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Lipogramma regia Robins & Colin, 1979 Royal basslet |
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photo by
Luke Tornabene et al., 2018 |
| Family: | Grammatidae (Basslets) | |||
| Max. size: | 2.5 cm TL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | demersal; marine; depth range 45 - 95 m | |||
| Distribution: | Western Central Atlantic: Bahamas and Puerto Rico. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal spines (total): 12-12; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9-9; Anal spines: 3-3; Anal soft rays: 8-8; Vertebrae: 25-25. This species is distinguished by having D XII, 9 (the last composite); A III, 7-8 (the last composite); pectoral, 17; pelvic I, 5 (the outer segmented ray extending well beyond origin of anal fin); principal caudal rays 17; vertebrae 25 (10 + 15); total gill rakers 14; branchiostegals 6; no lateral line canal on body; maxilla naked; head with 4 broad lines, body crossed by 6 broad bands with pale centers, area between bands 1 and 2 often pale, ocellus on body and dorsal fin at soft portion of the fin (Ref. 13761). | |||
| Biology: | ||||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 22 March 2011 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||