''Hypoplectrus'' is a genus of fishes commonly known as hamlets, found mainly in coral reefs in the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico, particularly around Florida and the Bahamas. They are a popular choice for hobbyist saltwater aquariums, and come in a variety of colors.

Species

There are currently 17 recognized species in this genus: * ''

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, 1828 (Yellowtail hamlet) * '' Hypoplectrus ecosur''

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Hypoplectrus floridae ''Hypoplectrus'' is a genus of fishes commonly known as hamlets, found mainly in coral reefs in the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico, particularly around Florida and the Bahamas. They are a popular choice for hobbyist saltwater aquariums, and ...

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Hypoplectrus gemma ''Hypoplectrus gemma'', the blue hamlet, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a sea bass from the subfamily Serraninae which is part of the family Serranidae, which also includes the groupers and anthias. It is found in the western Atlanti ...

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& T. H. Bean, 1882 (Blue hamlet) * '' Hypoplectrus gummigutta'' Poey, 1851 (Golden hamlet) * '' Hypoplectrus guttavarius'' Poey, 1852 (Shy hamlet) * '' Hypoplectrus indigo'' Poey, 1851 (Indigo hamlet) * '' Hypoplectrus maculiferus'' Poey, 1871 * '' Hypoplectrus maya'' Lobel, 2011 (Maya hamlet) * '' Hypoplectrus nigricans'' Poey, 1852 (Black hamlet) * '' Hypoplectrus providencianus'' Acero P & Garzón-Ferreira, 1994 (Masked hamlet) * ''

Hypoplectrus puella ''Hypoplectrus puella'', the barred hamlet is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a sea bass from the subfamily Serraninae which is part of the family Serranidae, which also includes the groupers and anthias. This species is from the Western Ce ...

, 1828 (Barred hamlet) * '' Hypoplectrus randallorum'' Lobel, 2011 (Tan hamlet) * ''

Hypoplectrus unicolor ''Hypoplectrus unicolor'', the butter hamlet or yellowtail hamlet, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a sea bass from the subfamily Serraninae which is part of the family Serranidae, which also includes the groupers and anthias. It occurs ...

'' Walbaum, 1792 (Butter hamlet)

Reproduction

Hamlets are ''simultaneous

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s'' (or ''synchronous hermaphrodites''): They have both male and female sexual organs at the same time as an adult, meaning that they function as a male and female, making them one of the few vertebrates that are male and female at the same time. They seem quite at ease mating in front of divers, allowing observations in the wild to occur readily. They do not practice self-fertilization, but when they find a mate, the pair takes turns between which one acts as the male and which acts as the female through multiple matings, usually over the course of several nights. Hamlets preferentially mate with individuals of their same color pattern.

References

Serraninae Fish of the Caribbean Fauna of the Southeastern United States Perciformes genera {{Serranidae-stub