Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Barred Hamlet
Hypoplectrus puella
Barred Hamlet
Category: Hamlets
Scientific Name: Hypoplectrus puella
Size: 3 to 5 in. (8 to 13 cm)  
Depth: 10-50 ft. (3-15 m)
Distribution: Caribbean, Bahamas, Florida, Bermuda
Vertebrata (Subphylum) Vertebrates
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum) Bony Fishes
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass) Ray-Finned Fish
   └Teleostei (Class) Teleosts
    └Perciformes (Order)
     └Percoidei (Suborder)
      └Serranidae (Family) Seabasses
       └Hypoplectrus (Genus) Hamlets
        └H. puella (Species)

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