stellio, Perca Walbaum [J. J.] (ex Seba) 1792:349 [Petri Artedi sueci genera piscium Part 3; ref. 4572] No locality stated (probably Ambon, Maluku, Indonesia) No types known. Based on the 'Perca tota maculis fuscis' of Seba 1759:76, Pl. 27 (fig. 7) [ref. 18716]. •Synonym of Epinephelus adscensionis (Osbeck 1765) -- (Heemstra 1991:17 [ref. 19323], Heemstra & Randall 1993:103 [ref. 21042], Parenti & Randall 2020:61 [ref. 37354]). •Synonym of Epinephelus merra Bloch 1793 -- (R. Fricke, pers. comm., Dec. 2020). Current status: Synonym of Epinephelus merra Bloch 1793. Epinephelidae. Habitat: marine.