erythraeus, Serranus Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1830:516 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 6; ref. 996] Réunion, western Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean. Holotype: MNHN 0000-7346. Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1984:28 [ref. 19232]. •Synonym of Cephalopholis urodeta (Forster 1801) -- (Randall & Heemstra 1991:69 [ref. 19601], Heemstra & Randall 1993:61 [ref. 21042], Fricke 1999:182 [ref. 24106], Fricke et al. 2019:115 [ref. 36673], Parenti & Randall 2020:57 [ref. 37354]). •Synonym of Cephalopholis nigripinnis (Valenciennes 1828) -- (Heemstra 2022:43 [ref. 39742]). Current status: Synonym of Cephalopholis nigripinnis (Valenciennes 1828). Epinephelidae. Habitat: marine.