punctatus, Dermatolepis Gill [T. N.] 1861:54 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 13; ref. 1769] Cape San Lucas, Baja California, Mexico. No types known. Subjectively invalid; secondarily preoccupied in Epinephelus by Holocentrus punctatus Bloch 1790, replaced by Epinephelus dermatolepis Boulenger 1895. •Objective synonym of Dermatolepis dermatolepis (Boulenger 1895) -- (Heemstra & Randall 1993:65 [ref. 21042], Parenti & Randall 2020:58 [ref. 37354]). 2°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Dermatolepis dermatolepis (Boulenger 1895). Epinephelidae. Habitat: marine.