| Citation | Iwatsuki, Y., J.M. Al-Mamry and P.C. Heemstra, 2016, Validity of a blue stripe snapper, Lutjanus octolineatus (Cuvier 1828) and a related species, L. bengalensis (Bloch 1790) with a new species (Pisces; Lutjanidae) from the Arabian Sea.. Zootaxa 4098(3):511-528. |
| Ref. | 110188 Iwatsuki, Y., J.M. Al-Mamry and P.C. Heemstra, 2016 |
| Page | 519;fig.1C,2B,3B-C:tab.1 |
| Named Used as Valid | Lutjanus bengalensis |
| Comment | |
| Locality | Bengal, Bay of Bengal, ZMB 303 (lectotype). |
| Distribution | Indo-West Pacific, widely distributed; inlcudes South Africa, Seychelles, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines and Japan (specimens examined); |
| Quote | photographic vouchers: Mozambique, Madagascar, Kenya, Saya de Malha Bank (southwestern area off the Chagos Archipelago), Andaman Sea (Similan Island), Taiwan and China |