Florent's Guide To The Florida, Bahamas &

Caribbean Reefs

Butter Hamlet
Hypoplectrus unicolor
Butter Hamlet
Category: Hamlets
Scientific Name: Hypoplectrus unicolor
Size: 3 to 5 in. (8 to 13 cm)  
Depth: 10-50 ft. (3-15 m)
Distribution: Caribbean, Bahamas, Florida
Chordata (Phylum)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
   └Actinopteri (Superclass)
    └Teleostei (Class)
     └Perciformes (Order)
      └Percoidei (Suborder)
       └Serranidae (Family)
        └Hypoplectrus (Genus)
         └H. unicolor (Species)

Small Oval Fishes
Hamlets

Butter Hamlet

Yellowbelly Hamlet

Yellowtail Hamlet

Blue Hamlet

Shy Hamlet

Indigo Hamlet

Black Hamlet

Barred Hamlet

Tan Hamlet

Hybrid Hamlet



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