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Shy hamlet
Photo: H. Zell · CC BY-SA 3.0

Shy hamlet

Hypoplectrus guttavarius

Also called Mero mantequilla

Grows to
13 cm (5 in)
Group
Fish
Family
Serranidae

Where to see it

Known from Bay Islands, Belize, Bonaire, Curaçao and Mexican Caribbean.

Source: GBIF.

Often confused with

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