| Grammatidae | |
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| Royal gramma (Gramma loreto) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Blenniiformes |
| 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 or as indeterminate percomorphs, but are now considered blenniiforms. [2] [3] 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".
