pantherinus, Holocentrus Lacepède [B. G. E.] (ex Commerson) 1802:345, 389 [Histoire naturelle des poissons (Lacepède) v. 4; ref. 4929] No locality stated [Fort Dauphin, Madagascar] No types known. Type catalog: Bauchot 1970:49 [ref. 20740], Bauchot et al. 1984:41-42 [ref. 19232]. Figured in Lacepède 1801:Pl. 27 (fig. 3) [ref. 2710] but with vernacular name. Neotype designation by Fricke 1999:200 [ref. 24106] is invalid; see Fricke 2000:639 [ref. 24537]. •Synonym of Epinephelus tauvina (Forsskål 1775) -- (Randall & Heemstra 1991:269 [ref. 19601], Heemstra & Golani 1993:387 [ref. 22373], Heemstra & Randall 1993:241 [ref. 21042], Fricke 1999:199 [ref. 24106], Fricke et al. 2018:153 [ref. 35805], Parenti & Randall 2020:81 [ref. 37354]). •Synonym of Epinephelus tauvina (Fabricius 1775) -- (Heemstra 2022:71 [ref. 39742]). Current status: Synonym of Epinephelus tauvina (Fabricius 1775). Epinephelidae. Habitat: marine.