stigmogrammacus, Epinephelus Cheng [Q.-T.] & Yang [W.-H.] 1983:506 [English p. 508], Figs. 1-3 [Oceanologia et Limnologia Sinica v. 14 (no. 5); ref. 8359] South China Sea. Holotype: ASIO 64-916. Paratypes: ASIO 40955 (1), 64-612 (1), 64-1023 (1), 64-1400 (1), 35503 (1), 56-8665 to 8670 (6). •Synonym of Epinephelus epistictus (Temminck & Schlegel 1843) -- (Lee 1990:44 [ref. 19830], Randall & Heemstra 1991:137 [ref. 19601], Heemstra & Randall 1993:143 [ref. 21042], Parenti & Randall 2020:66 [ref. 37354]). Current status: Synonym of Epinephelus epistictus (Temminck & Schlegel 1843). Epinephelidae. Habitat: marine.