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Grammatidae (Basslets)
Etymology: Lipogramma: Name formed from 'lipo' for 'without' and 'gramma' for 'a line of text', referring to the absence of a well-developed lateral line.; levinsoni: Named for Frank Levinson..
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range 108 - 154 m (Ref. 113814). Tropical
Caribbean: Bahamas, Bonaire, Curaçao, Dominica, and Jamaica.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 2.8 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 113814)
This species lives in or hovers above small rocky rubble on gradual slopes at depths and when approached by the submersible, it disappears into the rubble. Observed often in pairs (Ref. 113814).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larvae
Baldwin, C.C., D.R. Robertson, A. Nonaka and L. Tornabene, 2016. Two new deep-reef basslets (Teleostei, Grammatidae, Lipogramma), with comments on the eco-evolutionary relationships of the genus. ZooKeys 638:45-82. (Ref. 113814)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5003 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01122 (0.00514 - 0.02450), b=3.04 (2.87 - 3.21), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.2 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).