Grammonus claudei (Torre y Huerta, 1930)
Reef-cave brotula
Grammonus claudei
photo by Charteris, M.

Family:  Bythitidae (Livebearing brotulas)
Max. size:  10 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  reef-associated; marine; depth range 6 - 70 m
Distribution:  Western Atlantic: Bermuda, Florida (USA), and Bahamas to Curaçao. Puerto Rico, eastern Antilles (Ref. 26938).
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Uncommon species (Ref. 34024). Known only from caverns in coral reefs and rocky shores (Ref. 7251).
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 29 January 2013 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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