scholanderi, Alphestes Walters [V.] 1957:283, Fig. 1 [Copeia 1957 (no. 4); ref. 12175] West of Bimini, Bahamas, depth 1300 feet. Holotype: AMNH 19925 (complete skeleton). Paratypes: AMNH 19924 (1, neurocranium), 19926 (1, skull and fin girdles), 20230 (1). •Synonym of Epinephelus niveatus (Valenciennes 1828) -- (Heemstra & Randall 1993:204 [ref. 21042], Heemstra et al. 2003:1347 [ref. 27060]). •Synonym of Hyporthodus niveatus (Valenciennes 1828) -- (Parenti & Randall 2020:86 [ref. 37354]). Current status: Synonym of Hyporthodus niveatus (Valenciennes 1828). Epinephelidae. Habitat: marine.