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Alphestes

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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]

There are three species in the genus:^[4]

^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & 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 and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). Species of Alphestes in FishBase. December 2019 version.

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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.