Hypoplectrus gemma

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.