Florent's Guide To The Florida, Bahamas and

Caribbean Reefs

Blue Hamlet
Hypoplectrus gemma
Blue Hamlet
Category: Hamlets
Scientific Name: Hypoplectrus gemma
Size: 3 to 5 in. (8 to 13 cm)  
Depth: 10-40 ft. (3-12 m)
Distribution: Bahamas, South Florida, Belize
Chordata (Phylum) Chordates
└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. gemma (Species)
WoRMS ID: 281114🔗
iNaturalist ID: 49685🔗

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