Howella

Howella
pelagic basslet (H. brodiei)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Division: Teleostei
Order: Acropomatiformes
Family: Howellidae
Genus: Howella
J. D. Ogilby, 1899
Type species
Howella brodiei
J. D. Ogilby, 1899
Synonyms
  • Galeagra Heller & Snodgrass, 1903
  • Rhectogramma Norman, 1930

Howella is a genus of ray-finned fish in the family Howellidae, the oceanic basslets. They are found in all oceans.

Species include:

Fresh specimen of H. atlantica photographed in the North Atlantic