Vivero (subgenus of Epinephelus) Jordan [D. S.] & Evermann [B. W.] 1927:505 Masc. Serranus morio Valenciennes 1828. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Epinephelus Bloch 1793 -- (Smith 1971:103 [ref. 14102], Daget & Smith 1986:301 [ref. 6204], Heemstra 1991:15 [ref. 19323], Randall & Heemstra 1991:77 [ref. 19601], Heemstra & Randall 1993:69 [ref. 21042], Kottelat 2013:327 [ref. 32989], Parenti & Randall 2020:60 [ref. 37354]). Current status: Synonym of Epinephelus Bloch 1793. Epinephelidae.