Florent's Guide To The

South Florida 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)
└Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
 └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
  └Actinopteri (Superclass)
   └Teleostei (Class)
    └Perciformes (Order)
     └Percoidei (Suborder)
      └Serranidae (Family)
       └Serraninae (Subfamily)
        └Hypoplectrus (Genus)

Small Oval Fishes
Hamlets

Butter Hamlet

Yellowbelly Hamlet

Blue Hamlet

Barred Hamlet

Tan Hamlet

Hybrid Hamlet



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