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Alphestes afer (Bloch, 1793) 
AphiaID: 279567

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Serranidae (Family) > Epinephelinae (Subfamily) > Alphestes (Genus)
Status accepted
Record
status
 Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank Species
Parent Alphestes
Synonymised
taxa
  Epinephelus afer Bloch, 1793
Epinephelus lightfooti Fowler, 1907
Plectropoma chloropterum Cuvier, 1828
Plectropoma monacanthus Müller & Troschel, 1848
Sources  additional source: FishBase, version december 2007, available online at http://www.fishbase.org [details]

additional source: FishBase, version may 2009 [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]

additional source: FishBase, version october 2012 [details]

Environment marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Distribution Gulf of Mexico [details]
Links To Barcode of Life (1 barcode)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (41 publications)
To Encyclopedia of Life
To FishBase
To GenBank (6 nucleotides; 3 proteins)
To IUCN Red List
To IUCN Red List
To ITIS
Images 
Alphestes afer
Alphestes afer
added on 2008-08-13 - author: Collection Georges Declercq
qualitystatus: not checked

Alphestes afer
Alphestes afer
added on 2010-02-18 - author: Collection VLIZ
qualitystatus: not checked
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:279567
Taxonomic
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2008-01-15 17:27:08Z  created  Bailly, Nicolas
  
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  Citation: Bailly, N. (2013). Alphestes afer (Bloch, 1793). In: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2013) FishBase. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=279567 on 2013-06-18
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