Hypoplectrus indigo

Hypoplectrus indigo
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Serranidae
Genus: Hypoplectrus
Species: H. indigo
Binomial name
Hypoplectrus indigo
(Poey, 1851)

Hypoplectrus indigo, also known as the Indigo Hamlet, is a species of Hamlet from the Western Central Atlantic. It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade. It grows to a size of 14 cm in length.

Distinctive features: Blue and white bars. Wide medium blue to indigo bars separated by narrower bars. Blue ventral fins, pectoral fins white or clear. Common to the Cayman Islands, Jamaica and Bay Islands, Occasional Belize and Bahamas and rare balance of Caribbean and Florida.[1]

References

  1. ^ Reef Fish identification: Florida Caribbean Bahamas by Paul Humann and Ned Deloach