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Diagnosis Lutjanus rufolineatus has fin formula, Dorsal XI 13 – 14; Anal III 8; Pectoral 15 – 16; Lateral Line 47 – 49 (see Table 1). Body depth 2.6 – 2.8 in SL. Head length 2.4 – 2.5 in SL. Eye diameter 3.4 – 3.8 in HL. Interorbital space 5.1 – 6.0 in HL. Snout slightly pointed and 2.9 – 3.7 in HL. Distinct preopercular notch. Well-developed inter-opercular knob. The preopercle covered with scales, except for the rear end. Posterior end of preopercle finely serrated. Crescentic vomerine tooth patch without a medial posterior extension. Smooth tongue without granular teeth. Dorsal and anal fins with rounded posterior profile. Presence of scale rows at the base of dorsal and anal soft rays as well as pectoral and caudal fin. Scale rows on the back rise obliquely above the lateral line. Caudal fin slightly emarginate or truncate. The meristic counts and body colouration of the collected specimens confirms that the specimens obtained are Lutjanus rufolineatus and are distinctly different from its congeners.