| 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 | 2503;pl.III,24 |
| Named Used as Valid | Epinephelus hexagonatus |
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| Locality | |
| Distribution | Indo-Pacific; tropical, from Kenya to the Pitcairn Group; including islands of the Great Barrier Reef, but no verifiable records from the mainland coast of Australia, |
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