Color correction of a publication error in the Tan Hamlet and the second occurrence of a potentially inheritable character the Butter Hamlet (Perciformes: Serranidae)

Abstract

Color photographs of Tan Hamlets, Hypoplectrus sp., from St. John and St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands are presented to correct a printing error in a hamlet paper in the last Proceedings. These figures were accidentally printed in black-and-white rendering them diagnostically useless. The Double-Spot Anomaly in the Butter Hamlet was suggested as a Potentially Inheritable Character (PIC) that could lead to speciation. Identifying and following PICs in the field were suggested as a means to study speciation and evolution. Finding a second individual with the Double-Spot Anomaly means it is much more likely to be an inheritable character leading to speciation from the Butter Hamlet. This could represent the first successful recognition of a PIC leading to a new species