Black-spot grouper
- kingdom: Animalia
- phylum: Chordata
- class: Actinopterygii
- order: Perciformes
- family: Serranidae
- genus: Epinephelus
- species: Epinephelus melanostigma
- Taulaga
Swains Island
American Samoa- Enewetak
Enewetak Atoll
Marshall Islands- Angaur State
Angaur
Palau- Puerto Princesa
Mimaropa
Philippines- Samamea
Va‘a-o-Fonoti
Samoa