Indigo Hamlet
Hypoplectrus indigo
Also known as: Bad Lucks, Caribbean Indigo Hamlet, Cod, Hamlet, Hind, Indigo Hamlet Rockfish, Mini Grouper, Rockcod, Trout
- Bad Lucks
- Caribbean Indigo Hamlet
- Cod
- Hamlet
- Hind
- Indigo Hamlet Rockfish
- Mini Grouper
- Rockcod
- Trout
Overview
Found singly and close to cover, over shallow, coral and rocky reefs.
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
- Behaviour
- solitary
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Habitat & where to find it
- Range · Western Central Atlantic, Caribbean
- Country only · 1
Found singly and close to cover, over shallow, coral and rocky reefs.
Adult photos 1
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