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Mutton Hamlet Alphestes afer

Photo: Wes Toller

Classification

Serranidae [family]
Alphestes [genus] (1)
afer [species]

Classification

Serranidae [family]
Alphestes [genus] (1)
afer [species]

Names

English name Mutton Hamlet
Alternative English name Sock-fish (St. Martin, St. Eustatius)
Alternative English name Mutton Grouper (Saba)
Papiamento name Sjeeuw
Papiamento name Olitoe
Papiamento name Olitu
Papiamento name Kolbino
Papiamento name Sjeeuw
Valid name Alphestes afer (Bloch, 1793)
Synonym sensu lato Epinephelus (Alphestes) afer Bloch, 1793
Synonym sensu lato Epinephelus afer Bloch, 1793

Classification