punctata, Perca Linnaeus [C.] 1758:291 [Systema Naturae, Ed. X v. 1; ref. 2787] Bahamas. No types known. Based on Catesby p. 7, Pl. 7 (upper); should have been spelled puncticulata according to Goode & Bean 1885:201 [ref. 1841]. Perca punctata Linnaeus 1766:485 corresponds to this species; Perca punctatus Linnaeus 1766:482 is a different species. •Synonym of Cephalopholis fulva (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Heemstra & Randall 1993:43 [ref. 21042], Smith-Vaniz et al. 1999:205 [ref. 25013], Parenti & Randall 2020:53 [ref. 37354]). Current status: Synonym of Cephalopholis fulva (Linnaeus 1758). Epinephelidae. Habitat: marine.