LETHRINIDAE Gymnocranius griseus, 11.6 cm SL (photo by Seishi Kimura) Gymnocranius griseus, 19.2 cm SL (from Iriomote I., Japan; photo by Seishi Kimura) Gymnocranius griseus (Temminck and Schlegel, 1843) Gray Large-eye Bream D X, 10; A III, 10; P1 14; P2 I, 5; LLp 46-48. Body oblong, compressed; its depth comparatively deep, about 1.9-2.2 in SL. Outer surface of maxilla smooth. Ventral margin of orbit above horizontal line through snout tip and middle of caudal fin fork. Sides of jaws with canines and villiform teeth. Cheek with 4 transverse scale rows; inner surface of pectoral fin axil not covered with scales. Caudal fin moderately forked, with pointed tips; median rays slightly greater than eye diameter. Color: body silvery; frequently with a diffuse to vivid pattern of 5 to 8 narrow dark bars on side; first bar through eye and across cheek. Fins mainly clear to yellowish; a narrow brown bar often across pectoral-fin base. Size: maximum length about 35 cm. Distribution: distributed in the eastern Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean. Remarks: occurs in continental shelf and coastal inshore waters at depths between about 20 and 80 m. Caught mostly with bottom trawls. (Hiroyuki Motomura)