Caesioperca lepidoptera (Forster, 1801)

Epinephelus lepidopterus Forster in Bloch & Schneider, 1801

No types known.

Type locality: New Zealand Seas. Illustrations: Francis, 2012:87; Kuiter, 2004:106 & 107; Roberts & Gomon, 2008:538.

D: X, 19 to 21. A: III, 9 or 10. P: 16 or 17. C: 17 (9 + 8). LL: 52 to 65. V: 26 (10 + 16). S: 3.

Distribution: western South Pacific: off Australia and New Zealand.