Florent's Guide To The Florida, Bahamas &
Caribbean Reefs
Yellowtail Hamlet
Hypoplectrus chlorurus
Yellowtail Hamlet
Category: Hamlets
Scientific Name: Hypoplectrus chlorurus
Size: 3 to 5 in. (8 to 13 cm)
Depth: 10-40 ft. (3-12 m)
Distribution: Southern Caribbean
Chordata (Phylum)
└Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
└Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
└Actinopteri (Superclass)
└Teleostei (Class)
└Perciformes (Order)
└Percoidei (Suborder)
└Serranidae (Family)
└Serraninae (Subfamily)
└Hypoplectrus (Genus)
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