Alphestes
| Alphestes | |
|---|---|
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| Alphestes afer | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Division: | Teleostei |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Suborder: | Percoidei |
| Family: | Epinephelidae |
| Genus: | Alphestes Bloch & Schneider, 1801 |
| Type species | |
| Epinephelus afer Bloch, 1793 | |
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. Alphestes species are found in the western Atlantic Ocean and the eastern Pacific Ocean.
Species
There are three species in the genus:
| Species | Common name | Image |
|---|---|---|
| Alphestes afer
(Bloch, 1793) |
Mutton hamlet | _'Cherna';_Guaseta.jpeg) |
| Alphestes immaculatus
Breder, 1936 |
Pacific mutton hamlet | .jpg) |
| Alphestes multiguttatus
(Günther, 1867) |
Rivulated mutton hamlet | .jpg) |
References
- ↑ Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & 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.
External links
Media related to Alphestes at Wikimedia Commons
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