timorensis, Epinephelus Randall [J. E.] & Allen [G. R.] 1987:399, Fig. 2 [Records of the Western Australian Museum v. 13 (pt 3); ref. 6249] Base of drilling rig, 11°S, 124°E, Dillon Shoals, Timor Sea, Western Australia. Holotype (unique): WAM P.24794-001. Type catalog: Hutchins & Smith 1991:19 [ref. 19335], Moore et al. 2008:20 [ref. 30117]. •Valid as Epinephelus timorensis Randall & Allen 1987 -- (Randall & Heemstra 1991:274 [ref. 19601], Heemstra & Randall 1993:243 [ref. 21042], Allen 1997:88 [ref. 23977], Heemstra & Randall 1999:2546 [ref. 24815], Hutchins 2001:30 [ref. 25847], Hoese et al. 2006:1019 [ref. 28999], Craig et al. 2011:247 [ref. 31786], Ma & Craig 2018:455 [ref. 36100] as incertae sedis, Parenti & Randall 2020:81 [ref. 37354]). Current status: Valid as Epinephelus timorensis Randall & Allen 1987. Epinephelidae. Distribution: Southeastern Indian Ocean, western Pacific: Timor Sea; Samoa; Phoenix Islands. Habitat: marine.