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 26. Lutjanus malabaricus Bloch & Schneider, 1801 Malabar red snapper (Figure 27) Material examined : 1 ex. , 08.06.2011 , Mohana, Digha, Reg No. MARC /ZSI/F1829. Description : D: 11; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12-14; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 8-9. Body relatively deep, dorsal profile of head steeply sloped; tongue smooth, without teeth;caudal fin truncate. Body red, pale in lower part; fins reddish; black band on caudal peduncle. Caught mainly by handlines, very common, commercially important and excellent food fish. Distribution : Indo-West Pacific: Persian Gulf and Arabian Sea to Fiji , north to southern Japan , south to Australia . Remarks : The fish is highly commercial, gamefish, ornamental. Size: 100 cm .