Grammistidae
Sign in to saveGrammistidae is a family of percoid fish, commonly known as soapfishes (a name also used for the Diploprioninae). They are found in tropical oceans around the world. They were formerly considered a tribe of the family Serranidae, which also includes the anthias, groupers and the sea basses, but are now treated as a distinct family.
Species
FAMILY
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassTeleostei
- OrderPerciformes
- FamilySerranidae
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 22
- Family
- Serranidae
- Collections
- CAS, CSIRO, AM, WAM, ODU
- Recorded in
- Mexico, Australia, Indonesia, United States, Unknown Or Invalid
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Grammistidae is a family of percoid fish, commonly known as soapfishes (a name also used for the Diploprioninae). They are found in tropical oceans around the world. They were formerly considered a tribe of the family Serranidae, which also includes the anthias, groupers and the sea basses, but are now treated as a distinct family.
==Genera== The following genera are included within the Grammistidae: Aporops Schultz, 1943 Grammistes Bloch & Schneider, 1801 Grammistops Schultz 1953 Jeboehlkia Robins, 1967 Pogonoperca Günther, 1859 Pseudogramma Bleeker, 1875 Rypticus Cuvier, 1829 Suttonia J.L.B. Smith, 1953
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