Indigo hamlet (Hypoplectrus indigo)

Scientific name: Hypoplectrus indigo Poey, 1851

The Indigo hamlet (Hypoplectrus indigo) is a marine fish of the family Serranidae.

Biology

About 5 deep blue bars of uneven width; second bar, below dorsal fin, much wider than others.

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Scientific name: Hypoplectrus indigo
Family: Serranidae (Sea basses: groupers and fairy basslets)
Order: Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class: Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length: 14.3
Depth range: 3–45 m (10–148 ft)
Environment: Marine; reef-associated; depth range 3 - 45 m, usually 3 - 17 m
Climate: Tropical
Distribution: Western Central Atlantic: Haiti, Bahamas, Jamaica, Cayman Islands, Florida (USA) and continental western Caribbean. Absent in Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, and the Lesser Antilles.
Conservation status (IUCN): Not Evaluated
Threat to humans: Harmless
Uses: Aquarium: commercial
Resilience: High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)