peruanus, Epinephelus Chirichigno F. [N.] 1963:44, Fig. 37 B [Serie de Divulgación Cientifica, Servicio de Pesquería, Ministerio de Agricultura, Lima, No. 22; ref. 4500] Puerto Pizarro, Peru. Holotype: MHNJP [= MUSM] P 1173. Paratypes: ?MHNJP [SP 537] (1). •Questionably a synonym of Epinephelus niphobles Gilbert & Starks 1897 -- (Heemstra & Randall 1993:203 [ref. 21042]). •Synonym of Epinephelus niphobles Gilbert & Starks 1897 -- (Heemstra in Fischer et al. 1995:1596 [ref. 22830]). •Valid as Epinephelus peruanus Chirichigno F. 1963 -- (Evseenko 1996:727 [ref. 24666], Chirichigno F. & Vélez D. 1998:359 [ref. 24555]). •Valid as Hyporthodus peruanus (Chirichigno F. 1963) -- (Parenti & Randall 2020:86 [ref. 37354]). Current status: Valid as Hyporthodus peruanus (Chirichigno F. 1963). Epinephelidae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific: Peru. Habitat: marine.