townsendi, Epinephelus Boulenger [G. A.] 1898:133 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 7) v. 2 (no. 8) (art. 20); ref. 14680] Karachi, Sind, Pakistan. Syntypes: BMNH 1898.6.29.4-7 (4). •Synonym of Epinephelus erythrurus (Valenciennes 1828) -- (Randall & Heemstra 1991:142 [ref. 19601], Heemstra & Randall 1993:146 [ref. 21042], Parenti & Randall 2020:67 [ref. 37354], Heemstra 2022:55 [ref. 39742]). Current status: Synonym of Epinephelus erythrurus (Valenciennes 1828). Epinephelidae. Habitat: brackish, marine.