Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Bluelip Hamlet
Hypoplectrus affinis
Bluelip Hamlet
Category: Hamlets
Scientific Name: Hypoplectrus affinis
Size: 3 to 6 in. (8 to 15 cm)  
Depth: 10-40 ft. (3-12 m)
Distribution: Caribbean, Florida Keys
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. affinis (Species)
WoRMS ID: 314653🔗
iNaturalist ID: 1360073🔗

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