| Citation | Allen, G.R. and J.H. Talbot, 1985, Review of the snappers of the genus Lutjanus (Pisces Lutjanidae) from the Indo-Pacific with the description of a new species.. Indo-Pac. Fish. (11):87. |
| Ref. | 469 Allen, G.R. and J.H. Talbot, 1985 |
| Page | 69-70 |
| Named Used as Valid | Lutjanus russellii |
| Comment | |
| Locality | |
| Distribution | Western Indian Ocean: southern Red Sea, Zanzibar, South Africa, Seychelles, Madagascar, and Mauritius. |
| Quote | (Authors of Ref. 93093) provisionally include these records as L. indicus, but the status of the Red Sea and western Indian Ocean population needs to be reassessed, preferably utilising genetic analysis. |