Species that contain: Mycteroperca and venenosa [ 8 ] records

apua, Bodianus Bloch [M. E.] 1790:50, Pl. 229 [Naturgeschichte der ausländischen Fische v. 4; ref. 469] Brazil. No types known. On p. 37 of Bloch's Ichthyologie, v. 7 [ref. 21381]. •Synonym of Mycteroperca venenosa (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Heemstra & Randall 1993:278 [ref. 21042], Parenti & Randall 2020:90 [ref. 37354]). Current status: Synonym of Mycteroperca venenosa (Linnaeus 1758). Epinephelidae. Habitat: marine.

bowersi, Mycteroperca Evermann [B. W.] & Marsh [M. C.] 1900:158, Fig. 45 [Bulletin of the U. S. Fish Commission v. 20 (pt 1) [for 1900]; ref. 14876] Culebra Island, Puerto Rico. Holotype (unique): USNM 49530. •Synonym of Mycteroperca venenosa (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Heemstra & Randall 1993:278 [ref. 21042], Smith-Vaniz et al. 1999:215 [ref. 25013], Parenti & Randall 2020:90 [ref. 37354]). Current status: Synonym of Mycteroperca venenosa (Linnaeus 1758). Epinephelidae. Habitat: marine.

cardinalis, Serranus Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1828:378 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 2; ref. 997] Havana, Cuba. No types known. Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1984:45 [ref. 19232]. New name for Johnius guttatus Bloch & Schneider 1801. Based on the 'Bonací cardenal' of Parra 1787:29, Pl. 16 (fig. 1) [ref. 6840]. •Synonym of Mycteroperca venenosa (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Heemstra & Randall 1993:278 [ref. 21042], Parenti & Randall 2020:90 [ref. 37354]). Current status: Synonym of Mycteroperca venenosa (Linnaeus 1758). Epinephelidae. Habitat: marine.

guttatus, Johnius Bloch [M. E.] & Schneider [J. G.] (ex Parra) 1801:77 [M. E. Blochii, Systema Ichthyologiae; ref. 471] Locality not stated [Havana, Cuba]. No types known. Based on the 'Bonací cardenal' of Parra 1787:29, Pl. 16 [ref. 6840]. •Synonym of Mycteroperca venenosa (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Heemstra & Randall 1993:278 [ref. 21042], Smith-Vaniz et al. 1999:215 [ref. 25013], Parenti & Randall 2020:90 [ref. 37354]). Current status: Synonym of Mycteroperca venenosa (Linnaeus 1758). Epinephelidae. Habitat: marine.

marginatus, Bodianus Bloch [M. E.] & Schneider [J. G.] 1801:331 [M. E. Blochii, Systema Ichthyologiae; ref. 471] Brazil. No types known. Based on Pirati apua of Marcgrave 1648:158 and Bodianus apua Bloch. •Synonym of Mycteroperca venenosa (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Heemstra & Randall 1993:278 [ref. 21042], Parenti & Randall 2020:90 [ref. 37354]). Current status: Synonym of Mycteroperca venenosa (Linnaeus 1758). Epinephelidae. Habitat: marine.

petrosus, Serranus Poey [F.] 1860:136 [Memorias sobre la historia natural de la Isla de Cuba v. 2; ref. 3499] Havana, Cuba. No types known. •Synonym of Mycteroperca venenosa (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Heemstra & Randall 1993:278 [ref. 21042], Parenti & Randall 2020:90 [ref. 37354]). Current status: Synonym of Mycteroperca venenosa (Linnaeus 1758). Epinephelidae. Habitat: marine.

rupestris, Serranus Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1833:437 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 9; ref. 1002] Santo Domingo. Syntypes: MNHN 0000-7180 (1), A-7712 (1, dry). Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1984:34 [ref. 19232] with 7180 as holotype. •Synonym of Mycteroperca venenosa (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Heemstra & Randall 1993:278 [ref. 21042], Parenti & Randall 2020:90 [ref. 37354]). Current status: Synonym of Mycteroperca venenosa (Linnaeus 1758). Epinephelidae. Habitat: marine.

venenosa, Perca Linnaeus [C.] 1758:292 [Systema Naturae, Ed. X v. 1; ref. 2787] Bahamas. No types known. Type catalog: Wheeler 1985:49 [ref. 20705]. Based on Catesby 1743: Pl. 5. •Valid as Mycteroperca venenosa (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Robins & Ray 1986:136 [ref. 23100], Bullock & Smith 1991:149 [ref. 36591], Cervigón 1991:352 [ref. 24472], Boschung 1992:108 [ref. 23239], Cervigón 1992:433 [ref. 23827], Heemstra & Randall 1993:278 [ref. 21042], Grace et al. 1994:43 [ref. 25512], Aguilera 1998:48 [ref. 24221], Smith-Vaniz et al. 1999:215 [ref. 25013], Schmitter-Soto et al. 2000:157 [ref. 27754], Gasparini & Floeter 2001:1644 [ref. 25634], Heemstra et al. 2003:1360 [ref. 27060], Moura & Menezes in Menezes et al. 2003:76 [ref. 27192], Smith et al. 2003:24 [ref. 27621], Nelson et al. 2004:128 [ref. 27807], McEachran & Fechhelm 2005:171 [ref. 28815], Craig et al. 2011:322 [ref. 31786], Page et al. 2013:131 [ref. 32708], Smith-Vaniz & Jelks 2014:41 [ref. 33341], Pinheiro et al. 2015:14 [ref. 34324], Ma & Craig 2018:456 [ref. 36100], Parenti & Randall 2020:90 [ref. 37354], Robertson et al. 2020:162 [ref. 38098], Carvalho-Filho et al. in Marceniuk et al. 2021:527 [ref. 38945], Escobar-Sierra et al. 2021:79 [ref. 38844], Carvalho-Filho 2023:121 [ref. 40480]). Current status: Valid as Mycteroperca venenosa (Linnaeus 1758). Epinephelidae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: Bermuda and Bahamas south to São Paulo (Brazil), including Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea. Habitat: marine.