Florent's Guide To The Florida, Bahamas &

Caribbean Reefs

Indigo Hamlet
Hypoplectrus indigo
Indigo Hamlet
Category: Hamlets
Scientific Name: Hypoplectrus indigo
Size: 3 to 5 in. (8 to 13 cm)  
Depth: 30-130 ft. (10-40 m)
Distribution: Bay Islands (Honduras), Belize, Cayman Islands, Bahamas
Chordata (Phylum)
└Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
 └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
  └Actinopteri (Superclass)
   └Teleostei (Class)
    └Perciformes (Order)
     └Percoidei (Suborder)
      └Serranidae (Family)
       └Serraninae (Subfamily)
        └Hypoplectrus (Genus)

Small Oval Fishes
Hamlets

Indigo Hamlet

Black Hamlet

Barred Hamlet

Tan Hamlet

Hybrid Hamlet

Butter Hamlet

Yellowbelly Hamlet

Yellowtail Hamlet

Blue Hamlet

Shy Hamlet



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