kupangensis, Epinephelus Tucker [S. J.], Kurniasih [E. M.] & Craig [M. T.] 2016:658, Fig. 1 [Copeia v. 104 (no. 3); ref. 34684] Timor Sea, Sahul Banks (approx. 12°01'S, 124°8'E), depth 50-300 meters. Holotype: MZB 23005. Paratypes: BBPM, MZB, SIO, UF, USNM. •Valid as Epinephelus kupangensis Tucker, Kurniasih & Craig 2016 -- (Frable et al. 2018:[9] [ref. 36287], Ma & Craig 2018:455 [ref. 36100], Inoue et al. 2020:39 [ref. 37284], Parenti & Randall 2020:72 [ref. 37354], Obaru et al. 2022:121 [ref. 39969]). Current status: Valid as Epinephelus kupangensis Tucker, Kurniasih & Craig 2016. Epinephelidae. Distribution: Western Pacific: eastern Indonesia east to Philippines and Fiji, north to Kochi Prefecture (Japan). Habitat: marine.