WHATSTHATFISH
Bony fish

Yellowbelly Hamlet

Hypoplectrus aberrans

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

LCLeast ConcernIUCN Red List, 2015
Adult
@JolineCuracao · Curaçao - Mambo Beach, Curaçao · December 20201 / 1
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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

Pattern
black spot
Fins & Tail
yellow tail

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Habitat & where to find it

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

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Adult photos 1

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    Taxonomy

    1. kingdomAnimalia
    2. phylumChordata
    3. classTeleostei
    4. orderPerciformes
    5. familySerranidae
    6. genusHypoplectrus
    7. speciesHypoplectrus aberrans Poey, 1868

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    More in the family

    Sea Basses-Groupers-Fairy Basslets (Serranidae)