Description

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Adults pale yellow; usually darker dorsally; grayish yellow that pales ventrally. Iridescent blue dorsal-ventral lines on head, sometimes extending to the leading edge of pelvic fins. One distinct blue line encircles the orbit and extends ventrally on each side of the fish. Two black pigment spots are sometimes found on the snout region of the nares. A large black saddle on caudal peduncle, extending below the lateral line on each side of the fish. Pelvic fins yellowish, pectorals clear.

Common Names

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Zeebaars , Dutch , Suriname

Bad lucks , English , Jamaica

Butter hamlet , English , Barbados

Butter hamlet , English , Cuba

Butter hamlet , English , Jamaica

Butter hamlet , English , Neth Antilles

Butter hamlet , English , Puerto Rico

Butter hamlet , English , Suriname

Butter hamlet , English , USA

Butter hamlet , English , Global

Hamlet , English , Bahamas

Kahvatu hamletahven , Estonian , Estonia

Kahvatu hüpoplektrus , Estonian , Estonia

Petit nègre , French , Cuba

低紋鮨 , Mandarin Chinese , China

低纹鮨 , Mandarin Chinese , China

Okfes , Papiamentu , Neth Antilles

Okvees , Papiamentu , Neth Antilles

Añil , Spanish , Cuba

Añil , Spanish , Haiti

Azulejo , Spanish , Cuba

Azulejo , Spanish , Haiti

Leopoldito , Spanish , Venezuela

Limpia bacines , Spanish , Cuba

Limpia bacines , Spanish , Haiti

Mantequero , Spanish , Spain

Mero mantequilla , Spanish , Mexico

Vaca , Spanish , Cuba

Vaca , Spanish , Haiti

Vaca blanca , Spanish , Cuba

Taxonomic Hierarchy

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Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Perciformes/Serranoidei

Family: Serranidae

Genus: Hypoplectrus

Species: Hypoplectrus unicolor (Walbaum, 1792)

Climate Zone

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Tropical

Location

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Biology

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Mainly carnivorous (Ref. 13810). Has been reared in captivity (Ref. 35420).

Habitat

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associated