nebulosus, Serranus Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1828:313 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 2; ref. 997] No locality. Holotype: MNHN 0000-7421 (dry skin). Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1984:32 [ref. 19232]. •Synonym of Epinephelus coioides (Hamilton 1822) -- (Heemstra 1991:25 [ref. 19323], Randall & Heemstra 1991:122 [ref. 19601], Heemstra & Randall 1993:130 [ref. 21042], Heemstra & Golani 1993:383 [ref. 22373], Kottelat 2013:327 [ref. 32989], Parenti & Randall 2020:65 [ref. 37354], Heemstra 2022:53 [ref. 39742]). Current status: Synonym of Epinephelus coioides (Hamilton 1822). Epinephelidae. Habitat: brackish, marine.