Oceanic basslets
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| Howella brodiei | |
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| Family: | Howellidae Fowler, 1936
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The oceanic basslets are fish that belong to the small family Howellidae. The family includes about 9 species. They are mostly deep-water species, some of which move to shallower waters at night. Various species are found in the Indian Ocean, Pacific Ocean, including the Coral Sea, and Atlantic Ocean, including the Caribbean Sea.[2]
References
- ^ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2013). "Howellidae" in FishBase. August 2013 version.
- ^ "Basslets" at AnimalSpot web site Retrieved February 4, 2015.
Further reading
- Prokofiev, A. M. (2007). The osteology of Bathysphyraenops symplex and the diagnosis of the Howellidae (Perciformes: Percoidei) family. Journal of Ichthyology 47(8), 566-578.
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