Alphestes
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| Alphestes | |
|---|---|
| File:Alphestes afer - pone.0010676.g046.png | |
| Alphestes afer | |
| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Suborder: | Percoidei |
| Family: | Epinephelidae |
| Genus: | Alphestes Bloch & Schneider, 1801 |
| Type species | |
| Epinephelus afer Bloch, 1793[1]
| |
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]
Species
[edit | edit source]There are three species in the genus:[4]
| Species | Common name | Image |
|---|---|---|
| Alphestes afer
(Bloch, 1793) |
Mutton hamlet | File:FMIB 38084 Alphestes chloropterus (Cuvier & Valenciennes) 'Cherna'; Guaseta.jpeg |
| Alphestes immaculatus
Breder, 1936 |
Pacific mutton hamlet | File:Alphestes immaculatus 286619774 (cropped).jpg |
| Alphestes multiguttatus
(Günther, 1867) |
Rivulated mutton hamlet | File:Alphestes multiguttatus 286616852 (cropped).jpg |
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