Oceanic basslets

The oceanic basslets are ray-finned fish that belong to the small family Howellidae within the order Acropomatiformes. The family includes about 9 species. They are mostly deep-water species, some of which move to shallower waters at night. Various species are found in the Indian Ocean, Pacific Ocean, including the Coral Sea, and Atlantic Ocean, including the Caribbean Sea.^[3]

Oceanic basslets Temporal range: Late Eocene-present PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Howella brodiei
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Acropomatiformes
Family:	Howellidae Ogilby, 1899[1]
Genera[2]
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Genera

The following three genera are classified as part of the Howellidae:^[2][4]

• Bathysphyraenops Parr, 1933
• Howella Ogilby, 1899
• Pseudohowella Fedoryako, 1976

The potential fossil genus Praegaleagra David, 1946 is known from isolated scales from the Late Eocene of California.^[5]