playfairi, Epinephelus Bleeker [P.] 1879:2 [Verhandelingen der Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen, Afdeeling Natuurkunde (Amsterdam) v. 18; ref. 17121] Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean. Holotype (unique): whereabouts unknown. Spelled playfairi on p. 1, playfayri in main heading on p. 2 and on p. 11; apparently named for Playfair; eariest first reviser apparently Fricke 1999:183 [ref. 24106]. Neotype designation by Fricke 1999:183 [ref. 24106] is invalid; see Fricke 2000:639 [ref. 24537]. •Synonym of Cephalopholis urodeta (Forster 1801) -- (Randall & Heemstra 1991:69 [ref. 19601] as playfayri, Fricke 1999:182 [ref. 24106] as playfayri and playfairi, Parenti & Randall 2020:57 [ref. 37354]). •Synonym of Cephalopholis nigripinnis (Valenciennes 1828) -- (Heemstra 2022:43 [ref. 39742]). Current status: Synonym of Cephalopholis nigripinnis (Valenciennes 1828). Epinephelidae. Habitat: marine.