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Grammatidae

Topic: Biology

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Short description: Family of fishes

Grammatidae
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
(unranked): Ovalentaria
Family: Grammatidae
D. S. Jordan & Evermann, 1896
Genera[1]
Synonyms

Grammidae

Grammatidae is a small family of ray-finned fishes which were formerly placed in the order Perciformes but are now regarded as being incertae sedis in the subseries Ovalentaria in the clade Percomorpha.[2] They are commonly known as basslets. They are marine fish found in the tropical western Atlantic Ocean.[1]

They are characterized in part by a broken or absent lateral line. The largest species reach around 10 centimeters in maximum length.[1]

Some basslets are colorful and are kept in marine aquaria.[1]

There are two genera:[1]

A number of other species may be called "basslets", in particular members of Serranidae, where they may be called "fairy basslets".

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2013). "Grammatidae" in FishBase. August 2013 version.
  2. ↑ J. S. Nelson; T. C. Grande; M. V. H. Wilson (2016). Fishes of the World (5th ed.). Wiley. pp. 752. ISBN 978-1-118-34233-6. https://sites.google.com/site/fotw5th/. 

Wikidata ☰ Q1401006 entry



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