LUTJANIDAE Lutjanus biguttatus, 8.4 cm SL (photo by Ukkrit Satapoomin) Lutjanus biguttatus (Valenciennes, 1830) Twospot Banded Snapper D XI, 12; A III, 8; P1 15-16; LLp 48-50; GR 7-8 + 16-19. Body fusiform, very slender, its depth 3.5 to 3.8 in SL. Preopercular notch and knob poorly developed. Vomerine tooth patch triangular, with a medial posterior extension or diamond-shaped. Caudal fin truncate. Scale rows on back rising obliquely above lateral line. Color: back and upper sides dark brown; lower sides and belly golden-brown to yellowish; a broad pearly white stripe from below eye to base of caudal fin. Often 2 small white spots on upper back. Size: maximum length about 20 cm. Distribution: mainly the Indo- Australian Archipelago from Sumatra to the Solomon Islands, and the Philippines, plus the Maldives and Andaman Sea. Remarks: occurring in shallow coral reefs. Feeds mainly on small fishes and crustaceans. An important market fish but generally marketed in small quantities. Caught mainly with hook and line. Marketed mostly fresh.(Yukio Iwatsuki)