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Black Hamlet

Hypoplectrus nigricans

Classification

Hypoplectrus nigricans, the black 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 native to shallow parts of the central Western Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean Sea. It grows to about 15 cm (6 in) in total length.

Distribution

Jeffrey T. Williams · CC0
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Countries in the Picchu catalog
United States of America · 516France · 21Netherlands · 8United Kingdom · 6Cuba · 2