leopardinus, Plectropoma Cuvier [G.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1828:392, Pl. 36 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 2; ref. 997] Indian seas. Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1984:21 [ref. 19232]. Unjustified emendation of Holocentrus leopardus Lacepède 1802. Name spelled leopardinum on p. xvj and leopardinus on p. 392 and Pl. 36. •In the synonymy of Plectropomus leopardus (Lacepède 1802) -- (Randall & Hoese 1986:16 [ref. 6009], Randall & Heemstra 1991:294 [ref. 19601], Heemstra & Randall 1993:292 [ref. 21042], Randall et al. 1997:118 [ref. 25919], Heemstra & Randall 1999:2533 [ref. 24815], Randall et al. 2004:12 [ref. 27624], Parenti & Randall 2020:92 [ref. 37354]). Current status: Synonym of Plectropomus leopardus (Lacepède 1802). Epinephelidae. Habitat: marine.