Hypoplectrus unicolor (Walbaum, 1792)

Butter hamlet

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Classification	Actinopterygii \| Perciformes \| Serranidae \| Serraninae
Synonyms	Perca unicolor, ... more
Common names	Bad lucks, Hamlet, Leopoldito, ... more

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AquaMaps Data sources: GBIF OBIS

Main reference

Domeier, M.L. 1994. (Ref. 26407)
Other references | Biblio | Coordinator : Heemstra, Phillip C. | Collaborators

Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 12.7 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 13442)

Environment

Reef-associated; marine

Climate / Range

Tropical

Western Central Atlantic: Florida (USA), Bahamas and throughout the Caribbean. Absent from the Gulf of Mexico.
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Short description

Adults pale yellow; usually darker dorsally; grayish yellow that pales ventrally. Iridescent blue dorsal-ventral lines on head, sometimes extending to the leading edge of pelvic fins. One distinct blue line encircles the orbit and extends ventrally on each side of the fish. Two black pigment spots are sometimes found on the snout region of the nares. A large black saddle on caudal peduncle, extending below the lateral line on each side of the fish. Pelvic fins yellowish, pectorals clear.

Mainly carnivorous (Ref. 13810). Has been reared in captivity (Ref. 35420).


IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 57073)	Threat to humans
Not Evaluated	Harmless

Human uses
Aquarium: commercial


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Estimation of some characteristics with mathematical models

Resilience (Ref. 69278)

High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)


Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)	Price category (Ref. 80766)
Low vulnerability (18 of 100)	Very high

Entered by Froese, Rainer

Modified by Sampang, Arlene G.

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