| Citation | Allen, G.R., 1985, FAO Species Catalogue. Vol. 6. Snappers of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of lutjanid species known to date.. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(6):208 p. Rome: FAO. |
| Ref. | Allen, G.R., 1985 |
| Page | 100;in part |
| Named Used as Valid | Lutjanus madras |
| Comment | Only found in the Indian Ocean; in part L. xanthopinnis (see Ref. 106991). |
| Locality | |
| Distribution | Indo-West Pacific: Seychelles and the Laccadive Islands to New Guinea and the Philippines. Often misidentified as Lutjanus lutjanus. |
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