#hamlet fish

They’re simultaneous hermaphrodites, which means that all fish have both male and female sexual organs! There’s several species with varying colours, which, while genetically quite similar, can stay separate from one another as hamlets prefer to reproduce with others that share their patterns.

I only just managed to get this done on time, and honestly, I kinda like how it turned out ;u;

One of my favorite fish that I had the pleasure of seeing off the coast of Maya Key, Honduras, this beautiful black and blue fish is known as the Hypoplectrus indigo, or the Indigo Hamlet. These fish stick to the reef bottom and can grow up 5 inches long, and can be found throughout the Western Central Atlantic.