The Great Hamlet Hunt
Hamlet Species
The tiny Hamlet, scientific name hypoplectrus, is located in the Caribbean Sea and Western Atlantic Ocean, and is a very unique species, with now 18 recognized sub-species. Some, in very limited locations.
A predator that has both sexes, it can mate into hybrid species as well as show a large variation of appearances within the same sub-species.
The image shown is H.Puella, commonly known as the Barred Hamlet. It is the second most common Hamlet species across the observed range.
Hamlets in general, are primarily found on Continuous Reef, Patch reef and Spur & Groove Reef between depths of 25 feet to 63 feet.
The pages in this section show variations of the species and distinguishing features of each sub-species.
Specialized Scuba is organizing scuba travel groups in an effort to go to locations where various Hamlets can be photographed, to try get images of all 18. Join us for the fun in the Great Hamlet Hunt!
The Great Hamlet Hunt
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Masked Hamlet
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Small Group Travel
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Golden Hamlet
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Barred Hamlet - Hypoplectrus Puella
Black Hamlet - Hypoplectrus nigricans
Blue Hamlet - Hypoplectrus gemma
Bluelipped Hamlet - Hypoplectrus affinis
Butter Hamlet - Hypoplectrus Unicolor
Florida Hamlet - Hypoplectrus floridae
Golden Hamlet - Hypoplectrus gummigutta
Indigo Hamlet - Hypoplectrus indigo
Jarocho Hamlet - Hypoplectrus atlahua
Masked Hamlet - Hypoplectrus providencianus Photo by Kelly Sullivan
Maya hamlet - Hypoplectrus maya
Shy Hamlet - Hypoplectrus guttavarius
Spotted Hamlet - Hypoplectrus ecosur Photo Credit: Carlos & Allison Estape
Striped Hamlet - Hypoplectrus liberte
Tan Hamlet - Hypoplectrus randallorum
Veracruz White Hamlet, aka Bandit Hamlet - castroaguirrei Photo Credit: Carlos & Allison Estape
Yellowbelly Hamlet - Hypoplectrus aberrans
Yellowtail Hamlet - Hypoplectrus chlorurus