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
Alphestes afer
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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]

Species

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There are three species in the genus:[4]

References

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  1. ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Alphestes". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
  2. ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Alphestes". Marinespecies.org. 2008-01-15. Retrieved 2013-11-12.
  3. ^ "Alphestes immaculatus". www.discoverlife.org. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
  4. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Alphestes". FishBase. December 2019 version.