esonue, Promicrops Ehrenbaum [E.] 1914:v. 6 (no. 7), 293, Fig. [Der Fischerbote v. 5-6; ref. 17457] Cameroon, West Africa. No types known. Also appeared as new in Ehrenbaum 1915:54, Fig. [ref. 15784]. •Questionably a synonym of Epinephelus itajara (Lichtenstein 1822) -- (Heemstra 1991:35 [ref. 19323], Heemstra & Randall 1993:171 [ref. 21042], Sadovy & Eklund 1999:3 [ref. 24110]). •Valid as Epinephelus esonue (Ehrenbaum 1915) -- (Smith 1990:698 [ref. 18227]). •Synonym of Epinephelus itajara (Lichtenstein 1822) -- (Thomson et al. 2000:89 [ref. 25640], Heemstra et al. 2003:1343 [ref. 27060], Heemstra & Anderson in Carpenter & De Angelis 2016:2392 [ref. 34618], Parenti & Randall 2020:71 [ref. 37354], Barreiros & Coleman 2023:2 [ref. 40312]). Current status: Synonym of Epinephelus itajara (Lichtenstein 1822). Epinephelidae. Habitat: brackish, marine.