| Citation | Heemstra, P.C. and J.E. Randall, 1999, Serranidae.. p. 2442-2547. In K.E. Carpenter and V.H. Niem (eds.) FAO species identification guide for fishery purposes. The living marine resources of the Western Central Pacific. Vol. 4. Bony fishes part 2 (Mugilidae to Carangidae). Rome, FAO. 2069-2790 p. |
| Ref. | 39231 Heemstra, P.C. and J.E. Randall, 1999 |
| Page | 2487;Pl.II,13 |
| Named Used as Valid | Epinephelus areolatus |
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| Distribution | Indo-West Pacific from South Africa to Fiji, including Andaman Is; north to Japan; south to northern Australia ,nearby islands of Papua New Guinea and New Caledonia, apparently absent in Micronesia, Polynesia, and most islands of the western Indian Ocean. |
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