ruber, Gymnocephalus Bloch [M. E.] & Schneider [J. G.] 1801:346, Pl. 67 [M. E. Blochii, Systema Ichthyologiae; ref. 471] Brazil. •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.