Common Name
Butter Hamlet
Year Described
Walbaum, 1792
Identification
Dorsal Fin: X
Anal Fin: III, 7
Pectoral Fin:
Pelvic Fin: I, 5
Lateral Line: 48-53
Gill Rakers:
Color
Body pearly white, grading to gray, purplish, or bluish above. The ventral body and head have a strong yellow wash. A black blotch on the caudal peduncle is distinctive. Another blotch is variably expressed on the snout, as well as blue lines and spots. Dorsal fin body colored with yellow anteriorly. Pelvic and anal fins yellowish.