| Valid name | Epinephelus |
| Synonym | Type: Epinephelus marginalis Bloch = Perca fasciata Forsskal, Indo-Pacific, by plenary powers of ICNZ, Opinion 93, |
| Synonym | Gender: M; Nat. Ausl. Fische, 7: 11 |
| Synonym | Epinephelus Bloch, 1793 |
| Synonym | Cernua 0. G. Fleming, 1828). |
| Synonym | Cerna Bonaparte, 1833, Icon. Fauna Italica, 3: 10 (type: Serranus gigas Val., by monotypy). |