| Citation | Randall, J.E., 2005, Reef and shore fishes of the South Pacific. New Caledonia to Tahiti and the Pitcairn Islands.. University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu, Hawaii. 720 p. |
| Ref. | 54980 Randall, J.E., 2005 |
| Page | 162 |
| Named Used as Valid | Epinephelus socialis |
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| Locality | Tahiti |
| Distribution | Ogasawara, Minami-tori-shima (Marcus), Mariana, Marshall, Phoenix, Samoa, Line, Society, Rapa, Tuamotu, and Pitcairn, mainly from atolls and low Islands. |
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