pinguis, Paranthias Walford [L. A.] 1936:2 [Occasional Papers of the Santa Barbara Museum v. 4; ref. 13272] Guaymas, Mexico. Holotype: USNM 100980. Paratypes: USNM 10167 (1). •Synonym of Paranthias furcifer (Valenciennes 1828) -- (Smith 1990:702 [ref. 18227]). •Valid as Paranthias pinguis Walford 1936 -- (Grove & Lavenberg 1997:329 [ref. 24023]). •Synonym of Paranthias colonus (Valenciennes 1846) -- (Heemstra & Randall 1993:283 [ref. 21042], Heemstra in Fischer et al. 1995:1610 [ref. 22830], Thomson et al. 2000:97 [ref. 25640], Parenti & Randall 2020:91 [ref. 37354]). •Synonym of Cephalopholis colonus (Valenciennes 1846). Current status: Synonym of Cephalopholis colonus (Valenciennes 1846). Epinephelidae. Habitat: marine.