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Class: Teleostei
Order: Perciformes/Serranoidei
Family: Epinephelidae Groupers

Genus: Alphestes

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3 species (see list below)
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Photo by Rocha, L.A.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 33 cm TL
Alphestes afer (Bloch, 1793)

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Alphestes afer
[Mutton hamlet]

Photo by Lavan, J.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Alphestes immaculatus Breder, 1936

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Alphestes immaculatus
[Pacific mutton hamlet]

Photo by Munson, L.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Alphestes multiguttatus (Günther, 1867)

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Alphestes multiguttatus
[Rivulated mutton hamlet]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Alphestes afer Mutton hamlet Western Atlantic 33 TL 1793
Alphestes immaculatus Pacific mutton hamlet Eastern Pacific 30 TL 1936
Alphestes multiguttatus Rivulated mutton hamlet Eastern Pacific 30 TL 1867



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