Common Name
Blue Hamlet
Year Described
Goode & Bean, 1882
Identification
Dorsal Fin: X, 14-16
Anal Fin: III, 7
Pectoral Fin: 13-14
Pelvic Fin: I, 5
Lateral Line: 48-53
Gill Rakers: 6-7 (upper), 12-13 (lower) on first arch
Color
Body and fins brilliant cobalt blue. The upper and lower margins of the tail are black.
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.