Scientific Name
Alphestes immaculatus
Common Name
Pacific mutton hamlet
Biology
Dorsal
spines
(total): 11;
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 17-19. Preopercle rounded, the posterior edge distinctly serrate, with a large spine (usually covered with skin) projecting downward and forward at the angle. Head and body marbled reddish brown, with obscure bars and small dark and pale spots all over the head, body and median fins. Pectoral fins with 7 or 8 irregular transverse series of small dark spots.