| Citation | Craig, M.T., YJ. Sadovy de Mitcheson and P.C. Heemstra, 2011, Groupers of the world: a field and market guide.. North America: CRC Press/Taylor and Francis Group. 356 p. |
| Ref. | 89707 Craig, M.T., YJ. Sadovy de Mitcheson and P.C. Heemstra, 2011 |
| Page | 168 |
| Named Used as Valid | Epinephelus lanceolatus |
| Comment | Habitat: |
| Locality | |
| Distribution | Indo-Pacific: Red Sea; Algoa Bay (South Africa), eastward to the Pitcairn Islands, including the Hawaiian Islands (USA) and Micronesia; northward to southern Japan and southward to Australia |
| Quote | Lagoons and seaward reefs to depths of at least 50 m; solitary |