Alphestes

Alphestes
Alphestes afer
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Actinopterygii
Order:Perciformes
Family:Serranidae
Subfamily:Epinephelinae
Genus:Alphestes

Alphestes is a genus of fish in the family Serranidae.[1] Alphestes is an eastern Pacific species.[2]

Species

It contains the following species:

  • Alphestes afer Mutton hamlet (Bloch, 1793)
  • Alphestes immaculatus Pacific mutton hamlet Breder, 1936
  • Alphestes multiguttatus Rivulated mutton hamlet (Günther, 1867)

References

  1. "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Alphestes". Marinespecies.org. 2008-01-15. Retrieved 2013-11-12.
  2. "Alphestes immaculatus". www.discoverlife.org. Retrieved 21 November 2016.


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