Merus Poey [F.] (ex Cuvier) 1871:39 Masc. Perca gigas Brünnich 1768. Type by original designation. Objectively invalid; preoccupied by Merus Gistel 1857 in Coleoptera, not replaced. •Objective synonym of Merou Bonaparte (ex Cuvier) 1831 and of Cerna Bonaparte 1833. •Synonym of Epinephelus Bloch 1793 -- (Smith 1971:103 [ref. 14102], Daget & Smith 1986:301 [ref. 6204], Heemstra 1991:14 [ref. 19323], Randall & Heemstra 1991:77 [ref. 19601], Heemstra & Randall 1993:69 [ref. 21042], Kottelat 2013:326 [ref. 32989], Parenti & Randall 2020:60 [ref. 37354]). 1°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Epinephelus Bloch 1793. Epinephelidae.