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.

Species

There are three species in the genus:

SpeciesCommon nameImage
Alphestes afer (Bloch, 1793)Mutton hamlet
Alphestes immaculatus Breder, 1936Pacific mutton hamlet
Alphestes multiguttatus (Günther, 1867)Rivulated mutton hamlet