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Class: Teleostei
Order: Perciformes/Serranoidei
Family: Grammistidae Soapfishes

Genus: Pseudogramma

(See list of species below)


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14 species (see list below)
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Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 7.4 cm SL
Pseudogramma astigma Randall & Baldwin, 1997

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Pseudogramma astigma
[Spotless podge]
No picture found

Max. Length 6.7 cm NG
 
Pseudogramma australis
[Pascua podge]

Photo by Robertson, R.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 6.1 cm SL
Pseudogramma axelrodi Allen & Robertson, 1995

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Pseudogramma axelrodi
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 6.8 cm SL
 
Pseudogramma brederi
[Confused podge]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 2.6 cm SL
Pseudogramma erythrea Randall & Baldwin, 1997

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Pseudogramma erythrea
[Caban podge]
No picture found

Max. Length 6.1 cm SL
 
Pseudogramma galzini
[Galzin podge]

Photo by Macieira, R.M.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 7.5 cm TL
Pseudogramma gregoryi (Breder, 1927)

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Pseudogramma gregoryi
[Reef bass]

Photo by Wirtz, P.

Eastern Central Atlantic
Max. Length 2.3 cm SL
Pseudogramma guineensis (Norman, 1935)

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Pseudogramma guineensis
[]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 5.7 cm SL
Pseudogramma megamyctera Randall & Baldwin, 1997

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Pseudogramma megamyctera
[Bignostril podge]
No picture found

Max. Length 6.0 cm SL
 
Pseudogramma paucilepis
[Weakscaled podge]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 3.6 cm SL
Pseudogramma pectoralis Randall & Baldwin, 1997

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Pseudogramma pectoralis
[Pectoral podge]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 8.6 cm SL
Pseudogramma polyacantha (Bleeker, 1856)

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Pseudogramma polyacantha
[Honeycomb podge]

Photo by Robertson, R.

Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 9 cm TL
Pseudogramma thaumasia (Gilbert, 1900)

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Pseudogramma thaumasia
[Pacific reef bass]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 4.1 cm SL
Pseudogramma xantha Randall, Baldwin & Williams, 2002

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Pseudogramma xantha
[Yellow podge]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Pseudogramma astigma Spotless podge Western Indian Ocean 7.4 SL 1997
Pseudogramma australis Pascua podge Southeast Pacific 6.7 NG 1997
Pseudogramma axelrodi Eastern Pacific 6.1 SL 1995
Pseudogramma brederi Confused podge Indo-Pacific with a disju 6.8 SL 1940
Pseudogramma erythrea Caban podge Western Central Pacific 2.6 SL 1997
Pseudogramma galzini Galzin podge Southeastern Pacific 6.1 SL 2016
Pseudogramma gregoryi Reef bass Western Atlantic 7.5 TL 1927
Pseudogramma guineensis Eastern Central Atlantic 2.3 SL 1935
Pseudogramma megamyctera Bignostril podge Western Indian Ocean 5.7 SL 1997
Pseudogramma paucilepis Weakscaled podge South Pacific 6.0 SL 2016
Pseudogramma pectoralis Pectoral podge Western Central Pacific 3.6 SL 1997
Pseudogramma polyacantha Honeycomb podge Indo-Pacific 8.6 SL 1856
Pseudogramma thaumasia Pacific reef bass Eastern Central Pacific 9 TL 1900
Pseudogramma xantha Yellow podge Eastern Pacific 4.1 SL 2002



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