japonicus, Serranus areolatus Temminck [C. J.] & Schlegel [H.] 1843:8 [Fauna Japonica Part 1; ref. 4370] Japan. Holotype: RMNH.PISC D76 (stuffed). Type information: Boeseman 1947:25 [ref. 12876]. •Synonym of Epinephelus chlorostigma (Valenciennes 1828) -- (Randall & Heemstra 1991:117 [ref. 19601], Heemstra & Randall 1993:127 [ref. 21042], Parenti & Randall 2020:64 [ref. 37354]). •Valid as Epinephelus japonicus (Temminck & Schlegel 1843) -- (Nakamura & Motomura 2021:271 [ref. 38066]). Current status: Valid as Epinephelus japonicus (Temminck & Schlegel 1843). Epinephelidae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Japan, South China Sea and Taiwan Strait, southern Taiwan. Habitat: marine.