Black Hamlet Hypoplectrus nigricans

Photo: Larry Morin

Classification

Serranidae [family]

Hypoplectrus [genus] (11)

nigricans [species]

Classification

Serranidae [family]

Hypoplectrus [genus] (11)

nigricans [species]

Names

English name	Black Hamlet
Valid name	Hypoplectrus nigricans (Poey, 1852)

Classification

Animalia [kingdom] Animals
- Chordata [phylum] Chordates
  - Actinopterygii [class] Ray-finned Fishes
    - Perciformes [order] Perch-likes
      - Serranidae [family] Sea Basses: Groupers and Fairy Basslets
        
        Hypoplectrus Gill, 1861 [genus]
        
        Hypoplectrus nigricans (Poey, 1852) [species] Black Hamlet