Blue hamlet (Hypoplectrus gemma)

Scientific name: Hypoplectrus gemma Goode & Bean, 1882

Blue hamlet (Hypoplectrus gemma)

The Blue hamlet (Hypoplectrus gemma) is a marine fish of the family Serranidae. Native range: Western Central Atlantic, southern Florida, the Florida Keys, and the Bahamas. Not found elsewhere.

Species facts

Scientific name
Hypoplectrus gemma
Family
Serranidae (Sea basses: groupers and fairy basslets)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
13.0
Environment
Marine; reef-associated
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Western Central Atlantic: southern Florida, the Florida Keys, and the Bahamas. Not found elsewhere.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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