| Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family |
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| ANIMALIA | CHORDATA | ACTINOPTERYGII | PERCIFORMES | SERRANIDAE |
| Scientific Name: | Alphestes multiguttatus | |||||||||
| Species Authority: | Gunther, 1867 | |||||||||
Common Name/s:
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| Synonym/s: |
Epinephelus multiguttatus Gunther, 1867
Plectropoma multiguttatum Gunther, 1867
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| Red List Category & Criteria: | Least Concern ver 3.1 |
| Year Assessed: | 2008 |
| Assessor/s: | Craig, M.T., Choat, J.H., Ferreira, B., Bertoncini, A.A., Rocha, L. & Heemstra, P.C. |
| Reviewer/s: | Sadovy, Y. & Moss, K. (Grouper and Wrasse Red List Authority) |
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Justification: Alphestes multiguttatus is a widespread and common species, not currently known to be in significant decline and is therefore listed as Least Concern. |
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| Range Description: | 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). |
| Countries: |
Native:
Colombia; Costa Rica; Disputed Territory; Ecuador; El Salvador; Honduras; Mexico; Nicaragua; Panama; Peru; United States Minor Outlying Islands
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| FAO Marine Fishing Areas: |
Native:
Pacific – southeast; Pacific – eastern central
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| Population: | Alphestes multiguttatus is more common in south of its range and becomes less common in north of its range where Alphestes immaculatus becomes the more common of the two species. The species is not known to be in decline. |
| Population Trend: |
Unknown
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| Habitat and Ecology: | 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. |
| Systems: | Marine |
| Major Threat(s): | Alphestes multiguttatus is not currently targeted by commercial fishery, but it is caught in artisanal fishery. |
| Conservation Actions: | Alphestes multiguttatus occurs in some protected areas throughout it range. |
| Citation: | Craig, M.T., Choat, J.H., Ferreira, B., Bertoncini, A.A., Rocha, L. & Heemstra, P.C. 2008. Alphestes multiguttatus. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 08 February 2012. |
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