Epinephelus

Life

Pisces

Actinopterygii

Perciformes

Serranidae

Epinephelinae

Epinephelus Bloch, 1793: Hyposerranus Klunzinger, 1884; (synonym)
Promicrops Poey (ex Gill), 1868; (synonym)
Merou Bonaparte (ex Cuvier), 1831; (not available, in synonym)
Labroperca Gill, 1862; (synonym)
Hyporthodus Gill, 1861; (synonym)
Merus Poey (ex Cuvier), 1871; (preoccupied)
Schistorus Gill, 1862; (synonym)
Serrihastaperca Fowler, 1944; (synonym)
Phrynotitan Gill, 1885; (synonym)
Priacanthichthys Day, 1868; (synonym)
Vivero Jordan & Evermann, 1927; (synonym)
Stereolepoides Fowler, 1923; (synonym)
Enneistus Jordan & Evermann, 1896; (synonym)
Chrysomelanus Plumier, 1802; (not available, in synonym)
Cerna Bonaparte, 1833; (synonym)
Altiserranus Whitley, 1947; (synonym)
Cernua Costa, 1849; (synonym)
Cugupuguacu Catesby, 1771; (on Official Index)
Garrupa Jordan, 1890; (synonym)
Daba Forssk¥l, 1775; (not available, in synonym)
Homalogrystes Alleyne & Macleay, 1877; (synonym)
Itaiara Vaillant & Bocourt, 1878; (synonym)
Cynichthys Swainson, 1839; (synonym)

Epinephelus adscensionis Robins & Ray, 1986

Trachinus adscensionis Osbeck, 1765; (valid as)
Holocentrus maculatus Bloch, 1790; (valid as)
Perca maculata Bloch, 1792; (synonym)
Perca stellio Walbaum, 1792; (synonym)
Trachinus osbeck Lacep¨de, 1800; (synonym)
Perca maculata Bloch & Schneider, 1801; (valid as)
Holocentrus albo-fuscus Lacep¨de, 1802; (misspelling)
Holocentrus albofuscus Lacep¨de, 1802; (synonym)
Sparus atlanticus Lacep¨de, 1802; (synonym)
Holocentrus bicolor Shaw, 1803; (synonym)
Perca maculata Parkinson, 1828; (unavailable, manuscript name)
Serranus nigriculus Valenciennes, 1828; (synonym)
Serranus pixanga Valenciennes, 1828; (synonym)
Serranus nigriceps Valenciennes, 1830; (synonym)
Serranus impetiginosus Mìller & Troschel, 1848; (synonym)
Serranus sebae Bleeker, 1854; (synonym)
Plectropoma kulas Thiolli¨re, 1857; (synonym)
Serranus capreolus Poey, 1860; (synonym)
Serranus varius Bocourt, 1868; (synonym)
Serranus medurensis Gìnther, 1873; (synonym)
Epinephelus maculatus Katayama, 1984
Epinephelus maculatus Heemstra & Randall, 1993; (synonym)

Epinephelus aeneus Tortonese, 1973

Serranus aeneus Geoffroy St. Hilaire, 1817; (valid as)

Epinephelus akaara Katayama, 1984

Serranus aka-ara Temminck & Schlegel, 1842; (misspelling)
Serranus akaara Temminck & Schlegel, 1842; (valid as)
Serranus shihpan Richardson, 1846; (synonym)
Serranus variegatus Richardson, 1846; (synonym)
Epinephelus ionthas Jordan & Metz, 1913; (synonym)
Epinephelus lobotoides Nichols, 1913; (synonym)

Epinephelus albomarginatus Boulenger, 1903

Epinephelus amblycephalus Kyushin et al., 1977

Serranus amblycephalus Bleeker, 1857; (valid as)

Epinephelus analogus Gill, 1863

Serranus courtadei Bocourt, 1868; (synonym)

Epinephelus andersoni Boulenger, 1903

Epinephelus areolatus Kyushin et al., 1977

Perca areolata Forssk¥l, 1775; (valid as)
Bodianus melanurus Geoffroy St. Hilaire, 1817; (synonym)
Serranus angularis Valenciennes, 1828; (synonym)
Serranus awo-ara Temminck & Schlegel, 1842; (synonym)
Serranus awoara Temminck & Schlegel, 1842; (synonym)
Serranus celebicus Bleeker, 1851; (synonym)
Serranus waandersii Bleeker, 1858-59; (synonym)
Serranus glaucus Day, 1871; (synonym)
Epinephelus craspedurus Jordan & Richardson, 1910; (synonym)
Epinephelus angularis Dor, 1984; (synonym)
Epinephelus awoara Katayama, 1984; (synonym)

?Epinephelus argus Bloch & Schneider, 1801

Epinephelus bilobatus Randall & Allen, 1987

Epinephelus bleekeri Kyushin et al., 1977

Epinephelus dayi Bleeker, 1875; (1 homonym)
Epinephelus dayi Bleeker, 1875; (synonym)
Serranus bleekeri Vaillant, 1878; (valid as)
Serranus coromandelicus Day, 1878; (replacement)
Serranus coromandelicus Day, 1878; (synonym)
Epinephelus albimaculatus Seale, 1910; (synonym)
Epinephelus albimuculatus Seale, 1910; (misspelling)

Epinephelus bontoides Lee, 1990

Serranus bontoides Bleeker, 1855; (valid as)
Serranus bonto¯des Bleeker, 1855; (misspelling)

Epinephelus bruneus Bloch, 1793

Holocentrus fuscus Lacep¨de, 1802; (synonym)
Holocentrus testudineus Shaw, 1803; (synonym)
Holocentrus testudineus Shaw, 1803; (unneeded replacement)
Serranus mo-ara Temminck & Schlegel, 1842; (synonym)
Serranus moara Temminck & Schlegel, 1842; (synonym)
Epinephelus moara Katayama, 1984; (synonym)

Epinephelus caninus Tortonese, 1973

Serranus caninus Valenciennes, 1843; (valid as)

Epinephelus chabaudi Heemstra & Randall, 1986

Serranus chabaudi Castelnau, 1861; (valid as)
Epinephelus modestus Gilchrist & Thompson, 1909; (synonym)
Epinephelus clarkei Smith, 1958; (synonym)

Epinephelus chlorocephalus Randall & Heemstra, 1991

Serranus chlorocephalus Valenciennes, 1830; (valid as)

Epinephelus chlorostigma Kyushin et al., 1977

Serranus chlorostigma Valenciennes, 1828; (valid as)
Serranus areolatus japonicus Temminck & Schlegel, 1842; (synonym)
Serranus reevesii Richardson, 1846; (synonym)
Serranus geoffroyi Klunzinger, 1870; (synonym)
Serranus celebicus var. multipunctatus Kossmann & R¤uber, 1877; (synonym)
Serranus assabensis Giglioli, 1889; (synonym)

Epinephelus cifuentesi Lavenberg & Grove, 1993

Epinephelus coeruleopunctatus Dor, 1984

Holocentrus coeruleo-punctatus Bloch, 1790; (misspelling)
Holocentrus coeruleopunctatus Bloch, 1790; (valid as)
Serranus alboguttatus Valenciennes, 1828; (synonym)
Serranus dermochirus Valenciennes, 1830; (synonym)
Serranus hoevenii Bleeker, 1849; (synonym)
Serranus kunhardtii Bleeker, 1851; (synonym)
Serranus flavoguttatus Peters, 1855; (synonym)
Holocentrus coeruleopunctatus Kyushin et al., 1977; (valid as)
Epinephelus caeruleopunctatus Kyushin et al., 1990; (misspelling)

Epinephelus coioides Heemstra, 1991

Bola coioides Hamilton, 1822; (valid as)
Serranus nebulosus Valenciennes, 1828; (synonym)
Serranus suillus Valenciennes, 1828; (synonym)
Homalogrystes guntheri Alleyne & Macleay, 1877; (synonym)
Epinephelus suillus Heemstra & Randall, 1986; (synonym)

Epinephelus corallicola Katayama, 1984

Serranus corallicola Valenciennes (ex Kuhl & van Hasselt), 1828; (valid as)
Serranus altivelioides Bleeker, 1849; (synonym)

Epinephelus costae

Plectropoma fasciatus Costa, 1844; (2 homonym)
Plectropoma fasciatus Costa, 1844; (synonym)
Serranus costae Steindachner, 1878; (valid as)
Cerna chrysotaenia Dæderlein, 1882; (synonym)
Cerna catalonia Gilbert, 1913; (synonym)
Epinephelus zaslavskii Poll, 1949; (synonym)
Epinephelus costae Heemstra, 1991; (valid as)

Epinephelus cruentatus

Sparus cruentatus Lacep¨de, 1802; (valid as)
Serranus coronatus Valenciennes, 1828; (synonym)
Serranus apiarius Poey, 1860; (synonym)
Bodianus stellatus Blosser, 1909; (synonym)
Cephalopholis cruentata Matsuura, 1983; (valid as)
Epinephelus cruentatus Robins & Ray, 1986; (valid as)

Epinephelus cyanopodus Paxton et al., 1989

Serranus cyanopodus Richardson, 1846; (valid as)
Serranus hoedtii Bleeker, 1855; (synonym)
Serranus punctatissimus Gìnther, 1859; (synonym)
Homalogrystes luctuosus De Vis, 1882; (synonym)
Epinephelus suitonis Tanaka, 1915; (synonym)
Epinephelus kohleri Schultz, 1953; (synonym)
Epinephelus hoedtii Katayama, 1984; (synonym)

Epinephelus daemelii Paxton et al., 1989

Serranus daemelii Gìnther, 1876; (valid as)
Serranus d¤melii Gìnther, 1876; (misspelling)
Epinephelus forsythi Whitley, 1937; (synonym)

Epinephelus darwinensis Randall & Heemstra, 1991

Epinephelus diacanthus Katayama, 1984

Serranus diacanthus Valenciennes, 1828; (valid as)
Epinephelus dayi Bleeker, 1874; (synonym)

Epinephelus drummondhayi Goode & Bean, 1878

Epinephelus drummond-hayi Goode & Bean, 1878; (misspelling)

Epinephelus epistictus Dor, 1984

Serranus epistictus Temminck & Schlegel, 1842; (valid as)
Serranus praeopercularis Boulenger, 1888; (synonym)
Epinephelus stigmogrammacus Cheng & Yang, 1983; (synonym)

Epinephelus ergastularius

Epinephelus ergastularius Whitley, 1930; (valid as)
Schistorus ergastularius Whitley, 1930; (valid as)
Epinephelus ergastularius Randall & Heemstra, 1991; (valid as)

Epinephelus erythrurus Randall & Heemstra, 1991

Serranus erythrurus Valenciennes, 1828; (valid as)
Epinephelus townsendi Boulenger, 1898; (synonym)

Epinephelus exsul Heemstra & Randall, 1993

Serrihastaperca exsul Fowler, 1944; (valid as)

Epinephelus fario Katayama, 1984

Perca fario Thunberg, 1793; (valid as)

Epinephelus fasciatomaculosus

Serranus fasciatomaculosus Peters, 1865; (valid as)
Epinephelus fasciatomaculatus Katayama, 1984; (valid as)
Epinephelus fasciatomaculosus Randall & Heemstra, 1991; (valid as)

Epinephelus fasciatus Kyushin et al., 1977

Epinephelus marginatus; (synonym)
Perca fasciata Forssk¥l, 1775; (valid as)
Perca fasciata Houttuyn, 1782; (1 HOMONYM)
Perca fasciata Houttuyn, 1782; (forgotten name)
Epinephelus marginalis Bloch, 1793; (synonym)
Holocentrus erythraeus Bloch & Schneider, 1801; (synonym)
Holocentrus erythraeus Bloch & Schneider, 1801; (unneeded replacement)
Holocentrus forskael Lacep¨de, 1802; (synonym, objective)
Holocentrus marginatus Lacep¨de, 1802; (synonym)
Holocentrus oceanicus Lacep¨de, 1802; (synonym)
Holocentrus rosmarus Lacep¨de, 1802; (synonym)
Serranus alexandrinus Valenciennes, 1828; (synonym)
Serranus variolosus Valenciennes, 1828; (synonym)
Serranus tsirimen-ara Temminck & Schlegel, 1842; (misspelling)
Serranus tsirimenara Temminck & Schlegel, 1842; (synonym)
Perca maculata Forster, 1844; (synonym)
Epinephelus retouti Bleeker, 1868; (synonym)
Serranus cruentus De Vis, 1884; (synonym)
Serranus geometricus De Vis, 1884; (synonym)
Serranus subfasciatus De Vis, 1884; (synonym)
Serranus subfasciatus De Vis, 1884; (valid, uncertain)
Epinephelus zapyrus Seale, 1906; (synonym)
Epinephelus emoryi Schultz, 1953; (synonym)
Epinephelus truncatus Katayama, 1957; (synonym)
Epinephelus mauritianus Baissac, 1962; (synonym)
Epinephelus alexandrinus Tortonese, 1973; (synonym)

Epinephelus faveatus

Serranus bontoo Valenciennes, 1828; (synonym)
Serranus faveatus Valenciennes, 1828; (valid as)
Epinephelus faveatus Heemstra & Randall, 1986; (valid as)

Epinephelus flavocaeruleus Kyushin et al., 1977

Bodianus macrocephalus Lacep¨de, 1802; (synonym)
Holocentrus flavo-caeruleus Lacep¨de, 1802; (misspelling)
Holocentrus flavocaeruleus Lacep¨de, 1802; (valid as)
Holocentrus gymnosus Lacep¨de, 1802; (synonym)
Serranus borbonicus Quoy & Gaimard, 1824; (synonym)
Perca flavo-purpureus Bennett, 1830; (misspelling)
Perca flavopurpureus Bennett, 1830; (synonym)
Epinephelus flavocoeruleum var. xanthometopon Bleeker, 1873; (synonym)
Epinephelus flavocoeruleus var. melanometopon Bleeker, 1873; (synonym)

Epinephelus flavolimbatus Poey, 1865

Epinephelus fulvus

Labrus fulvus Linnaeus, 1758; (valid as)
Cephalopholis fulva Matsuura, 1983; (valid as)
Epinephelus fulvus Robins & Ray, 1986; (valid as)

Epinephelus fuscoguttatus Kyushin et al., 1977

Perca summana var. fusco-guttata Forssk¥l, 1775; (misspelling)
Perca summana var. fuscoguttata Forssk¥l, 1775; (valid as)
Serranus horridus Valenciennes (ex Kuhl & van Hasselt), 1828; (synonym)
Serranus taeniocheirus Valenciennes, 1830; (synonym)
Serranus lutra Valenciennes, 1832; (synonym)

Epinephelus gabriellae Randall & Heemstra, 1991

Epinephelus goreensis Heemstra, 1991

Serranus goreensis Valenciennes, 1830; (valid as)

Epinephelus guaza Heemstra, 1991

Epinephelus guaza Linnaeus, 1758; (valid as)
Labrus gvaza Linnaeus, 1758; (unavailable, no features)
Perca gigas Brìnnich, 1768; (synonym)
Holocentrus merou Lacep¨de, 1802; (synonym)
Merou gigas Bonaparte (ex Cuvier), 1831; (synonym)
Perca robusta Couch, 1832; (synonym)
Cerna gigas Bonaparte, 1833; (synonym)
Serranus marginatus Lowe, 1834; (synonym)
Serranus fimbriatus Lowe, 1838; (unneeded replacement)
Serranus aspersus Jenyns, 1840; (synonym)
Serranus cernioides Capello, 1867; (synonym)
Epinephelus brachysoma Cope, 1871; (synonym)
Merus gigas Poey (ex Cuvier), 1871; (synonym)

Epinephelus guttatus Robins & Ray, 1986

Perca guttata Linnaeus, 1758; (valid as)
Holocentrus punctatus Bloch, 1790; (synonym)
Lutianus lunulatus Bloch & Schneider (ex Parra), 1801; (synonym)
Serranus arara Valenciennes, 1828; (synonym)
Serranus catus Valenciennes, 1828; (synonym)
Serranus maculosus Valenciennes, 1828; (synonym)
Serranus arara Poey, 1860; (valid as)
Epinephelus cubanus Poey, 1865; (synonym)
Serranus stathouderi Vaillant & Bocourt, 1878; (synonym)

Epinephelus haifensis Ben-Tuvia, 1953

Cerna sicana Dæderlein, 1882; (misspelling)

Epinephelus heniochus Fowler, 1904

Epinephelus hata Katayama, 1953; (synonym)

Epinephelus hexagonatus

Holocentrus hexagonatus Forster, 1801; (valid as)
Serranus parkinsonii Valenciennes, 1828; (synonym)
Serranus stellans Richardson, 1842; (synonym)
Serranus stellans Richardson, 1842; (valid, uncertain)
Epinephelus hexagonatus Katayama, 1984; (valid as)
Serranus hexagonatus Dor, 1984; (valid as)

Epinephelus howlandi Randall & Heemstra, 1991

Serranus howlandi Gìnther, 1873; (valid as)
Epinephelus spilotus Schultz, 1953; (synonym)

Epinephelus indistinctus Randall & Heemstra, 1991

Epinephelus inermis

Serranus inermis Valenciennes, 1833; (valid as)
Lioperca inermis Gill, 1862; (valid as)
Dermatolepis zanclus Evermann & Kendall, 1898; (synonym)
Dermatolepis marmoratus Osburn & Mowbray, 1915; (synonym)
Dermatolepis inermis Matsuura, 1983; (valid as)
Epinephelus inermis Robins & Ray, 1986; (valid as)

Epinephelus irroratus Randall & Wheeler, 1991

Perca var. irrorata Forster, 1801; (valid as)
Serranus spiniger Gìnther, 1859; (synonym)
Epinephelus albopunctulatus Boulenger, 1895; (synonym)

Epinephelus itajara Robins & Ray, 1986

Serranus itajara Lichtenstein, 1822; (valid as)
Serranus mentzelii Valenciennes, 1828; (synonym)
Serranus galeus Mìller & Troschel, 1848; (synonym)
Serranus guasa Poey, 1860; (synonym)
Promicrops guasa Poey (ex Gill), 1868; (synonym)
Serranus quinquefasciatus Bocourt, 1868; (synonym)
Promicrops esonue Ehrenbaum, 1915; (synonym)
Promicrops ditobo Roux & Collignon, 1954; (synonym)
Epinephelus esonue Smith, 1990; (synonym)

Epinephelus labriformis Heemstra & Randall, 1993

Serranus labriformis Jenyns, 1840; (valid as)
Epinephelus sellicauda Gill, 1862; (synonym)
Labroperca labriformis Gill, 1862; (valid as)
Epinephelus ordinatus Cope, 1871; (synonym)

Epinephelus lanceolatus

Holocentrus lanceolatus Bloch, 1790; (valid as)
Serranus geographicus Valenciennes (ex Kuhl & van Hasselt), 1828; (synonym)
Serranus abdominalis Peters, 1855; (synonym)
Batrachus gigas Gìnther, 1869; (synonym)
Oligorus terrae-reginae Ramsay, 1880; (misspelling)
Oligorus terraereginae Ramsay, 1880; (synonym)
Oligorus goliath De Vis, 1882; (2 homonym)
Oligorus goliath De Vis, 1882; (synonym)
Phrynotitan gigas Gill, 1885; (synonym)
Serranus phaeostigmaeus Fowler, 1907; (synonym)
Stereolepoides thompsoni Fowler, 1923; (synonym)
Promicrops lanceolatus Katayama, 1984; (valid as)
Epinephelus lanceolatus Heemstra & Randall, 1986; (valid as)

Epinephelus latifasciatus Dor, 1984

Serranus latifasciatus Temminck & Schlegel, 1842; (valid as)
Priacanthichthys maderaspatensis Day, 1868; (synonym)
Serranus grammicus Day, 1868; (synonym)

Epinephelus lebretonianus Randall & Heemstra, 1991

Serranus lebretonianus Hombron & Jacquinot, 1853; (valid as)

Epinephelus longispinis Heemstra & Randall, 1986

Serranus longispinis Kner, 1864; (valid as)

Epinephelus macrospilos Katayama, 1984

Serranus macrospilos Bleeker, 1855; (valid as)
Serranus cylindricus Gìnther, 1859; (synonym)

Epinephelus magniscuttis Postel, Fourmanoir & Gu©z©, 1963

Epinephelus pseudomorrhua Postel, Fournamoir & Gu©z©, 1963; (synonym)

Epinephelus malabaricus Kyushin et al., 1977

Holocentrus malabaricus Bloch & Schneider, 1801; (valid as)
Holocentrus salmoides Lacep¨de, 1802; (synonym)
Holocentrus salmo¯des Lacep¨de, 1802; (synonym)
Serranus salmonoides Valenciennes, 1828; (unavailable, in synonymy)
Serranus salmonoides Valenciennes, 1828; (unjustified emendation)
Serranus semi-punctatus Valenciennes, 1828; (misspelling)
Serranus semipunctatus Valenciennes, 1828; (synonym)
Serranus crapao Cuvier, 1829; (synonym)
Serranus polypodophilus Bleeker, 1849; (synonym)
Serranus estuarius Macleay, 1883; (synonym)
Epinephelus cylindricus Postel, 1965; (2 homonym)
Epinephelus cylindricus Postel, 1965; (synonym)
Epinephelus salmonoides Katayama, 1984; (synonym)

Epinephelus melanostigma Schultz, 1953

Epinephelus merra Bloch, 1793

Epinephelus miliaris Heemstra & Randall, 1986

Serranus gaimardi Valenciennes, 1830; (synonym)
Serranus miliaris Valenciennes, 1830; (valid as)
Serranus diktiophorus Bleeker, 1856; (synonym)
Epinephelus fuscus Fourmanoir, 1961; (synonym)
Epinephelus gaimardi Kyushin et al., 1977; (synonym)
Epinephelus dictyophorus Katayama, 1984; (synonym)

Epinephelus morio Matsuura, 1983

Serranus morio Valenciennes, 1828; (valid as)
Serranus erythrogaster DeKay, 1842; (synonym)
Serranus luridus Ranzani, 1842; (synonym)
Serranus remotus Poey, 1860; (synonym)
Serranus angustifrons Steindachner, 1864; (synonym)
Vivero morio Jordan & Evermann, 1927; (valid as)

Epinephelus morrhua Kyushin et al., 1977

Serranus morrhua Valenciennes, 1833; (valid as)
Hyposerranus morrhua Klunzinger, 1884; (valid as)
Epinephelus cometae Tanaka, 1927; (synonym)

Epinephelus multinotatus Heemstra & Randall, 1986

Serranus multinotatus Peters, 1876; (valid as)
Serranus jayakari Boulenger, 1889; (synonym)
Epinephelus rankini Whitley, 1945; (synonym)
Altiserranus jayakari Whitley, 1947; (synonym)
Epinephelus leprosus Smith, 1955; (synonym)

Epinephelus mystacinus Katayama, 1984

Serranus mystacinus Poey, 1851; (valid as)
Schistorus mystacinus Gill, 1862; (valid as)

Epinephelus nigritus Matsuura, 1983

Serranus nigritus Holbrook, 1855; (valid as)
Centropristis merus Poey, 1868; (synonym)
Garrupa nigrita Jordan, 1890; (valid as)

Epinephelus niphobles Gilbert & Starks, 1897

Epinephelus peruanus Chirichigno F., 1963; (synonym)

Epinephelus niveatus Eschmeyer & Herald, 1983

Serranus niveatus Valenciennes, 1828; (valid as)
Serranus margaritifer Gìnther, 1859; (synonym)
Serranus conspersus Poey, 1860; (synonym)
Hyporthodus flavicauda Gill, 1861; (synonym)
Alphestes scholanderi Walters, 1957; (synonym)

Epinephelus octofasciatus Griffin, 1926

Epinephelus ongus Heemstra & Randall, 1986

Holocentrus ongus Bloch, 1790; (valid as)
Serranus dichropterus Valenciennes, 1828; (synonym)
Serranus reticulatus Valenciennes (ex Kuhl & van Hasselt), 1828; (synonym)
Serranus tumilabris Valenciennes, 1828; (synonym)
Serranus bataviensis Bleeker, 1849; (synonym)
Epinephelus summana hostiaretis Whitley, 1954; (synonym)
Epinephelus slacksmithi Whitley, 1959; (synonym)

Epinephelus panamensis

Serranus panamensis Steindachner, 1877; (valid as)
Epinephelus panamensis Heemstra & Randall, 1993; (valid as)
Cephalopholis panamensis Heemstra, 1995; (valid as)

Epinephelus perplexus Randall, Hoese & Last, 1991

Epinephelus thompsoni Whitley, 1948; (2 homonym)
Epinephelus thompsoni Whitley, 1948; (synonym)
Epinephelus thompsoni Whitley, 1948; (valid, uncertain)
Epinephelus perplexus Randall, Hoese & Last, 1991; (replacement)

Epinephelus poecilonotus Kyushin et al., 1977

Serranus poecilonotus Temminck & Schlegel, 1842; (valid as)
Serranus po«cilonotus Temminck & Schlegel, 1842; (misspelling)

Epinephelus polylepis Randall & Heemstra, 1991

Epinephelus polyphekadion Randall & Heemstra, 1991

Serranus polyphekadion Bleeker, 1849; (valid as)
Serranus goldmanni Bleeker, 1855; (synonym)
Serranus microdon Bleeker, 1856; (synonym)
Epinephelus microdon Dor, 1984; (synonym)

Epinephelus polystigma Paxton et al., 1989

Serranus polystigma Bleeker, 1853; (valid as)
Serranus australis Castelnau, 1875; (synonym)
Epinephelus rahanus Popta, 1918; (synonym)

Epinephelus posteli Fourmanoir & Crosnier, 1964

Epinephelus quernus Seale, 1901

Epinephelus quoyanus Paxton et al., 1989

Serranus quoyanus Valenciennes, 1830; (valid as)
Serranus gilberti Richardson, 1842; (synonym)
Serranus megachir Richardson, 1846; (synonym)
Serranus pardalis Bleeker, 1848; (synonym)
Perca melanocelidota Gronow, 1854; (synonym)
Serranus alatus Alleyne & Macleay, 1877; (synonym)
Serranus carinatus Alleyne & Macleay, 1877; (synonym)
Epinephelus megachir Katayama, 1984; (synonym)

Epinephelus radiatus Heemstra & Randall, 1986

Serranus radiatus Day, 1868; (valid as)
Epinephelus doederleinii Franz, 1910; (synonym)
Epinephelus dæderleinii Franz, 1910; (misspelling)

Epinephelus rivulatus Heemstra & Randall, 1986

Serranus rivulatus Valenciennes, 1830; (valid as)
Serranus rhyncholepis Bleeker, 1852; (synonym)
Serranus viridipinnis De Vis, 1884; (synonym)
Epinephelus grammatophorus Boulenger, 1903; (synonym)
Epinephelus raymondi Ogilby, 1908; (synonym)
Epinephelus matterni Fowler, 1918; (synonym)
Epinephelus homosinensis Whitley, 1944; (synonym)
Epinephelus spiramen Whitley, 1945; (synonym)
Epinephelus rhyncholepis Katayama, 1984; (synonym)

Epinephelus septemfasciatus Katayama, 1984

Perca septemfasciata Walbaum, 1792; (valid as)
Perca 7-fasciata Thunberg, 1793; (misspelling)
Perca septemfasciata Thunberg, 1793; (valid as)
Plectropoma susuki Cuvier, 1828; (synonym)
Serranus octocinctus Temminck & Schlegel, 1842; (synonym)

Epinephelus sexfasciatus Paxton et al., 1989

Serranus sexfasciatus Valenciennes (ex Kuhl & van Hasselt), 1828; (valid as)

Epinephelus socialis Randall & Heemstra, 1991

Serranus socialis Gìnther, 1873; (valid as)

Epinephelus spilotoceps Schultz, 1953

Epinephelus salonotus Smith & Smith, 1963; (synonym)

Epinephelus stictus Randall & Allen, 1987

Epinephelus stoliczkae Dor, 1984

Serranus stoliczkae Day, 1875; (valid as)

Epinephelus striatus Robins & Ray, 1986

Anthias striatus Bloch, 1792; (valid as)
Epinephelus striatus Bloch, 1793; (2 homonym)
Anthias cherna Bloch & Schneider (ex Parra), 1801; (synonym)
Holocentrus epinephelus Lacep¨de, 1802; (synonym)
Lutjanus plumierii Lacep¨de, 1802; (synonym)
Lutjanus plumierii Lacep¨de, 1802; (unneeded replacement)
Sparus chrysomelanus Lacep¨de, 1802; (synonym)
Serranus gymnopareius Valenciennes, 1828; (synonym)

Epinephelus suborbitalis Amaoka & Randall, 1990

Epinephelus summana Dor, 1984

Perca summana Forssk¥l, 1775; (valid as)
Serranus leucostigma Valenciennes (ex Ehrenberg), 1828; (synonym)
Sebastes meleagris Peters, 1864; (synonym)

Epinephelus tauvina Tortonese, 1973

Perca tauvina Forssk¥l, 1775; (valid as)
Holocentrus pantherinus Lacep¨de, 1802; (synonym)
Serranus jansenii Bleeker, 1857; (synonym)
Serranus goldiei Macleay, 1882; (synonym)
Epinephelus elongatus Schultz, 1953; (synonym)
Epinephelus chewa Morgans, 1966; (synonym)

Epinephelus timorensis Randall & Allen, 1987

Epinephelus trimaculatus Lee, 1990

Epinephelus japonicus Krusenstern, 1810-12; (unavailable)
Serranus trimaculatus Valenciennes, 1828; (valid as)
Serranus ura Valenciennes, 1828; (synonym)
Serranus ara Temminck & Schlegel, 1842; (unavailable, in synonymy)
Serranus ara Temminck & Schlegel, 1842; (unjustified emendation)

Epinephelus trophis Randall & Allen, 1987

Epinephelus tuamotuensis Fourmanoir, 1971

Epinephelus tukula Morgans, 1959

Epinephelus undulatostriatus

Serranus undulatostriatus Peters, 1866; (valid as)
Serranus guttulatus Macleay, 1878; (synonym)
Epinephelus undulostriatus Paxton et al., 1989; (valid as)
Epinephelus undulatostriatus Randall & Heemstra, 1991; (valid as)

Epinephelus undulosus Heemstra & Randall, 1986

Bodianus undulosus Quoy & Gaimard, 1824; (valid as)
Serranus lineatus Valenciennes, 1828; (synonym)
Serranus amboinensis Bleeker, 1852; (synonym)

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The taxonomic information and the basic database has been provided by; e-mail: Igor Sheremetyev; This is a conversion from a database dump, and there are probably many odd things as result of automatic conversion.

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