insularis, Epinephelus Nakamura [J.] & Motomura [H.] 2021:264 [2], Figs. 1, 4a, 5a [Ichthyological Research v. 68 (no. 2); ref. 38066] Vicinity of Tanega-shima Island [obtained from local supermarket], Osumi Islands, Kagoshima, Japan. Holotype: KAUM-I 110147. Paratypes: (11) CAS, KAUM-I, KPM, NSMT, USNM. •Valid as Epinephelus insularis Nakamura & Motomura 2021 -- (Nakamura et al. 2023:11 [ref. 40125]). Current status: Valid as Epinephelus insularis Nakamura & Motomura 2021. Epinephelidae. Distribution: Western Pacific and Timor Sea: southern Japan, South China Sea, Indonesia to Micronesia. Habitat: marine.