Florent's Guide To The Florida, Bahamas and

Caribbean Reefs

Shy Hamlet
Hypoplectrus guttavarius
Shy Hamlet
Category: Hamlets
Scientific Name: Hypoplectrus guttavarius
Size: 3 to 5 in. (8 to 13 cm)  
Depth: 10-50 ft. (3-15 m)
Distribution: Eastern Caribbean, Bay Islands (Honduras), Cayman Islands
Chordata (Phylum)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
   └Teleostei (Class)
    └Perciformes (Order)
     └Percoidei (Suborder)
      └Serranidae (Family)
       └Hypoplectrus (Genus)
        └H. guttavarius (Species)
WoRMS ID: 281116🔗
iNaturalist ID: 180710🔗

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