#hypoplectrus

[herpsandbirds]

Shy Hamlet (Hypoplectrus guttavarius), family Serranidae, order Perciformes, found in the Caribbean

This species is a simultaneous hermaphrodite, possessing both male and female reproductive systems at all times through their lives.

During mating, the 2 partners take turns fertilizing each others eggs.

photograph by H. Zell 

[antiqueanimals]

An Artist's Catch: Watercolors by Frank Stick (1884-1966). Edited by David Stick. Published in 1981.

Internet Archive

1.) Tobaccofish (Serranus tabacarius)

2.) Gag grouper (Mycteroperca microlepis)

3.) Yellowtail hamlet (Hypoplectrus chlorurus)

4.) Butter hamlet (Hypoplectrus unicolor)

5.) Gray snapper (Lutjanus griseus)

6.) Gray snapper (Lutjanus griseus)

[mutant-distraction]

Eliot Rotford

Butter Hamlet (Hypoplectrus unicolor) on Hog Heaven Wreck in Fort lauderdale Florida

[chilirasbora]

Shy hamlet | Hypoplectrus guttavarius

[nameincoming]

a couple years ago i was really fixated on designing these arboreal people who descended from lab rats but were spliced with like.... some serraninae and hypoplectrus species for. some reason (for funsies). inspiration fishies under the cut

harlequin bass (serranus tigrinus)

chalk bass (serranus tortugarum)

indigo hamlet (hypoplectrus indigo)

[reefscom]

Hypoplectrus liberte, A New And EXTREMELY Rare Hamlet From Haiti - https://reefs.com/2018/09/24/hypoplectrus-liberte-a-new-and-extremely-rare-hamlet-from-haiti/

[pomrania]

Hey, did you know there's a type of fish called the Shy Hamlet? Hypoplectrus guttavarius. Anyways, that’s today’s Mermay.

[wapiti3]

Hypoplectrus sp.  Hamlet (fish)

click images for descriptions

Ryan Photographic - Nature Images from Around the World

[metellastella]

For the LGBT+ Pride Month at DeviantArt (Or as I prefer, something like GSRM, "Gender, Sexuality, and Romantic Minorities" to include asexuals, aromantic spectrum, genderqueer people who don't ID as trans, etc.) I like that all the prompts for pride month on DA had a spiritual tilt. The dragon design is based on the reptile's parietal eye, which is a literal third eye on their heads that helps regulate wake and sleep cycles. It does not have vision, but it is photosensitive. The analogous structure in a human is our pineal gland in the middle of our brain. This dragon's scale pattern takes direct inspiration from this picture of an iguana with his "third eye": http://www.anapsid.org/images/parietal1.jpg All real animal species depicted here are hermaphroditic. Snails permanently, and these specific fish can switch. Read more about it here: https://reefbuilders.com/2014/11/13/sequential-hermaphrodites-protandrous-protogynous/# Top corners: Lubbock's Fairy Wrasse, i.e., Cirrhilabrus lubbocki http://en.microcosmaquariumexplorer.com/wiki/Lubbock%E2%80%99s_Fairy_Wrasse Yes, the ruddy fish are relatives to clownfish. Hybrids of them, in fact. Amphiprion ocellaris and Premnas biaculeatus http://www.advancedaquarist.com/2012/4/fish Scary lookin' carnivorous sailfish that have a dinosaur reminiscence: <i>Alepisaurus ferox</i> https://www.google.com/search?q=Alepisaurus%2Bferox&rlz=1CAACAG_enUS618US618&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi_s_zklrDUAhUEej4KHVblBs0Q_AUICigB&biw=1093&bih=504#imgrc=mqAkqNB2zPujhM: Bottom corner: Whitetail Angelfish, i.e., <i> Centropyge fisheri</i> http://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/species/2500 Snails: <i>Pomacea bridgesii</i> I wanted to include this guy, too, but ran out of room: https://www.google.com/search?q=Hypoplectrus+indigo&rlz=1CAACAG_enUS618US618&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi07-GXgLDUAhUEHT4KHaIOACcQ_AUICigB&biw=1093&bih=504#imgrc=hkgc18OJ-FygSM:

[micaramel]

Недавно разделившиеся симпатрические виды рыб нередко различаются только окраской и брачными предпочтениями. Их гибридизация ведет к перекомбинированию аллелей, ответственных за межвидовые различия, что, по идее, должно способствовать размыванию этих различий вплоть до полного слияния видов. Сравнение геномов 110 особей трех видов коралловых рыбок рода Hypoplectrus из Карибского моря показало, что эти виды не сливаются благодаря очень малому числу генов, ответственных за межвидовые различия.

http://bit.ly/2u01Ru5

[wecappdac]

Hypoplectrus liberte, a New Species of Hamlet from Haiti

http://dlvr.it/Qn1cYB