SL, Digha Mohona, 07.02.2013, Coll. D. Ray. Diagnosis: D X, 11; A III, 8; P 16; V I, 5; LL 51; GR 15. Body elongate and robust, its depth 3.29 in SL; HL 2.9 in SL; interorbital space flat and 3.92 in HL; eye 3.69 in HL and snout 2.95 in HL; mouth slightly oblique, jaw sub equal with an outer row of conical teeth, in front of which are canine teeth and an inner band of villiform teeth; vomerine tooth patch triangular; palatine teeth absent; maxillary reaching almost to below middle of eye. Six transverse rows of scales on preoperculum. Suborbital with is 6 mm. Dorsal spine moderate, 5 th longest; First anal spine half length of second, which is as strong and as long third spine; last dorsal and anal ray produced; pectoral fin pointed; caudal fin deeply forked with pointed lobes. Colour: Body red, more deep in upper part and pale in lower part; all fins yellowish, dorsal fin with wavy yellow lines. Golden band absent on snout and cheek; top of head with longitudinal vermiculated lines. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean: Andaman Sea. Western Pacific: New Guinea to Sumatra, north to the Ryukyu Islands; also in Australia (Froece and Pauly, 2013). In Indian coast this species was reported from Tamil Nadu (Varghese et al, 2011), Andaman and Nicobar Islands (Rajan, 2001); Kerala (James et al., 1994).	en	Ray, Dipanajan, Mohapatra, Anil, Mishra, S. S., Yennawar, Prasanna, Ghorai, Narayan (2017): Snappers (Perciformes: Lutjanidae) of West Bengal coast with eight new records and a key for their identification. Records of the Zoological Survey of India 117 (1): 39-48, DOI: 10.26515/rzsi/v117/i1/2017/117282, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.26515/rzsi/v117/i1/2017/117282
