| Citation | Carpenter, K.E., F. Krupp, D.A. Jones and U. Zajonz, 1997, Living marine resources of Kuwait, eastern Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates.. FAO species identification field guide for fishery purposes. 324 p. Rome: FAO. |
| Ref. | Carpenter, K.E., F. Krupp, D.A. Jones and U. Zajonz, 1997 |
| Page | 145 |
| Named Used as Valid | Epinephelus octofasciatus |
| Comment | possible misprint, species normally found in greater depths than those in the area; |
| Locality | |
| Distribution | Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and UAE; Persian Gulf. |
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