Kingdom Animalia Phylum Chordata Rank Family | Scientific name Grammatidae Higher classification Percoidea Order Perciformes | |
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Lower classifications Royal gramma, Gramma | ||
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:
A number of other species may be called "basslets", in particular members of Serranidae, where they may be called "fairy basslets".
References
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