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Spotted hamlet (Hypoplectrus ecosur)
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Spotted hamlet (Hypoplectrus ecosur) specimen
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Serranidae

Spotted hamlet

Hypoplectrus ecosur

Ten Centimeters Seabass of Mexican Waters

  • Tropical
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Central America and the Caribbean
  • North America
  • Deep-bodied
  • Compressed cross-section
  • Small
  • Tropical fish

Spotted hamlet is a marine fish of Western Atlantic. The species occupies marine waters. The species reaches a recorded maximum of 10 cm.

Maximum length
10 cm
Water
Marine
Body shape
deep_bodied
Distribution
Western Atlantic: Mexico (known only from off Contoy, at the northern tip of the Yucatan Peninsula); but may extend into the Gulf of Mexico and Cuba.
Conservation status
DDData Deficient

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