punctatus, Holocentrus Bloch [M. E.] 1790:88, Pl. 241 [Naturgeschichte der ausländischen Fische v. 4; ref. 469] Brazil. No types known. On p. 69 of Bloch's Ichthyologie, v. 7 [ref. 21381]. •Questionably a synonym of Epinephelus guttatus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Heemstra & Randall 1993:161 [ref. 21042], Parenti & Randall 2020:70 [ref. 37354]). •Synonym of Epinephelus adscensionis (Osbeck 1765) -- (Fricke et al. 2021:37 [ref. 38901]). Current status: Synonym of Epinephelus adscensionis (Osbeck 1765). Epinephelidae. Habitat: marine.