16535 Hypoplectrus nigricans (Poey, 1852) Serranidae Sea basses: groupers and fairy basslets Perciformes/Serranoidei Teleostei Black hamlet Western Atlantic: Belize to Panama; throughout the rest of the Caribbean. Absent off the coast of Venezuela. Antilles (Ref. 26938). AMNH 37102 Hypoplectrus nigricans FB 2739574 Plectropoma nigricans AMNH 23047 1964 Hypoplectrus nigricans