FAMILY Grammatidae Jordan, 1887 - basslets [=Grammidae] Notes: Grammidae Jordan, 1887:582 [ref. 2388] (family) Gramma [stem emended to Grammat- by Steyskal 1980:173 [ref. 14191], confirmed by Nelson 1994:339 [ref. 26204] and by Nelson 2006:349 [ref. 32486]] GENUS Gramma Poey, 1868 - basslets [=Gramma Poey [F.], 1868:296] Notes: [ref. 3505]. Fem. Gramma loreto Poey, 1868. Type by monotypy. The genus is feminine, not neuter; etymology based on 'line'. •Valid as Gramma Poey, 1868 -- (Johnson 1984:465 [ref. 9681], Gill & Mooi 1993 [ref. 21341], Mooi & Gill 2003:1370 [ref. 27062], Mooi & Gill 2003:1371 [ref. 27062], Victor & Randall 2010:865 [ref. 31057]). Current status: Valid as Gramma Poey, 1868. Grammatidae. Species Gramma brasiliensis Sazima et al., 1998 - Brazilian basslet [=Gramma brasiliensis Sazima [I.], Gasparini [J. L.] & Moura [R. L. de], 1998:40, Figs. 1-4] Notes: [aqua, Journal of Ichthyology and Aquatic Biology v. 3 (no. 1); ref. 23432] Roncadeira, Marataízes, Espírito Santo, Brazil, 21°04'S, 40°44'W, depth 15-18 meters. Current status: Valid as Gramma brasiliensis Sazima, Gasparini & Moura, 1998. Grammatidae. Distribution: Southwestern Atlantic: Brazil Habitat: marine. Species Gramma dejongi Victor & Randall, 2010 - DeJong's basslet [=Gramma dejongi Victor [B. C.] & Randall [J. E.], 2010:866, Figs. 1-3] Notes: [Zoological Studies v. 49 (no. 6); ref. 31057] Sancti Spiritus, off Trinidad, 21.7896°N, 80.0579°W, Cuba, depth about 20 meters. Current status: Valid as Gramma dejongi Victor & Randall, 2010. Grammatidae. Distribution: Cuba. Habitat: marine. Species Gramma linki Starck & Colin, 1978 - yellowlined basslet [=Gramma linki Starck [W. A., II] & Colin [P. L.], 1978:147, Figs. 1-3] Notes: [Bulletin of Marine Science v. 28 (no. 1); ref. 8876] Dropoff west of airport, Cozumel Island, Mexico, Caribbean Sea, depth 70-80 meters. Current status: Valid as Gramma linki Starck & Colin, 1978. Grammatidae. Distribution: Western Atlantic. Habitat: marine. Species Gramma loreto Poey, 1868 - royal gramma [=Gramma loreto Poey [F.], 1868:296] Notes: [Repertorio Fisico-Natural de la Isla de Cuba v. 2; ref. 3505] Matanzas, Cuba. Current status: Valid as Gramma loreto Poey, 1868. Grammatidae. Distribution: Western Atlantic. Habitat: marine. Species Gramma melacara Bohlke & Randall, 1963 - blackcap basslet [=Gramma melacara Böhlke [J. E.] & Randall [J. E.], 1963:43, Fig. 3] Notes: [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 115 (no. 2); ref. 4245] About 1/2 mile north of the western end of Treasure Island (Salt Cay), New Providence area, Bahamas, depth 165 feet. Current status: Valid as Gramma melacara Böhlke & Randall, 1963. Grammatidae. Distribution: Western Atlantic. Habitat: marine. GENUS Lipogramma Bohlke, 1960 - basslets [=Lipogramma Böhlke [J. E.], 1960:6] Notes: [ref. 5941]. Fem. Lipogramma anabantoides Böhlke, 1960. Type by original designation (also monotypic). The genus is feminine, not neuter. •Valid as Lipogramma Böhlke, 1960 -- (Robins & Colin 1979 [ref. 6986], Gilmore & Jones 1988 [ref. 12879], Gill & Mooi 1993:328 [ref. 21341], Gilmore 1997:783 [ref. 22975], Mooi & Gill 2003:1370 [ref. 27062], Mooi & Gill 2003:1372 [ref. 27062]). Current status: Valid as Lipogramma Böhlke, 1960. Grammatidae. Species Lipogramma anabantoides Bohlke, 1960 -- dusky basslet [=Lipogramma anabantoides Böhlke [J. E.], 1960:8, Fig. 1] Notes: [Notulae Naturae (Philadelphia) No. 330; ref. 5941] Wood Cay, off Grand Bahama Island, Bahamas, 26°44'15"N, 79°02'37"W. Current status: Valid as Lipogramma anabantoides Böhlke, 1960. Grammatidae. Distribution: Western Atlantic. Habitat: marine. Species Lipogramma barrettorum Baldwin et al., in Baldwin et al., 2018 - barreltorum basslet [=Lipogramma barrettorum Baldwin [C. C.], Nonaka [A.] & Robertson [D. R.], in Baldwin, Tornabene, Robertson, Nonaka & Gilmore, 2018:132, Figs. 1-2, 3A] Notes: [ZooKeys No. 729; ref. 35754] Curaçao, west of Substation Curaçao downline, 12.083197N, 68.899058W, depth 161 meters. Current status: Valid as Lipogramma barrettorum Baldwin, Nonaka & Robertson, 2018. Grammatidae. Distribution: Curaçao. Habitat: marine. Species Lipogramma evides Robins & Colin, 1979 - banded basslet [=Lipogramma evides Robins [C. R.] & Colin [P. L.], 1979:41, Figs. 1-2, 6a] Notes: [Bulletin of Marine Science v. 29 (no. 1); ref. 6986] Arrowsmith Bank, western Caribbean Sea, 21°05'N, 86°23'W, depth 146-265 meters. Current status: Valid as Lipogramma evides Robins & Colin, 1979. Grammatidae. Distribution: Western Atlantic. Habitat: marine. Species Lipogramma flavescens Gilmore & Jones, 1988 - yellow basslet [=Lipogramma flavescens Gilmore [R. G.] & Jones [R. S.], 1988:436, Figs. 1 (upper), 2] Notes: [Bulletin of Marine Science v. 42 (no. 3); ref. 12879] French Bay, 0.74 kilometers west of Low Cay, San Salvador, Bahamas, 23°36.3'N, 74°29.4'W, depth 285 fathoms. Current status: Valid as Lipogramma flavescens Gilmore & Jones, 1988. Grammatidae. Distribution: Western Atlantic. Habitat: marine. Species Lipogramma haberorum Baldwin et al., in Baldwin et al., 2016 - yellow-banded basslet [=Lipogramma haberorum Baldwin [C. C.], Nonaka [A.] & Robertson [D. R.], in Baldwin, Robertson, Nonaka & Tornabene, 2016:59, Figs. 5B, 7] Notes: [ZooKeys No. 638; ref. 34958] Curaçao, southwest tip of Klein Curaçao, southern Caribbean, 11.975783N, 68.646192W, depth 152 meters. Current status: Valid as Lipogramma haberorum Baldwin, Nonaka & Robertson, 2016. Grammatidae. Distribution: Curaçao, southern Caribbean. Habitat: marine. Species Lipogramma klayi Randall, 1963 - bicolor basslet [=Lipogramma klayi Randall [J. E.], 1963:85, Pl. 1 (fig. B)] Notes: [Studies on the Fauna of Curacao and other Caribbean Islands v. 19 (no. 80); ref. 5209] South of Hotel Avila, Willemstad, Curaçao, depth 240 feet. Current status: Valid as Lipogramma klayi Randall, 1963. Grammatidae. Distribution: Western Atlantic. Habitat: marine. Species Lipogramma levinsoni Baldwin et al., in Baldwin et al., 2016 - hourglass basslet [=Lipogramma levinsoni Baldwin [C. C.], Nonaka [A.] & Robertson [D. R.], in Baldwin, Robertson, Nonaka & Tornabene, 2016:50, Figs. 1B, 1C, 2, 4 (right) 5A, 6A] Notes: [ZooKeys No. 638; ref. 34958] Curaçao, 12.083197N, 68.899058W, depth 137-146 meters. Current status: Valid as Lipogramma levinsoni Baldwin, Nonaka & Robertson, 2016. Grammatidae. Distribution: Bonaire, Curaçao, Dominica and Jamaica. Habitat: marine. Species Lipogramma regia Robins & Colin, 1979 - royal basslet [=Lipogramma regia Robins [C. R.] & Colin [P. L.], 1979:44, Fig. 3-4, 6b] Notes: [Bulletin of Marine Science v. 29 (no. 1); ref. 6986] 6 miles south of La Parguera at edge of island shelf, Puerto Rico, depth 75 meters. Current status: Valid as Lipogramma regia Robins & Colin, 1979. Grammatidae. Distribution: Western Atlantic. Habitat: marine. Species Lipogramma robinsi Gilmore, 1997 - yellowbar basslet [=Lipogramma robinsi Gilmore [R. G.], 1997:783, Fig. 1] Notes: [Bulletin of Marine Science v. 60 (no. 3); ref. 22975] East coast Glover Reef, Belize, 16°49.35'N, 87°44.04'W, depth 202 meters. Current status: Valid as Lipogramma robinsi Gilmore, 1997. Grammatidae. Distribution: Western Atlantic. Habitat: marine. Species Lipogramma rosea Gilbert, in Robins & Colin, 1979 - rosy basslet [=Lipogramma rosea Gilbert [C. R.] in Robins & Colin, 1979:48, Figs. 5, 6d] Notes: [Bulletin of Marine Science v. 29 (no. 1); ref. 6986] Northwestern coast of Isla Providencia, northwest of Santa Catalina Island, Caribbean sea, Colombia, depth 32-33 meters. Current status: Valid as Lipogramma rosea Gilbert, 1979. Grammatidae. Distribution: Western Atlantic. Habitat: marine. Species Lipogramma schrieri Baldwin et al., in Baldwin et al., 2018 - Schrier's basslet [=Lipogramma schrieri Baldwin [C. C.], Nonaka [A.] & Robertson [D. R.], in Baldwin, Tornabene, Robertson, Nonaka & Gilmore, 2018:138, Figs. 3B, 5-6] Notes: [ZooKeys No. 729; ref. 35754] Curaçao, Jan Thiel Bay, 12.0746N, 68.8825W, depth 197 meters. Current status: Valid as Lipogramma schrieri Baldwin, Nonaka & Robertson, 2018. Grammatidae. Distribution: Curaçao. Habitat: marine. Species Lipogramma trilineata Randall, 1963 - threeline basslet [=Lipogramma trilineata Randall [J. E.], 1963:81, Pl. 1 (fig. A)] Notes: [Studies on the Fauna of Curacao and other Caribbean Islands v. 19 (no. 80); ref. 5209] Off the jail at Willemstad, Curaçao, depth 160 feet. Current status: Valid as Lipogramma trilineata Randall, 1963. Grammatidae. Distribution: Western Atlantic. Habitat: marine *************************************************** Unavailable names, uncertain taxa hemichrysos, Gramma Mowbray [L. L.] in Breder 1927:42, Fig. 21 [Bulletin of the Bingham Oceanographic Collection Yale University v. 1 (art. 1); ref. 635] Royal Island harbor, Bahamas. Holotype: YPM 526. Paratypes: YPM 215 (1, missing), 216 (1), 218 (1), 219 (1), 220 (13). Additional material: YPM 217 (1). Type catalog: Moore & Boardman 1991:13 [ref. 16741]. Grammatidae. Habitat: marine..