Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Ophidiiformes
Family: Bythitidae Viviparous brotulas
Subfamily: Bythitinae
Genus: Grammonus

(See list of species below)

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11 species (see list below)

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Photo by Patzner, R.

Grammonus ater
[]

No picture found
Western Atlantic
Max. Length 10 cm TL

Grammonus claudei
[Reef-cave brotula]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Grammonus diagrammus
[Purple brotula]

Photo by Wirtz, P.

Grammonus longhursti
[]

No picture found
Pacific Ocean
Max. Length 5.5 cm SL

Grammonus minutus
[]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Grammonus nagaredai
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Photo by SFSA

Grammonus opisthodon
[Bighead brotula]

Photo by Okamoto, M.

Grammonus robustus
[]

Photo by Thiele, W.

Grammonus thielei
[]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Grammonus waikiki
[]

Photo by Yunokawa, K.

Grammonus yunokawai
[]

11 Species of Family Bythitidae with Genus Grammonus
(Viviparous brotulas)

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Year	Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
1810	Grammonus ater		Eastern Atlantic	12 SL
1930	Grammonus claudei	Reef-cave brotula	Western Atlantic	10 TL
1903	Grammonus diagrammus	Purple brotula	Eastern Pacific	20.3 TL
1964	Grammonus longhursti		Eastern Atlantic	10.6 SL
2010	Grammonus minutus		Pacific Ocean	5.5 SL
2008	Grammonus nagaredai		Pacific	106 SL
1934	Grammonus opisthodon	Bighead brotula	Southeast Atlantic	5 TL
1913	Grammonus robustus		Indo-West Pacific	21 SL
2004	Grammonus thielei		Western Pacific	18 TL
1964	Grammonus waikiki		Eastern Central Pacific	5.2 TL
2007	Grammonus yunokawai		Northwest Pacific	9.8 SL

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Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: ActinopterygiiOrder: OphidiiformesFamily: Bythitidae Viviparous brotulasSubfamily: BythitinaeGenus: Grammonus(See list of species below)

Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Ophidiiformes
Family: Bythitidae Viviparous brotulas
Subfamily: Bythitinae
Genus: Grammonus

(See list of species below)