Hypoplectrus unicolor

(Walbaum, 1792)

Vernacular names
English : Butter hamlet
French : Hamlet unicolore

Classification
Class : Teleostei
Order : Perciformes
Family : Serranidae
Notes : No subspecies known.

Identification
Adults can reach 12,7 cm. Pronounced back hump. Coloration mostly light to dull beige, sometimes with a slight clear blue tinge on upper back. Lower flanks, snout, belly and fins yellowish. Black spot on tail peduncle and snout.

Range and habitat
The species occurs in the western Atlantic Ocean, from south Florida to Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean Sea, Central American coasts, south to Venezuela. Lives in coral and rocky reefs, juveniles often in mangroves, from 7 to 25 m deep.

Conservation
IUCN RED LIST : LEAST CONCERN
CITES : Not Listed
Status : The species has a wide range and can be quite common in places. It could locally be affected by habitat loss and collection for the trade.
Ex-Situ Programs : None known

Observation

 

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