Pacific mutton hamlet (Alphestes immaculatus)

Scientific name: Alphestes immaculatus Breder, 1936

Pacific mutton hamlet (Alphestes immaculatus)

The Pacific mutton hamlet (Alphestes immaculatus) is a marine fish of the family Serranidae. Native range: Eastern Pacific, northern Gulf of California to Peru, including the Galapagos Islands.

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.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Alphestes immaculatus
Family
Serranidae (Sea basses: groupers and fairy basslets)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
30.0
Common length
18.0
Environment
Marine; demersal; non-migratory
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Eastern Pacific: northern Gulf of California to Peru, including the Galapagos Islands.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Least Concern (LC)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: of no interest
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Assuming Fec > 10,000)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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