WoRMS taxon details
Alphestes afer (Bloch, 1793)
279567 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:279567)
accepted
Species
Epinephelus afer Bloch, 1793 · unaccepted
Epinephelus lightfooti Fowler, 1907 · unaccepted
Plectropoma chloropterum Cuvier, 1828 · unaccepted
Plectropoma monacanthus Müller & Troschel, 1848 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Epinephelus afer Bloch, 1793) Bloch, M. E. (1793). Naturgeschichte der ausländischen Fische. <em>Berlin.</em> v. 7: i-xiv + 1-144, Pls. 325-360. [Also a French edition, Ichthyologie, ou Histoire naturelle, générale et particulière des poissons, v. 10, published 1797.].
page(s): 12, Pl. 327 [details]
page(s): 12, Pl. 327 [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Alphestes afer (Bloch, 1793). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=279567 on 2025-07-15
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Epinephelus afer Bloch, 1793) Bloch, M. E. (1793). Naturgeschichte der ausländischen Fische. <em>Berlin.</em> v. 7: i-xiv + 1-144, Pls. 325-360. [Also a French edition, Ichthyologie, ou Histoire naturelle, générale et particulière des poissons, v. 10, published 1797.].
page(s): 12, Pl. 327 [details]
original description (of Epinephelus lightfooti Fowler, 1907) Fowler, H. W. (1907). Notes on Serranidae. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> v. 59: 249-269. [details]
original description (of Plectropoma chloropterum Cuvier, 1828) Cuvier, G.; Valenciennes, A. (1828). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome second. Livre Troisième. Des poissons de la famille des perches, ou des percoïdes. 2: i-xxi + 2 pp + 1-490, Pls. 9-40.
page(s): 398 [details]
original description (of Plectropoma monacanthus Müller & Troschel, 1848) Schomburgk, R. H. (1848). The history of Barbados; comprising a geographical description of the island and an account of its geology and natural productions. London. i-xx + 1-722. 7 pls. [details]
page(s): 12, Pl. 327 [details]
original description (of Epinephelus lightfooti Fowler, 1907) Fowler, H. W. (1907). Notes on Serranidae. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> v. 59: 249-269. [details]
original description (of Plectropoma chloropterum Cuvier, 1828) Cuvier, G.; Valenciennes, A. (1828). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome second. Livre Troisième. Des poissons de la famille des perches, ou des percoïdes. 2: i-xxi + 2 pp + 1-490, Pls. 9-40.
page(s): 398 [details]
original description (of Plectropoma monacanthus Müller & Troschel, 1848) Schomburgk, R. H. (1848). The history of Barbados; comprising a geographical description of the island and an account of its geology and natural productions. London. i-xx + 1-722. 7 pls. [details]
Ecology
ecology source
Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details] 
Other
context source (Bermuda)
Smith-Vaniz, W. F.; Collette, B. B.; Luckhurst, B. E (1999). Fishes of Bermuda: History, zoogeography, annotated checklist, and identification keys
(American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists - Special Publication No.4)
. ASIH, 424 pp. [details]
context source (PeRMS) Chirichigno, N.; Cornejo, M. (2001). Catálogo comentado de los peces marinos del Perú. <em>2ª ed. Instituto del Mar de Perú. Publicación Especial. Callao.</em> 314 p. [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
additional source McEachran, J. D. (2009). Fishes (Vertebrata: Pisces) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 1223–1316 in: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details]
context source (PeRMS) Chirichigno, N.; Cornejo, M. (2001). Catálogo comentado de los peces marinos del Perú. <em>2ª ed. Instituto del Mar de Perú. Publicación Especial. Callao.</em> 314 p. [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
additional source McEachran, J. D. (2009). Fishes (Vertebrata: Pisces) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 1223–1316 in: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | mutton hamlet | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (8 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (22 publications) (from synonym Plectropoma chloropterum Cuvier, 1828)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (24 publications) (from synonym Epinephelus afer Bloch, 1793)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Epinephelus lightfooti Fowler, 1907)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (45 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Plectropoma monacanthus Müller & Troschel, 1848)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Alphestes afer)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Epinephelus afer Bloch, 1793)
To FishBase (from synonym Epinephelus lightfooti Fowler, 1907)
To FishBase (from synonym Plectropoma monacanthus Müller & Troschel, 1848)
To FishBase (from synonym Plectropoma chloropterum Cuvier, 1828)
To FishBase images (Alphestes afer, Brazil, by Rocha, L.A.)
To FishSounds
To GenBank (9 nucleotides; 5 proteins)
To GenBank (9 nucleotides; 5 proteins) (from synonym Epinephelus afer Bloch, 1793)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (22 publications) (from synonym Plectropoma chloropterum Cuvier, 1828)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (24 publications) (from synonym Epinephelus afer Bloch, 1793)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Epinephelus lightfooti Fowler, 1907)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (45 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Plectropoma monacanthus Müller & Troschel, 1848)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Alphestes afer)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Epinephelus afer Bloch, 1793)
To FishBase (from synonym Epinephelus lightfooti Fowler, 1907)
To FishBase (from synonym Plectropoma monacanthus Müller & Troschel, 1848)
To FishBase (from synonym Plectropoma chloropterum Cuvier, 1828)
To FishBase images (Alphestes afer, Brazil, by Rocha, L.A.)
To FishSounds
To GenBank (9 nucleotides; 5 proteins)
To GenBank (9 nucleotides; 5 proteins) (from synonym Epinephelus afer Bloch, 1793)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To ITIS
From editor or global species database
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