Yellowtail Hamlet
Hypoplectrus chlorurus
Also known as: Butter Hamlet, Cod, Hamlet, Hind, Rockcod, Sheephead, Trout, Yellowfin Hamlet
- Butter Hamlet
- Cod
- Hamlet
- Hind
- Rockcod
- Sheephead
- Trout
- Yellowfin Hamlet
Overview
Found singly, close to the bottom, of coral and rocky reefs, rich in coral growth.
Groupers are solitary carnivores that hunt near the bottom usually at dusk. Food is drawn into their mouths by a powerful suction when they open their overly large mouths and then swallowed whole.
Spawning is seasonal and controlled by the moons phase.
How to identify
- Fins & Tail
- yellow tail
- Behaviour
- bottom dwellingsolitary
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Habitat & where to find it
- Range · Western Atlantic, Caribbean
- Country only · 5
Found singly, close to the bottom, of coral and rocky reefs, rich in coral growth.
Adult photos 5
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