Promicrops Poey [F.] (ex Gill) 1868:287 Masc. Serranus guasa Poey 1860. Type by monotypy. •Valid as Promicrops Poey 1868 -- (Katayama in Masuda et al. 1984:132 [ref. 6441]). •Synonym of Epinephelus Bloch 1793, but a valid subgenus Promicrops -- (Smith 1971:152 [ref. 14102], Kendall 1984:501 [ref. 13663], Baldwin & Johnson 1993:251 [ref. 27443]). •Synonym of Epinephelus Bloch 1793 -- (Heemstra & Randall 1986:520 [ref. 5667], Heemstra 1991:14 [ref. 19323], Randall & Heemstra 1991:77 [ref. 19601], Heemstra & Randall 1993:69 [ref. 21042], Castro-Aguirre et al. 1999:263 [ref. 24550], Kottelat 2013:326 [ref. 32989], Parenti & Randall 2020:60 [ref. 37354]). Current status: Synonym of Epinephelus Bloch 1793. Epinephelidae.