apiarius, Serranus Poey [F.] 1860:143 [Memorias sobre la historia natural de la Isla de Cuba v. 2; ref. 3499] Havana, Cuba. Syntypes: MCZ 9998 (1), 10068 (1, missing), 10158 (1). Type catalog: Howell Rivero 1938:189-190 [ref. 22926] with a holotype. •Synonym of Cephalopholis cruentata (Lacepède 1802) -- (Heemstra & Randall 1993:38 [ref. 21042], Parenti & Randall 2020:52 [ref. 37354], Fricke et al. 2021:29 [ref. 38901]). Current status: Synonym of Cephalopholis cruentata (Lacepède 1802). Epinephelidae. Habitat: marine.