WHATSTHATFISH
Bony fish

Tan Hamlet

Hypoplectrus randallorum

Also known as: Cod, Hamlet, Hind, Rockcod, Trout

LCLeast ConcernIUCN Red List, 2015
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Overview

Found singly, close to the bottom, of 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.

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How to identify

COLOURS
Behaviour
solitary

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Habitat & where to find it

  • Range · Western Atlantic, Caribbean
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Found singly, close to the bottom, of coral and rocky reefs.

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    Taxonomy

    1. kingdomAnimalia
    2. phylumChordata
    3. classTeleostei
    4. orderPerciformes
    5. familySerranidae
    6. genusHypoplectrus
    7. speciesHypoplectrus randallorum Lobel, 2011

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    More in the family

    Sea Basses-Groupers-Fairy Basslets (Serranidae)