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Grammatidae
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Grammatidae is a small family of ray-finned fishes which were formerly placed in the order Perciformes or as indeterminate percomorphs, but are now considered blenniiforms. They are commonly known as basslets. They are marine fish found in the tropical western Atlantic Ocean.
Species
basslets
FAMILY
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassTeleostei
- OrderPerciformes
- FamilyGrammatidae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 4
- Family
- Grammatidae
- Collections
- USNM, UF
- Recorded in
- Bonaire, United States
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Perciformes
- Image
- Gramma loreto - pone.0010676.g064.png
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- Grammatidae
- taxon name
- Grammatidae
- taxon rank
- family
- Code of nomenclature
- International Code of Zoological Nomenclature
- topic's main category
- Category:Grammatidae
- taxon common name
- kaníckovití
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Grammatidae is a small family of ray-finned fishes which were formerly placed in the order Perciformes or as indeterminate percomorphs, but are now considered blenniiforms. They are commonly known 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.
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