John Earle, Hawaii
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(Günther, 1867)
Very special thanks for the first photo of Alphestes multiguttatus to John Earle from Hawaiii.
John Earle has take his photo at Panama.
Alphestes multiguttatus is an eastern Pacific species found from the Gulf of California (Mexico) to extreme northern Peru, including the off-shore islands of Cocos (Costa Rica) and Malpelo (Colombia).
Alphestes multiguttatus is a demersal, non-migratory rocky reef and shallow-water species, cryptically colored and secretive. The species is sedentary during the day, hiding in crevices or lying among seaweed, and rely on their effective camouflage to escape detection (sometimes lying and partly covering itself with sand).
They are nocturnal predators feeding mainly on benthic crustaceans.
Sourdes: IUCN Red Liste of Threatened Species & FishBase
Synonyms:
Epinephelus multiguttatus (Günther, 1867)
Plectropoma multiguttatum Günther, 1867
Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Percoidei (Suborder) > Serranidae (Family) > Epinephelinae (Subfamily) > Alphestes (Genus) > Alphestes multiguttatus (Species)
Very special thanks for the first photo of Alphestes multiguttatus to John Earle from Hawaiii.
John Earle has take his photo at Panama.
Alphestes multiguttatus is an eastern Pacific species found from the Gulf of California (Mexico) to extreme northern Peru, including the off-shore islands of Cocos (Costa Rica) and Malpelo (Colombia).
Alphestes multiguttatus is a demersal, non-migratory rocky reef and shallow-water species, cryptically colored and secretive. The species is sedentary during the day, hiding in crevices or lying among seaweed, and rely on their effective camouflage to escape detection (sometimes lying and partly covering itself with sand).
They are nocturnal predators feeding mainly on benthic crustaceans.
Sourdes: IUCN Red Liste of Threatened Species & FishBase
Synonyms:
Epinephelus multiguttatus (Günther, 1867)
Plectropoma multiguttatum Günther, 1867
Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Percoidei (Suborder) > Serranidae (Family) > Epinephelinae (Subfamily) > Alphestes (Genus) > Alphestes multiguttatus (Species)
