Barred hamlet (Hypoplectrus puella)

Scientific name: Hypoplectrus puella Cuvier, 1828

The Barred hamlet (Hypoplectrus puella) is a marine fish of the family Serranidae. Native range: Western Central Atlantic, Bermuda, eastern Gulf of Mexico and throughout the Caribbean.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 14-16; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 7. Body creamy white to pale yellow with six brown bars (the first of which runs through the eye, the second broad at nape narrowing towards the insertion of the pelvic fin, the third very wide, the fourth to sixth as wide as the second and evenly spaced behind the third bar); head and body with blue lines; pelvic fins vary in color, from white to yellowish; pectoral fins clear; caudal peduncle occasionally with a saddle.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name: Hypoplectrus puella
Family: Serranidae (Sea basses: groupers and fairy basslets)
Order: Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class: Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length: 15.2
Depth range: 3–23 m (10–75 ft)
Environment: Marine; reef-associated; depth range 3 - 23 m, usually 3 - 17 m
Climate: Tropical
Distribution: Western Central Atlantic: Bermuda, eastern Gulf of Mexico and throughout the Caribbean.
Conservation status (IUCN): Not Evaluated
Threat to humans: Reports of ciguatera poisoning
Uses: Aquarium: commercial
Resilience: High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)