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Species in the genus Plectropomus: [ 16 ] records

areolatum, Plectropoma Rüppell [W. P. E. S.] 1830:index p. 2, footnote [Atlas zu der Reise im nördlichen Africa. Fische des Rothen Meeres; ref. 3843] Al Muwaylih, Tabuk Province, Saudi Arabia, Red Sea. Holotype (unique): SMF 3013. Non-types: SMF 4503 (1). Lectotype (SMF 3013) designated by Randall & Hoese 1986:9 [ref. 6009] but evidently Rüppell had only one specimen and that is the holotype (pers. comm. Uwe Zajonz, SMF). •Valid as Plectropomus areolatus (Rüppell 1830) -- (Heemstra & Randall 1986:534 [ref. 5667], Randall & Hoese 1986:9 [ref. 6009], Allen & Swainston 1988:58 [ref. 25477], Paxton et al. 1989:499 [ref. 12442], Winterbottom et al. 1989:26 [ref. 13251], Randall et al. 1990:116 [ref. 15987], Randall & Heemstra 1991:291 [ref. 19601], Heemstra & Randall 1993:289 [ref. 21042], Goren & Dor 1994:27 [ref. 25356], Allen 1997:86 [ref. 23977], Randall et al. 1997:116 [ref. 25919], Myers 1999:116 [ref. 23965], Heemstra & Randall 1999:2531 [ref. 24815], Nakabo 2000:708 [ref. 25086], Randall in Randall & Lim 2000:610 [ref. 25122], Hutchins 2001:262 [ref. 25841], Hutchins 2001:30 [ref. 25847], Nakabo 2002:708 [ref. 26001], Allen & Adrim 2003:32 [ref. 26830], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S104 [ref. 27377], Adrim et al. 2004:120 [ref. 27715], Hoese et al. 2006:1021 [ref. 28999], Motomura in Motomura & Satapoomin 2009:92 [ref. 30492], Fricke et al. 2011:386 [ref. 31242], Craig et al. 2011:331 [ref. 31786], Allen & Erdmann 2012:282 [ref. 31980], Fricke et al. 2014:63 [ref. 33932], Golani & Fricke 2018:65 [ref. 36273], Ma & Craig 2018:456 [ref. 36100], Fricke et al. 2019:121 [ref. 36673], Zajonz et al. 2019:71 [ref. 36871], Parenti & Randall 2020:92 [ref. 37354], Akhilesh et al. 2021:54 [ref. 38701], Heemstra 2022:74 [ref. 39742], Zajonz et al. 2022:92 [ref. 40522]). Current status: Valid as Plectropomus areolatus (Rüppell 1830). Epinephelidae. Distribution: Red Sea; Indo-West Pacific: East Africa, Socotra (Yemen), Maldives and Chagos Archipelago east to Phoenix Islands (Kiribati) and Samoa, north to Ryukyu Islands (Japan), south to Western Australia, Queensland (Australia) and New Caledonia. Habitat: marine.

cyanostigma, Plectropoma Bleeker [P.] 1845:525 [Natuur-en Geneeskundig Archief voor Neȇrlandsch Indië v. 2 (3); ref. 312] Original spelling cijanostigma, with Dutch ij corresponding to y in Latin. Not available, no distinguishing features; from Batavia, Java. •In the synonymy of Plectropomus leopardus (Lacepède 1802) -- (Randall & Hoese 1986:16 [ref. 6009], Randall & Heemstra 1991:294 [ref. 19601], Heemstra & Randall 1993:292 [ref. 21042]). Nomen Nudum. Current status: Synonym of Plectropomus leopardus (Lacepède 1802). Epinephelidae.

cyclostomus, Bodianus Lacepède [B. G. E.] (ex Commerson) 1802:282, 293 [Histoire naturelle des poissons (Lacepède) v. 4; ref. 4929] No locality. No types known. Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1984:38 [ref. 19232]. Based on Commerson manuscript. Figured on Pl. 20 (fig. 1) in Lacepède 1801 [ref. 2710], but with vernacular name only, dates to 1802. •Synonym of Plectropomus laevis (Lacepède 1801) -- (Randall & Hoese 1986:12 [ref. 6009], Randall & Heemstra 1991:292 [ref. 19601], Heemstra & Randall 1993:290 [ref. 21042], Fricke 1999:204 [ref. 24106], Parenti & Randall 2020:92 [ref. 37354], Heemstra 2022:75 [ref. 39742]). Current status: Synonym of Plectropomus laevis (Lacepède 1801). Epinephelidae. Habitat: marine.

laevis, Labrus Lacepède [B. G. E.] (ex Commerson) 1801:431, 477, Pl. 23 (fig. 2) [Histoire naturelle des poissons (Lacepède) v. 3; ref. 2710] Grand golfe de l'lnde [Indian Ocean]. No types known. Type catalog: Bauchot 1963:98 [ref. 19171], Bauchot et al. 1984:42 [ref. 19232]. Original spelling lævis. Based on a description and illustration in manuscript by Commerson (Philibert Commerson, 1727-1773, French explorer and naturalist). •Valid as Plectropomus laevis (Lacepède 1801) -- (Heemstra & Randall 1986:535 [ref. 5667], Randall & Hoese 1986:12 [ref. 6009], Paxton et al. 1989:499 [ref. 12442], Winterbottom et al. 1989:26 [ref. 13251], Lee 1990:59 [ref. 19830], Randall et al. 1990:117 [ref. 15987], Randall & Heemstra 1991:292 [ref. 19601], Heemstra & Randall 1993:290 [ref. 21042], Mohsin & Ambak 1996:244 [ref. 27969], Allen 1997:88 [ref. 23977], Machida et al. 1997:53 [ref. 25135], Kuiter 1997:106 [ref. 25488], Randall et al. 1997:117 [ref. 25919], Myers 1999:116 [ref. 23965], Fricke 1999:204 [ref. 24106], Heemstra & Randall 1999:2532 [ref. 24815], Randall 1999:12 [ref. 25829], Nakabo 2000:709 [ref. 25086], Randall in Randall & Lim 2000:610 [ref. 25122], Laboute & Grandperrin 2000:190 [ref. 25191], Sadovy & Cornish 2000:75 [ref. 25480], Hutchins 2001:262 [ref. 25841], Hutchins 2001:30 [ref. 25847], Nakabo 2002:709 [ref. 26001], Allen & Adrim 2003:32 [ref. 26830], Myers & Donaldson 2003:621 [ref. 27495], Randall et al. 2004:12 [ref. 27624], Heemstra et al. 2004:3319 [ref. 27945], Randall 2005:165 [ref. 28239], Hoese et al. 2006:1021 [ref. 28999], Fricke et al. 2009:48 [ref. 30213], Motomura et al. 2010:99 [ref. 31256], Fricke et al. 2011:386 [ref. 31242], Craig et al. 2011:333 [ref. 31786], Allen & Erdmann 2012:282 [ref. 31980], Nair et al. 2013:3 [ref. 32542], Fricke et al. 2013:257 [ref. 32706], Fricke et al. 2014:64 [ref. 33932], Motomura et al. 2015:20 [ref. 34709], Koeda et al. 2016:28 [ref. 35333], Motomura et al. 2017:90 [ref. 35490], Fricke et al. 2018:156 [ref. 35805], Ma & Craig 2018:456 [ref. 36100], Fricke et al. 2019:121 [ref. 36673], Parenti & Randall 2020:92 [ref. 37354], Akhilesh et al. 2021:55 [ref. 38701], Heemstra 2022:75 [ref. 39742]). Current status: Valid as Plectropomus laevis (Lacepède 1801). Epinephelidae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa), East Africa (Mozambique, Tanzania, Kenya), Comoros, Madagascar and Mascarenes (La Réunion, Mauritius, Rodrigues) east to Oeno (Pitcairn Group), north to southern Japan, south to Western Australia, Queensland (Australia), New Caledonia and Rapa (French Polynesia). Habitat: marine.

leopardinus, Plectropoma Cuvier [G.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1828:392, Pl. 36 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 2; ref. 997] Indian seas. Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1984:21 [ref. 19232]. Unjustified emendation of Holocentrus leopardus Lacepède 1802. Name spelled leopardinum on p. xvj and leopardinus on p. 392 and Pl. 36. •In the synonymy of Plectropomus leopardus (Lacepède 1802) -- (Randall & Hoese 1986:16 [ref. 6009], Randall & Heemstra 1991:294 [ref. 19601], Heemstra & Randall 1993:292 [ref. 21042], Randall et al. 1997:118 [ref. 25919], Heemstra & Randall 1999:2533 [ref. 24815], Randall et al. 2004:12 [ref. 27624], Parenti & Randall 2020:92 [ref. 37354]). Current status: Synonym of Plectropomus leopardus (Lacepède 1802). Epinephelidae. Habitat: marine.

leopardus, Holocentrus Lacepède [B. G. E.] 1802:332, 367 [Histoire naturelle des poissons (Lacepède) v. 4; ref. 4929] No locality. Holotype (unique): MNHN 0000-7673 (dry skin, right side). Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1984:16 [ref. 19232]. •Valid as Plectropomus leopardus (Lacepède 1802) -- (Kyushin et al. 1982:158 [ref. 19754], Dor 1984:102 [ref. 29757], Katayama in Masuda et al. 1984:126 [ref. 6441], Randall & Hoese 1986:16 [ref. 6009], Allen & Swainston 1988:58 [ref. 25477], Paxton et al. 1989:500 [ref. 12442], Lee 1990:60 [ref. 19830], Randall et al. 1990:118 [ref. 15987], Randall & Heemstra 1991:294 [ref. 19601], Heemstra & Randall 1993:292 [ref. 21042], Goren & Dor 1994:27 [ref. 25356], Mohsin & Ambak 1996:244 [ref. 27969], Allen 1997:86 [ref. 23977], Chen et al. 1997:40 [ref. 26476], Myers 1999:116 [ref. 23965], Heemstra & Randall 1999:2533 [ref. 24815], Johnson 1999:730 [ref. 25471], Nakabo 2000:708 [ref. 25086], Randall in Randall & Lim 2000:610 [ref. 25122], Laboute & Grandperrin 2000:191 [ref. 25191], Sadovy & Cornish 2000:88 [ref. 25480], Allen 2000:98 [ref. 25868], Hutchins 2001:262 [ref. 25841], Hutchins 2001:30 [ref. 25847], Nakabo 2002:708 [ref. 26001], Choi et al. 2003:310, 593 [ref. 26218], Allen & Adrim 2003:32 [ref. 26830], Kimura et al. in Kimura & Matsuura 2003:54 [ref. 27510], Randall 2005:166 [ref. 28239], Randall et al. 2005:120 [ref. 28745], Hoese et al. 2006:1022 [ref. 28999], Motomura et al. 2010:99 [ref. 31256], Fricke et al. 2011:386 [ref. 31242], Craig et al. 2011:336 [ref. 31786], Allen & Erdmann 2012:283 [ref. 31980], Larson et al. 2013:103 [ref. 32988], Fricke et al. 2014:64 [ref. 33932], Motomura et al. 2015:20 [ref. 34709], Koeda et al. 2016:4 [ref. 35354], Motomura et al. 2017:91 [ref. 35490], Ma & Craig 2018:456 [ref. 36100], Motomura in Kimura et al. 2018:105 [ref. 36460], Fricke et al. 2019:122 [ref. 36673], Hoschke et al. 2019:155 [ref. 36626], Habib & Islam 2020:Supplementary table p. 22 [ref. 38321] misidentified, Parenti & Randall 2020:92 [ref. 37354], Sonoyama et al. 2020:56 [ref. 37637], Akhilesh et al. 2021:55 [ref. 38701], Nakamura in Motomura et al. 2021:20 [ref. 38121], Dewa et al. 2022:17 [ref. 40001], Murase et al. 2023:39 [ref. 40935]). Current status: Valid as Plectropomus leopardus (Lacepède 1802). Epinephelidae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean, western Pacific: Indonesia east to Marshall Islands, Fiji and Tonga, north to central Japan, south to Western Australia, Queensland (Australia) and New Caledonia. Habitat: marine.

maculatus, Bodianus Bloch [M. E.] 1790:48, Pl. 228 [Naturgeschichte der ausländischen Fische v. 4; ref. 469] "Japan" [probably in error for Java, Indonesia]. Holotype (unique): ZMB 8599 (right skin). Type catalog: Paepke 1999:134 [ref. 24282]. On p. 35 of Bloch's Ichthyologie, v. 7 [ref. 21381]. •Valid as Plectropomus maculatus (Bloch 1790) -- (Kyushin et al. 1977:184 [ref. 19756], Kyushin et al. 1982:159 [ref. 19754], Dor 1984:102 [ref. 29757], Randall & Hoese 1986:16 [ref. 6009], Allen & Swainston 1988:58 [ref. 25477], Paxton et al. 1989:500 [ref. 12442], Randall et al. 1990:118 [ref. 15987], Randall & Heemstra 1991:295 [ref. 19601], Heemstra & Randall 1993:293 [ref. 21042], Mohsin & Ambak 1996:245 [ref. 27969], Larson & Williams 1997:355 [ref. 23967], Allen 1997:86 [ref. 23977], Kuiter 1997:106 [ref. 25488], Randall et al. 1997:118 [ref. 25919], Heemstra & Randall 1999:2534 [ref. 24815], Randall in Randall & Lim 2000:610 [ref. 25122], Allen 2000:98 [ref. 25868], Hutchins 2001:262 [ref. 25841], Hutchins 2001:30 [ref. 25847], Allen & Adrim 2003:32 [ref. 26830], Adrim et al. 2004:120 [ref. 27715], Hoese et al. 2006:1022 [ref. 28999], Craig et al. 2011:339 [ref. 31786], Allen & Erdmann 2012:283 [ref. 31980], Larson et al. 2013:103 [ref. 32988], Yoshida et al. 2013:100 [ref. 34464], Fricke et al. 2015:7 [ref. 33930], Motomura et al. 2017:91 [ref. 35490], Ma & Craig 2018:456 [ref. 36100], Fricke et al. 2019:122 [ref. 36673], Parenti & Randall 2020:92 [ref. 37354], Akhilesh et al. 2021:55 [ref. 38701], Vilasri et al. 2023:78 [ref. 40764]). Current status: Valid as Plectropomus maculatus (Bloch 1790). Epinephelidae. Distribution: Southeastern Indian Ocean, western Pacific: Indonesia and Gulf of Thailand east to Solomon Islands, north to Philippines, south to Western Australia and Queensland (Australia). Habitat: marine.

marisrubri, Plectropomus pessuliferus Randall [J. E.] & Hoese [D. F.] 1986:23, Pl. 3 (figs. b-c), 5 (figs. f-g) [Indo-Pacific Fishes No. 13; ref. 6009] Dahab, Sinai Peninsula, Egypt, Gulf of Aqaba, Red Sea. Holotype: BPBM 18146. Additional material examined (not labeled as paratypes): BPBM 18146 (1), 20817 (1); HUJ 4614 (1), 5061 (1), 9068 (1); LACM 33776-3 (1); NMW 42528 (1), 42574 (1); SMF 4503 (1), 8629 (1); USNM 13146 (1) •Synonym of Plectropomus pessuliferus Fowler 1904, but a valid subspecies as described -- (Goren & Dor 1994:27 [ref. 25356], Randall 2005:166 [ref. 28239]). •Valid as Plectropomus marisrubri Randall & Hoese 1986 -- (DiBattista et al. 2015:19 [ref. 35706], Bogorodsky & Randall 2018:[4] 242 [ref. 36492], Golani & Fricke 2018:65 [ref. 36273], Ma & Craig 2018:456 [ref. 36100], Parenti & Randall 2020:92 [ref. 37354], Heemstra 2022:75 [ref. 39742]). Current status: Valid as Plectropomus marisrubri Randall & Hoese 1986. Epinephelidae. Distribution: Red Sea; northwestern Indian Ocean: Gulf of Aden. Habitat: marine.

marmoratus, Plectropomus Talbot [F. H.] 1959:751, Pl. 21 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 13) v. 1 (no. 11) [1958]; ref. 12033] Zanzibar, Tanzania, western Indian Ocean. Holotype: BMNH 1959.7.16.1 [ex SAM 21533]. Paratypes: EAMFRO uncat. (1); SAM 21534-36 (1, 1, 1). •Synonym of Plectropomus punctatus (Quoy & Gaimard 1824) -- (Heemstra & Randall 1986:535 [ref. 5667], Randall & Hoese 1986:26 [ref. 6009], Randall & Heemstra 1991:297 [ref. 19601], Randall 1995:138 [ref. 22896], Fricke et al. 2018:156 [ref. 35805], Parenti & Randall 2020:93 [ref. 37354], Heemstra 2022:76 [ref. 39742]). Current status: Synonym of Plectropomus punctatus (Quoy & Gaimard 1824). Epinephelidae. Habitat: marine.

melanoleucus, Bodianus Lacepède [B. G. E.] 1802:283, 296 [Histoire naturelle des poissons (Lacepède) v. 4; ref. 4929] Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean. Holotype (unique): MNHN 0000-7677 (dry). Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1984:12 [ref. 19232]. •Valid as Plectropomus melanoleucus (Lacepède 1801) -- (Kyushin et al. 1977:190 [ref. 19756], Katayama in Masuda et al. 1984:127 [ref. 6441]). •Synonym of Plectropomus laevis (Lacepède 1801) -- (Heemstra & Randall 1986:535 [ref. 5667], Randall & Hoese 1986:12 [ref. 6009], Paxton et al. 1989:499 [ref. 12442], Lee 1990:59 [ref. 19830], Randall et al. 1990:117 [ref. 15987], Randall & Heemstra 1991:292 [ref. 19601], Heemstra & Randall 1993:290 [ref. 21042], Fricke 1999:204 [ref. 24106], Heemstra & Randall 1999:2532 [ref. 24815], Randall in Randall & Lim 2000:610 [ref. 25122], Randall 2005:165 [ref. 28239], Fricke & Kulbicki 2006:328 [ref. 28867], Hoese et al. 2006:1021 [ref. 28999], Fricke et al. 2011:386 [ref. 31242], Parenti & Randall 2020:92 [ref. 37354], Heemstra 2022:75 [ref. 39742]). Current status: Synonym of Plectropomus laevis (Lacepède 1801). Epinephelidae. Habitat: marine.

oligacanthus, Plectropoma Bleeker [P.] 1855:422 [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 7 (no. 3); ref. 16941] Jakarta, Java, Indonesia. Lectotype: RMNH 5513. Paralectotypes: ?BMNH 1880.4.21.45 (1). Lectotype selected by Randall & Hoese 1986:21 [ref. 6009]. •Valid as Plectropomus oligacanthus (Bleeker 1855) -- (Randall & Hoese 1986:20 [ref. 6009], Allen & Swainston 1988:58 [ref. 25477] as oligocanthus, Paxton et al. 1989:500 [ref. 12442], Randall et al. 1990:119 [ref. 15987], Randall & Heemstra 1991:296 [ref. 19601], Heemstra & Randall 1993:295 [ref. 21042], Mohsin & Ambak 1996:245 [ref. 27969], Allen 1997:86 [ref. 23977] as oligocanthus, Chen et al. 1997:40 [ref. 26476] dated 1845, Randall et al. 1997:119 [ref. 25919], Myers 1999:116 [ref. 23965], Heemstra & Randall 1999:2535 [ref. 24815], Randall in Randall & Lim 2000:610 [ref. 25122], Allen 2000:98 [ref. 25868], Hutchins 2001:262 [ref. 25841], Hutchins 2001:30 [ref. 25847], Allen & Adrim 2003:32 [ref. 26830], Hoese et al. 2006:1022 [ref. 28999], Craig et al. 2011:342 [ref. 31786], dated 1854, Allen & Erdmann 2012:284 [ref. 31980], Fricke et al. 2014:64 [ref. 33932], Motomura et al. 2017:92 [ref. 35490], Ma & Craig 2018:456 [ref. 36100], Fricke et al. 2019:122 [ref. 36673], Parenti & Randall 2020:92 [ref. 37354]). Current status: Valid as Plectropomus oligacanthus (Bleeker 1855). Epinephelidae. Distribution: Southeastern Indian Ocean, western Pacific: Indonesia east to Marshall and Solomon islands, north to Sabah (Malaysia) and Philippines, south to Western Australia and Cape York (Queensland, Australia). Habitat: marine.

pessuliferum, Plectropoma Fowler [H. W.] 1904:520, Pl. 17 (upper fig.) [Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia. Second series. v. 12 (pt 4); ref. 1367] Padang, Sumatra, Indonesia [eastern Indian Ocean]. Holotype (unique): ANSP 27546. Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:156 [ref. 13621]. •Valid as Plectropomus pessuliferus (Fowler 1904) -- (Heemstra & Randall 1986:535 [ref. 5667], Randall & Hoese 1986:22 [ref. 6009], Winterbottom et al. 1989:27 [ref. 13251], Randall & Heemstra 1991:296 [ref. 19601], Heemstra & Randall 1993:296 [ref. 21042], Goren & Dor 1994:27 [ref. 25356], Heemstra & Randall 1999:2536 [ref. 24815], Iwatsuki et al. 2000:98 [ref. 26368], Hutchins 2001:30 [ref. 25847], Allen & Adrim 2003:32 [ref. 26830], Randall et al. 2004:12 [ref. 27624], Randall 2005:166 [ref. 28239], Motomura in Motomura & Satapoomin 2009:92 [ref. 30492], Craig et al. 2011:344 [ref. 31786], Allen & Erdmann 2012:284 [ref. 31980], Fricke et al. 2013:257 [ref. 32706], Fricke et al. 2018:156 [ref. 35805], Ma & Craig 2018:456 [ref. 36100], Habib & Islam 2020:Supplementary table p. 22 [ref. 38321], Parenti & Randall 2020:93 [ref. 37354], Psomadakis et al. 2020:396 [ref. 37272], Akhilesh et al. 2021:55 [ref. 38701], Heemstra 2022:76 [ref. 39742], Moazzam & Osmany 2023:690 [ref. 40722]). Current status: Valid as Plectropomus pessuliferus (Fowler 1904). Epinephelidae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: East Africa, Mozambique Channel, Madagascar and Saint Brandon's Shoals (Cargados Carajos) east to Fiji and Tonga. Habitat: marine.

punctatum, Plectropoma Quoy [J. R. C.] & Gaimard [J. P.] 1824:318, Pl. 45 (fig. 1) [Voyage autour du monde; ref. 3574] Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean. Holotype (unique): MNHN 0000-7676. Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1984:21 [ref. 19232]. •Valid as Plectropomus punctatus (Quoy & Gaimard 1824) -- (Heemstra & Randall 1986:535 [ref. 5667], Randall & Hoese 1986:26 [ref. 6009], Winterbottom et al. 1989:27 [ref. 13251], Randall & Heemstra 1991:297 [ref. 19601], Heemstra & Randall 1993:297 [ref. 21042], Randall 1995:138 [ref. 22896], Fricke 1999:205 [ref. 24106], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S104 [ref. 27377], Heemstra et al. 2004:3319 [ref. 27945], Heemstra & Heemstra 2004:172 [ref. 28072], Craig et al. 2011:347 [ref. 31786], Fricke et al. 2013:257 [ref. 32706], Fricke et al. 2018:156 [ref. 35805], Ma & Craig 2018:456 [ref. 36100], Zajonz et al. 2019:71 [ref. 36871], Parenti & Randall 2020:93 [ref. 37354], Heemstra 2022:76 [ref. 39742], Zajonz et al. 2022:93 [ref. 40522]). Current status: Valid as Plectropomus punctatus (Quoy & Gaimard 1824). Epinephelidae. Distribution: Western Indian Ocean: Aliwal Shoal (South Africa), East Africa, Oman, Socotra (Yemen), Seychelles, Aldabra (Seychelles), Comoros, Madagascar and Mascarenes (Mauritius) east to Chagos Archipelago. Habitat: marine.

suji, Paracanthistius Tanaka [S.] 1916:415, Pl. 112 (fig. 336) [Figures and descriptions of the fishes of Japan v. 23; ref. 14938] Saigasaki, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan. Holotype (unique): ZUMT 3911. •Synonym of Plectropomus leopardus (Lacepède 1802) -- (Randall & Heemstra 1991:294 [ref. 19601], Heemstra & Randall 1993:292 [ref. 21042], Parenti & Randall 2020:92 [ref. 37354]). Current status: Synonym of Plectropomus leopardus (Lacepède 1802). Epinephelidae. Habitat: marine.

truncatus, Plectropomus Fowler [H. W.] & Bean [B. A.] 1930:196, Fig. 5 [Bulletin of the United States National Museum No. 100, v. 10; ref. 1477] Atulayan Island, Lagonoy Gulf, eastern coast of Luzon Island, Philippines. Holotype: USNM 89984. Paratypes: (13) USNM 149324 (1), 149396 (1), 170588 (1). •Valid as Plectropomus truncatus Fowler & Bean 1930 -- (Kyushin et al. 1977:186 [ref. 19756], Dor 1984:102 [ref. 29757], Katayama in Masuda et al. 1984:127 [ref. 6441]). •Synonym of Plectropomus areolatus (Rüppell 1830) -- (Randall & Hoese 1986:9 [ref. 6009], Paxton et al. 1989:499 [ref. 12442], Randall et al. 1990:116 [ref. 15987], Randall & Heemstra 1991:291 [ref. 19601], Heemstra & Randall 1993:289 [ref. 21042], Heemstra & Randall 1999:2531 [ref. 24815], Hoese et al. 2006:1021 [ref. 28999], Parenti & Randall 2020:92 [ref. 37354]). Current status: Synonym of Plectropomus areolatus (Rüppell 1830). Epinephelidae. Habitat: marine.

variegatum, Plectropoma Castelnau [F. L.] 1875:7 [Official Record, containing Introduction, Catalogues, Official Awards of the Commissioners, Report and Recommendations of the Experts, and Essays and Statistics on the Social and Economic Resources of the Colony of Victoria.; ref. 768] Cape York, Queensland, Australia. Holotype (unique): whereabouts unknown. •Synonym of Plectropomus oligacanthus (Bleeker 1855) -- (Randall & Hoese 1986:20 [ref. 6009], Paxton et al. 1989:500 [ref. 12442], Randall & Heemstra 1991:296 [ref. 19601], Heemstra & Randall 1993:295 [ref. 21042], Heemstra & Randall 1999:2535 [ref. 24815], Hoese et al. 2006:1023 [ref. 28999], Parenti & Randall 2020:92 [ref. 37354]). Current status: Synonym of Plectropomus oligacanthus (Bleeker 1855). Epinephelidae. Habitat: marine.