Common Name
Yellowtail Hamlet
Year Described
Cuvier, 1828
Identification
Dorsal Fin: X, 14-15
Anal Fin: III, 7
Pectoral Fin: 13-14
Pelvic Fin: I, 5
Lateral Line: 48-53
Gill Rakers: 6-8 (upper), 12-13 (lower) on first arch, 18-21 total
Color
Body and fins dark brown, often with a bluish cast. A series of blue lines on face variably expressed or absent. Caudal fin and pectoral fin rays bright yellow.
References
McEachran, J.D. and J.D. Fechhelm. 2005. Fishes of the Gulf of Mexico. Volume 2: Scorpaeniformes to Tetraodontiformes. University of Texas Press, Austin. i-viii +1-1004.