An account of Ichthyofauna of Digha coast, West Bengal Author Yennawar, Prasanna Author Mohapatra, Anil Author Tudu, Prasad Chandra text Records of the Zoological Survey of India 2017 2017-08-01 117 1 4 4 http://dx.doi.org/10.26515/rzsi/v117/i1/2017/117289 journal article 10.26515/rzsi/v117/i1/2017/117289 2581-8686 28. Argyrops spinifer (Forsskal, 1775) King soldier bream (Figure 29) Material examined : 1 ex, Mohana, Digha; 09.11.11, Reg. no. MARC /ZSI/F1971. Description : Dorsal spines (total): 11-12; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10-11; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 8. Body deep, strongly compressed. Upper profile of head steep and almost straight from upper jaw to eye; eye large; caudal fin deeply emarginate to forked with pointed lobes; the first 2 spines very short, 3rd to 5th spines flattened and much elongated. Body mainly silvery pinkish, darker on head; usually dark red on margin of upper part of opercle; all fins red. Young fish with several vertical red bars on body. Distribution : Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea and East Africa to the Indo-Malayan Archipelago and northern Australia . Remarks : The fish has a commercial value. Size: 65 cm .