Alphestes is a genus of marine ray-finned fish, groupers from the subfamily Epinephelinae in the family Serranidae, which also includes the anthias and the sea basses.[2] Alphestes species are found in the western Atlantic Ocean and the eastern Pacific Ocean.[3]
| Alphestes | |
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| Alphestes afer | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Serranidae |
| Subfamily: | Epinephelinae |
| Tribe: | Epinephelini |
| Genus: | Alphestes Bloch & Schneider, 1801 |
| Type species | |
| Epinephelus afer Bloch, 1793[1]
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Species
editThere are three species in the genus:[4]
- Alphestes afer Mutton hamlet (Bloch, 1793)
- Alphestes immaculatus Pacific mutton hamlet Breder, 1936
- Alphestes multiguttatus Rivulated mutton hamlet (Günther, 1867)
References
edit- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Alphestes". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
- ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Alphestes". Marinespecies.org. 2008-01-15. Retrieved 2013-11-12.
- ^ "Alphestes immaculatus". www.discoverlife.org. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Alphestes". FishBase. December 2019 version.
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