Sixline soapfish (species: Grammistes sexlineatus) in taxonomy (Lizard Island Field Guide)
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Grammistes sexlineatus
Sixline soapfish


©Anne Hoggett: Grammistes sexlineatus from Lizard Island. The body of this fish has a soft, spongy texture.

©Anne Hoggett: Grammistes sexlineatus from Lizard Island.

©Anne Hoggett: Grammistes sexlineatus in a hole on the slope of Yonge Reef near Lizard Island.

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Actinopterygii
Order Perciformes
Family Serranidae
Genus Grammistes
Species Grammistes sexlineatus

Lizard Island Field Guide
Lizard Island area: all known taxa

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Distinguishing features

Distinguishing features still need to be specified.

Size

  • Size data has not been obtained.

Depth range

  • Depth range data is not yet available.

Synonyms

Distribution


©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution

Web resources

References

  • Caley, M.J. (1991). Mechanisms of coexistence in communities of coral-reef fishes, Ph.D. thesis, University of Sydney. LIRS catalog number 307.
  • Caley, M.J. (1995). Reef fish community structure and dynamics: in interaction between local and larger-scale processes? Marine Ecology Progress Series, 129: 19-29. LIRS catalog number 448.