Lipogramma trilineata
No common name
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Actinopterygii (Ray-finned Fishes)
Perciformes (Perciformes, Also Called the Acanthopteri)
Grammatidae (Basslets)
Lipogramma
Lipogramma trilineata
Description
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Characters
Body shape: fusiform / normal.
Distribution
Western Atlantic: southeastern Florida in USA and Bahamas to eastern Mexico and Curaçao.
Habitat Associations
Marine. demersal. depth range 5-95 m.
Biology
Found beneath rocky and coral ledges (Ref. 5521). Also found in deep reefs and outer wall at depths from 22-69 m (Ref. 26938).
Max length: 3.5 cm TL.
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC), assessed 2011-03-22.
Commercial or Environmental Importance
Fisheries: of potential interest.
References
Robins, C.R. and G.C. Ray (1986) A field guide to Atlantic coast fishes of North America. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, U.S.A. 354 p.
Gilmore, R.G. (1997) Lipogramma robinsi, a new basslet from the tropical western Atlantic, with descriptive and distributional notes on L. flavescens and L. anabantoides (Perciformes: Grammatidae). Bull. Mar. Sci. 60(3):782-788.
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