Hamlet - Butter

Appears to be mainly confined to the western Caribbean between Nicaragua and Cuba, rarely north of Cuba. Locally common in a few places, but generally regarded as being rare. Occurs in various reef habitats in a depth range from the shallows to over 30m, depending on the locality. A beautifully coloured species in being entirely golden-yellow, except for its snout, which has black and blue markings. Length to 13cm.