An Inconvenient Monophyly: An Update on the Taxonomy of the Groupers (Epinephelidae) Author Ma, Ka Yan Simon F. S. Li Marine Science Laboratory, School of Life Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Sha Tin, 999077, Hong Kong SAR. Author Craig, Matthew T. 2 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Marine Fisheries Service, Southwest Fisheries Science Center, 8901 La Jolla Shores Drive, La Jolla, California 92037 matthew.craig@noaa.gov. text Copeia 2018 2018-10-31 106 3 443 456 http://dx.doi.org/10.1643/ci-18-055 journal article 298900 10.1643/ci-18-055 4919bfd6-3d35-48b9-9421-c852fa35abab 12536069 Genus Variola Swainson (2 species) Type species: Variola longipinna Swainson ( ¼ Perca louti Forsskål by monotypy). Type locality: Indian Ocean. Included species: V. albimarginata Baissac, 1953 V. louti (Forsskål, 1775)