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Grammatidae (Basslet)

Synonyms: Grammidae

Wikipedia Abstract

Grammatidae is a small family of fishes in the order Perciformes known commonly as basslets. They are marine fish found in the tropical western Atlantic Ocean. They are characterized in part by a broken or absent lateral line. The largest species reach around 10 centimeters in maximum length. Some basslets are colorful and are kept in marine aquaria. There are two genera: \n* Gramma \n* Lipogramma A number of other species may be called "basslets", in particular members of Serranidae, where they may be called "fairy basslets".
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Genus

Gramma (Basslet) (6)
Lipogramma (Basslet) (13)

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External References

Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0