Species that contain: Cephalopholis and cyanostigma [ 3 ] records

cyanostigma, Serranus Valenciennes [A.] (ex Kuhl & van Hasselt) in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1828:359 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 2; ref. 997] Java, Indonesia. Holotype (unique): RMNH 103. •Valid as Cephalopholis cyanostigma (Valenciennes 1828) -- (Paxton et al. 1989:491 [ref. 12442], Randall et al. 1990:101 [ref. 15987], Randall & Heemstra 1991:41 [ref. 19601], Heemstra & Randall 1993:40 [ref. 21042], Mohsin & Ambak 1996:227 [ref. 27969], Allen 1997:90 [ref. 23977], Kuiter 1997:104 [ref. 25488], Randall et al. 1997:101 [ref. 25919], Myers 1999:111 [ref. 23965], Heemstra & Randall 1999:2477 [ref. 24815], Randall in Randall & Lim 2000:609 [ref. 25122], Randall & Satapoomin 2000:7 [ref. 25340], Allen 2000:97 [ref. 25868], Iwatsuki et al. 2000:98 [ref. 26368], Hutchins 2001:262 [ref. 25841], Hutchins 2001:29 [ref. 25847], Allen & Adrim 2003:31 [ref. 26830], Kimura et al. in Kimura & Matsuura 2003:48 [ref. 27510], Adrim et al. 2004:119 [ref. 27715], Hoese et al. 2006:1004 [ref. 28999], Craig et al. 2011:23 [ref. 31786], Allen & Erdmann 2012:262 [ref. 31980], Larson et al. 2013:98 [ref. 32988], Fricke et al. 2014:59 [ref. 33932], Motomura et al. 2017:81 [ref. 35490], Koeda & Ho 2018:75 [ref. 39515], Ma & Craig 2018:454 [ref. 36100], Fricke et al. 2019:112 [ref. 36673], Parenti & Randall 2020:53 [ref. 37354], Akhilesh et al. 2021:49 [ref. 38701], Nakamura in Motomura et al. 2021:18 [ref. 38121]). Current status: Valid as Cephalopholis cyanostigma (Valenciennes 1828). Epinephelidae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean, western Pacific: Peninsular Malaysia and Sumatra (Indonesia) east to New Ireland (Papua New Guinea) and Solomon Islands, north to Taiwan, south to Queensland (Australia). Habitat: marine.

kendalli, Cephalopholis Evermann [B. W.] & Seale [A.] 1907:76, Fig. 11 [Bulletin of the Bureau of Fisheries v. 26 (Doc. 607) (for 1906); ref. 1285] Bacon, Sorsogon, Luzon Island, Philippines. Holotype (unique): USNM 55911. •Synonym of Cephalopholis cyanostigma (Valenciennes 1828) -- (Randall & Heemstra 1991:41 [ref. 19601], Heemstra & Randall 1993:40 [ref. 21042], Heemstra & Randall 1999:2477 [ref. 24815], Parenti & Randall 2020:53 [ref. 37354]). Current status: Synonym of Cephalopholis cyanostigma (Valenciennes 1828). Epinephelidae. Habitat: marine.

xanthopterus, Cephalopholis Allen [G. R.] & Starck [W. A., Jr.] 1975:246, Fig. 1 [Records of the Western Australian Museum v. 3 (pt 3); ref. 7406] Alite Reef, off Malaita, Solomon Islands, about 8°52'S, 160°36'E, depth 15 meters. Holotype: BPBM 15621. Paratypes: AMS I.16866-001 (1), I.17498-001 (2), I.17499-001 (1), I.17503-001 (1); BPBM 18088 (1); WAM P.25244-008 (1). Type catalog: Hutchins & Smith 1991:18 [ref. 19335], Moore et al. 2008:19 [ref. 30117]. •Valid as Cephalopholis xanthopterus Allen & Starck 1975 -- (Paxton et al. 1989:492 [ref. 12442]). •Synonym of Cephalopholis cyanostigma (Valenciennes 1828) -- (Randall et al. 1990:101 [ref. 15987], Randall & Heemstra 1991:41 [ref. 19601], Heemstra & Randall 1993:40 [ref. 21042], Heemstra & Randall 1999:2477 [ref. 24815], Parenti & Randall 2020:53 [ref. 37354]). Current status: Synonym of Cephalopholis cyanostigma (Valenciennes 1828). Epinephelidae. Habitat: marine.