octocinctus, Serranus Temminck [C. J.] & Schlegel [H.] 1843:7, Pl. 4A (fig. 2) [Fauna Japonica Part 1; ref. 4370] Japan. Lectotype: RMNH 123. Paralectotypes: RMNH 124 (1). Lectotype selected by Boeseman 1947:23 [ref. 12876]. •Synonym of Epinephelus septemfasciatus (Thunberg 1793) -- (Randall & Heemstra 1991:250 [ref. 19601]). •Synonym of Hyporthodus septemfasciatus (Thunberg 1793) -- (Parenti & Randall 2020:86 [ref. 37354]). Current status: Synonym of Hyporthodus septemfasciatus (Thunberg 1793). Epinephelidae. Habitat: marine.