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Grammatonotus

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Family
  
Callanthiidae

Rank
  
Genus

Class
  
Actinopterygii

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Perciformes

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Grammatonotus surugaensis, Splendid perch, Callanthias, Cophixalus petrophilus, Dinochelus

Grammatonotus brianne from 147m anilao philippines


Grammatonotus is a genus of fish in the family Callanthiidae native to the Indian and Pacific Ocean. These fish are ovoid to elongated in shape, with short, rounded snouts. The anterior nostril is tubular. They have large teeth with one to two canine teeth on each side. The scales are large.

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Grammatonotus sp from 147m anilao philippines


Species

There are currently 8 recognized species in this genus:

  • Grammatonotus ambiortus Prokofiev, 2006
  • Grammatonotus brianne W. D. Anderson, Greene & L. A. Rocha, 2016 (Batangas groppo)
  • Grammatonotus crosnieri (Fourmanoir, 1981) (Crosnier's groppo)
  • Grammatonotus lanceolatus (Kotthaus, 1976)
  • Grammatonotus laysanus C. H. Gilbert, 1905
  • Grammatonotus macrophthalmus Katayama, Yamamoto & Yamakawa, 1982
  • Grammatonotus roseus (Günther, 1880) (Rosy groppo)
  • Grammatonotus surugaensis Katayama, Yamakawa & K. Suzuki, 1980

    • References

    Grammatonotus Wikipedia
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