Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Teleostei
Order: Ovalentaria/misc
Family: Grammatidae Basslets

Genus: Lipogramma

(See list of species below)


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13 species (see list below)
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Photo by FAO

Western Central Atlantic
Max. Length 1.4 cm SL
Lipogramma anabantoides Böhlke, 1960

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Lipogramma anabantoides
[Dusky basslet]

Photo by Luke Tornabene et al., 2018

Caribbean
Max. Length 2.8 cm SL
Lipogramma barrettorum Baldwin, Nonaka & Robertson, 2018

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Lipogramma barrettorum
[Blue-spotted basslet]

Photo by Gardner, T.

Western Central Atlantic
Max. Length 4 cm TL
Lipogramma evides Robins & Colin, 1979

Photo by Photo by Gardner, T.
 
Lipogramma evides
[Banded basslet]

Photo by FAO

Western Central Atlantic
Max. Length 2.2 cm SL
Lipogramma flavescens Gilmore & Jones, 1988

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Lipogramma flavescens
[Yellow basslet]
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Max. Length 4.0 cm SL
 
Lipogramma haberorum
[Yellow-banded basslet]

Photo by Luke Tornabene et al., 2018

Western Caribbean
Max. Length 2.6 cm
Lipogramma idabeli Tornabene, Robertson & Baldwin, 2018

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Lipogramma idabeli
[Blue-backed basslet]

Photo by FAO

Western Central Atlantic
Max. Length 4 cm TL
Lipogramma klayi Randall, 1963

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Lipogramma klayi
[Bicolor basslet]

Photo by Luke Tornabene et al., 2018

Caribbean
Max. Length 2.8 cm SL
Lipogramma levinsoni Baldwin, Nonaka & Robertson, 2016

Photo by Photo by Luke Tornabene et al., 2018
 
Lipogramma levinsoni
[Hourglass basslet]

Photo by Luke Tornabene et al., 2018

Western Central Atlantic
Max. Length 2.5 cm TL
Lipogramma regia Robins & Colin, 1979

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Lipogramma regia
[Royal basslet]

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Western Central Atlantic
Max. Length 2.2 cm SL
Lipogramma robinsi Gilmore, 1997

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Lipogramma robinsi
[Yellowbar basslet]

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Western Central Atlantic
Max. Length 4.8 cm SL
Lipogramma rosea Gilbert, 1979

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Lipogramma rosea
[Rosy basslet]

Photo by Luke Tornabene et al., 2018

Caribbean

Lipogramma schrieri Baldwin, Nonaka & Robertson, 2018

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Lipogramma schrieri
[Maori basslet]

Photo by Baldwin, C.C.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 3.5 cm TL
Lipogramma trilineata Randall, 1963

Photo by Photo by Baldwin, C.C.
 
Lipogramma trilineata
[Threeline basslet]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Lipogramma anabantoides Dusky basslet Western Central Atlantic 1.4 SL 1960
Lipogramma barrettorum Blue-spotted basslet Caribbean 2.8 SL 2018
Lipogramma evides Banded basslet Western Central Atlantic 4 TL 1979
Lipogramma flavescens Yellow basslet Western Central Atlantic 2.2 SL 1988
Lipogramma haberorum Yellow-banded basslet Caribbean 4.0 SL 2016
Lipogramma idabeli Blue-backed basslet Western Caribbean 2.6 2018
Lipogramma klayi Bicolor basslet Western Central Atlantic 4 TL 1963
Lipogramma levinsoni Hourglass basslet Caribbean 2.8 SL 2016
Lipogramma regia Royal basslet Western Central Atlantic 2.5 TL 1979
Lipogramma robinsi Yellowbar basslet Western Central Atlantic 2.2 SL 1997
Lipogramma rosea Rosy basslet Western Central Atlantic 4.8 SL 1979
Lipogramma schrieri Maori basslet Caribbean 2018
Lipogramma trilineata Threeline basslet Western Atlantic 3.5 TL 1963



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