7355 Hyporthodus octofasciatus (Griffin, 1926) Epinephelidae Groupers Perciformes/Serranoidei Teleostei Eightbar grouper Indo-West Pacific: Somalia and South Africa to Japan, Australia and New Zealand. Except for Japan, China, and Korea, most distribution records for <i>Epinephelus septemfasciatus</i> are probably based on this species. Reported as <i>Epinephelus compressus</i> by Postel et al. (Ref. 6453).